India’s badminton champion P. V Sindhu left fans and social media in a tizzy after she posted “I retire”, and added that not being able to represent India at Denmark Open was the last straw.
While on the face of it appeared the Olympic silver medalist was retiring from the sport, her post, which included a series of text slides, went on to say she was retiring from this “current state of unrest”, “negativity” and “complete lack of control over the unknown” in reference to the Covid-19 pandemic.
She went click-bait to draw attention to send across an important message.
— Pvsindhu (@Pvsindhu1) November 2, 2020
In the three-page note, Sindhu said the pandemic had been an “eye-opener” that left her wondering “how do I defeat this invisible virus that has the entire world in a fix”.
Towards the end of her post, she admitted that her message have given people a mini-heart attack, but added that “unprecedented times required unprecedented measures”.
Along with netizens, India’s sports minister Kiren Rijiju also reacted to Sindhu’s ‘retirement post’. Kiren Rijiju retweeted Sindhu’s ‘I retire’ post.
You actually gave a mini shock @Pvsindhu1 but I had unflinching faith in your power of determination. I'm sure you have the strength and stamina to bring many more laurels for India 🇮🇳! https://t.co/D4VIT7Poyv
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) November 2, 2020
PV Sindhu who was gearing up to play the Thomas and Uber Cup in Denmark before it was called off, pulled out of last month’s Denmark Open.
She is training hard for the Asian leg of the Badminton World Federation Tour (BWF) tour, which will kickstart with two Super 1000 tournaments and the BWF Tour Final in Thailand in January 2021.
