Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth keep their Olympic hopes alive

Seasoned Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth will look to keep their Olympic hopes alive when they compete at the USD 170,000 Barcelona Spain Masters starting on Tuesday, 18 February.

The Indian duo has been inconsistent in 2019 and didn't enjoy a good start to the new year.

Saina and Srikanth are currently ranked



18th and 15th respectively, while being placed 22nd and 26th in the 'Race to Tokyo' rankings, which takes into consideration only the points accumulated from the tournaments played in the last one year.

According to the BWF Olympic qualification rules, only two players from each singles category can qualify if their ranking is within the top-16 by April end.