\"Paris 2024: A Beautiful Journey but a Difficult Loss. This loss is one of the hardest of my career. It will take time to accept (it), but as life moves forward, I know I will come to terms with it,\" Sindhu posted on X.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"The journey to Paris 2024 was a battle, marked by two years of injuries and long periods away from the game. Despite these challenges, standing here and representing my wonderful country at a third Olympics makes me feel truly blessed,\" she wrote in her post.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"I'm incredibly fortunate to compete at this level and, even more importantly, to inspire a generation. Your messages have been a tremendous source of comfort during this time. My team and I gave everything we had for Paris 2024, leaving it all on the court with no regrets,\" she further wrote.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Though Sindhu missed out on her hat-trick of Olympic medals the 29-year-old is looking at her future in the \"sport she loves so much\" and planning to evaluate the journey ahead carefully.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"Regarding my future, I want to be clear: I will continue, albeit after a small break. My body, and more importantly, my mind needs it. However, I plan to carefully evaluate the journey ahead, finding more joy in playing the sport I love so very much,\" she concluded.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Former world champion Sindhu won a silver medal on her Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, before clinching bronze in Tokyo Games.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Before Sindhu's loss, the doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty had suffered a shock exit, suffering defeat at the hands of Malaysian duo Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Former world champion Sindhu won a silver medal on her Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, before clinching bronze in Tokyo Games.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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