Sindhu beats world no. 17 Chiu in straight games, reaches Asiad pre-quarters

Indian shuttler PV Sindhu defeated Chinese Taipei's Chiu Pin-chian in straight games in the women's singles round of 32 at the Asian Games 2026 on Saturday. The 31-year-old, who is ranked 11th in the world, registered a 21-19, 21-14 victory over world number 17 Chiu to reach the pre-quarterfinals. Sindhu will next face world number seven Tomoka Miyazaki.