My Level Will Go Up a Couple of Notches if I Get Fitter: Sai Praneeth

Ace Indian badminton participant Sai Praneeth mentioned that he’s seeking to get fitter in order to enhance the extent of his recreation. Praneeth feels that enhancing his health is what’s required for him to bridge the hole between himself and a few of the highest gamers within the recreation as he’s not lagging too far behind within the technical features. “I don’t have many issues with my recreation however I should get fitter. The degree of badminton will go up a couple of notches if I get healthier and stay match persistently,” Praneeth told the Olympic Channel.

Praneeth, who won bronze in the 2019 World Championships, faced Danish world No.2 Viktor Axelsen in the second round of the All England Open earlier in the year and seemed to be on the ascendancy for much of the first half of the match. He won the first game 21-15 and was leading 5-0 in the second when he seemed to slack off and went on to lose the match.

“It was a bit of a fitness issue for me in All England. If everything had gone smoothly and I was in a better shape I could have played much better,” mentioned Praneeth.

The 28-year-old Hyderabad participant mentioned that he misplaced virtually three weeks in January as a consequence of testing constructive earlier than the Toyota Thailand Open.

“I simply wasted three weeks of my time with none fault of mine. Mentally additionally it is very taxing. In each event, you must get Covid examined a number of occasions. The outcomes are typically inaccurate,” mentioned Praneeth.

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