Mumbai Mumbai. Denmark's Mia Blichfeld wins India Open Super 750 badminton tournament
hosting He has criticized the conditions at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, calling the pollution levels in the national capital “unhealthy and unacceptable”, saying it is “not fair to anyone.”

The world number 23 was down with a stomach infection but managed to fight back in the second round before losing to China's Wang Zi Yi 21-13 16-21 8-21. “Finally back home after a stressful week. This is the second year in a row that I've been sick during the India Open,” Blichfeldt wrote on Instagram. “It's really hard to accept that weeks of hard work and preparation have come to nought. It's not fair to anyone that we have to train and play in smog, birds defecating on the court and filth everywhere, he said.

“These conditions are very unhealthy and unacceptable. @bwf.official. I'm glad I was able to go out on the court and win my first round and have a good match in the second round, but I'm not satisfied.” Following her loss on Thursday (January 16, 2025), Blichfeld told the BWF media team that she vomited all night and could barely get on the court for her second-round match the next day. “Tuesday (January 14, 2025) night was very bad. I only slept in the morning because I kept vomiting all night. I'm so tired now and my body is absolutely dead,” Blichfeld said. “It's not very good for me, but I'm happy with yesterday's match and today's result, but I wish I could have been 100% fit and came out on the court. This happened on Tuesday (January 14, 2025) evening. ( to get on the court) very mental
Hard work Had to do. “It's really frustrating when you're training to compete in these tournaments and then this is one of the things that stops you from performing.”