New Delhi, March 3 -- India's two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu reflected on the horrors of staying stuck in Dubai while on her way to UK for the All England Open, which caused her to miss the competition, saying that while she is sad due to not being able to play, staying safe was much important to her.

Sindhu, who was supposed to feature in the All England Open competition in Birmingham starting from Tuesday, was stuck in Dubai following a crisis which started due to a sharp escalation in West Asia after Israel and the United States launched coordinated strikes on Iranian military and nuclear-linked sites. The operation triggered retaliatory strikes by Iran and airspace closures in several countries, including Iran and Iraq, disrupti...