India, Sept. 27 -- PV Sindhu and Unnati Hooda will leave the Asian Games 2026 without an individual badminton medal. That is the result. But the question after India's campaign ended is harder to ignore: were the players given enough time to recover before being asked to play again?

Sindhu lost to China's Chen Yu Fei 11-21, 21-18, 10-21, while Unnati went down 16-21, 21-14, 17-21 against Japan's Akane Yamaguchi on Sunday, September 27, marking the end of India's badminton campaign in Aichi Nagoya.

PV Sindhu Played Twice On Saturday Before Her Quarterfinal

Sindhu's quarterfinal came after an extremely tight turnaround. The Indian star played twice on Saturday. She first beat Chinese Taipei's Chiu Pin-chian 21-19, 21-14 before returning ...