Veteran Indian shuttler HS Prannoy has revealed that he has been battling a chronic gastrointestinal disorder for the last four months, which has not only affected him physically but also mentally as he has recently been battling these health issues. Have fought with. Prannoy was diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease during the 2018 World Championships, a long-term disorder that causes symptoms such as heartburn, stomach and chest pain and inflammation of the vocal cords.
Prannoy’s training and performances in 2019–2020 were affected by this, but he recovered from this and the after-effects of COVID-19 and slowly and steadily regained his place in the top echelons of the men’s singles. Took. But he once again revealed that he is not well at all for the last four months.
“A health problem has been bothering me for the last four months. It’s kind of taken a toll on me, both mentally and physically, being in the right physical condition that I think I’ve been in for the last two years. ,” world No. 9 Prannoy told PTI during a free-wheeling interview.
“But I think it’s part of this whole career that there can be times when we’re feeling good. If you’re not consistent in what you’re doing, you can take a blow and go back. Where were you before?
“It’s the same gut issue that came up in 2019. We’ll get better in the coming months. So yes, I just need to be a little more patient,” he said.
The 31-year-old played a key role in India’s historic Thomas Cup win in 2022. He won bronze medals at the World Championships and Asian Games, won his first Super 500 title at the Malaysia Masters and then finished runner-up at the Australian Open in a memorable 2023.
However, this season, Prannoy reached only one semi-final – at the India Open Super 750 – and was eliminated in the first round.
Prannoy, who has qualified for the Paris Olympics, looked in good form at the Asia Badminton Championships in Ningbo, China when he defeated China’s Lu Guang Xue in a 90-minute marathon preliminary round match.
“It gives a little bit of satisfaction that a lot of the things you’ve been working on are good. I think a win like this gives that kind of confidence.”
“To even think that you can last a 90-minute match against someone who is really strong and who I have never beaten is a good confidence boost,” he said.
“On the whole game side, I think maybe after a couple of months, I felt that kind of aggression in the game again and I could physically be out there for a good 90 minutes as well.”
“It will be very difficult to defend the Thomas Cup title”
The image of Prannoy battling pain after twisting his ankle during the decisive third singles match against Denmark’s Rasmus Gemke in the Thomas Cup semi-finals is still fresh in the minds of badminton lovers.
His sensational performance was one of the reasons why India could win the trophy for the first time. Two years later, Prannoy will once again take center stage as India aim to defend the title.
“It will be tough this year, there are very tough teams this time. Based on current form, there are many teams with three strong singles and two doubles such as China, Denmark, Chinese Taipei, Japan and Indonesia.
“All these teams have players who have been in form for the last three-four months, playing big tournament finals,” the Thiruvananthapuram man said.
India have been handed a tough draw in the Thomas Cup as they have been placed in Group C along with last year’s runners-up and record 14-time winners Indonesia, Thailand and England.
“…We have someone like Satwik-Chirag, who is a strong doubles pair, then Lakshya is also in form at the right time. So, that will give us an extra boost but I think a lot of the match will depend on the singles first.” and third in singles and second in men’s doubles.
“The Arjun-Dhruv pair has been playing well in the last few months, so we are also hopeful that they can get us some wins as well,” he said.
He accepted the pressure that would be on him.
“From a team perspective, there will be a lot of expectations from my first singles because a 1-0 start will put us in a good position but overall it will be very difficult to defend the title.
“Each round, even from the group stage, will be tough. It will depend on how good we are as a team and how much we enjoy ourselves as a team.”
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