New Delhi: Olympic silver medallist and World Champion PV Sindhu has sent shock waves in the badminton circles with a post on her social media accounts. PV Sindhu has shared a post on Twitter and Instagram. The post read: ‘Denmark Open was the final straw, I retire.’ Interestingly the words ‘I RETIRE’ have been written in capital letters and it sent her fans into frenzy.
However, the following images calmed the nerves of her fans as she explained the logic behind the post. She explained that the post is about the effects of coronavirus and not a retirement post. This is what Sindhu wrote:
“I have been thinking about coming clean with my feelings for a while now. I admit I have been struggling to deal with it. It just feels so wrong, you know. That’s why I’, writing today to tell you that I’m done. It’s understandable if you’re shocked or confused but by the time you finish reading this you would have learnt about my point of view, and hopefully, will support it too,” Sindhu wrote.
“This pandemic has been an eye-opener for me. I could train hard to fight the toughest of opponents, tooth and nail, right till the final shot of the game. I have done it before, I can do it again. But how do I defeat this invisible virus that has the entire world in a fix? It has been months at home and we still question ourselves every time we step out. Internalizing all this and reading about so many heart-breaking stories online has got me to question a lot about myself and this world we live in. Not being able to represent India in the Denmark Open was the last straw,” the badminton star added.
Her frustrations are understandable given the fact that the world is passing through very tough times. One just can hope that she puts her chin up again, like she has done on countless occasions and make India proud. She is too young to quit the game now.