NEW DELHI: Olympic and world championship silver medallist
PV Sindhu on Tuesday suffered an injury scare but there is no immediate threat to her participation in the
Commonwealth Games
starting next month.
READ ALSO: PV Sindhu to be India's flag-bearer at CWG opening ceremonyThe 22-year-old Indian suffered a sprain in her right ankle while practicing at the
Gopichand Academy
in Hyderabad under the watchful eyes of India chief coach
Pullela Gopichand and assistant coach Mohd Siyadutallah.
READ ALSO: I have to come back stronger: PV Sindhu"She had hurt her ankle while training at the academy today. So we did an MRI to be 100 per cent sure that everything is fine. No bone or ligament injury was found, so I am happy. We didn't want to take any risk," Sindhu's father PV Ramana said.
"Now she will rest for a day and day after tomorrow she will start running again. She will go to the ground tomorrow and do some strengthening experience. There is enough time as CWG starts with team event. So nothing to worry."
World No. 3 Sindhu is a favourite to win the Commonwealth Games gold medal. She had won a bronze in the last edition at 2014 Glasgow CWG.