Parupalli Kashyap agrees that Indian badminton player Saina Nehwal is in a difficult position to get a ticket to the Tokyo Olympics, but her husband and mentor Kashyap believes that she will join the race with some good performances in the coming weeks.
London Olympics (2012) bronze medalist Saina has not won any title since the Indonesia Masters played in January 2019. During this time, in 14 tournaments, she has been able to cross the first round hurdle in only six. She has slipped to 18th in the BWF rankings and 22nd in the Olympic qualification rankings due to her consistent poor performance.
Kashyap said that his wife currently has 49000 marks to her name and she will have to reach around 53000 marks to achieve the qualification. He added she will have to score points in the All England tournament along with other competitions. Kashyap backed his wife saying that it is possible if she manages to reach the quarter-finals or semi-finals of four tournaments.