Kidambi Srikanth Defends India Open Amid Hygiene Row: 'These Things Happen Rarely'

• Former world number one Kidambi Srikanth defended the India Open arrangements, stating conditions are satisfactory despite criticism.
• His comments follow Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt's complaints about unhygienic conditions at the BWF Super 750 tournament for the second consecutive year.
• Srikanth, after his win at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, dismissed Blichfeldt's claims, saying he found the conditions fine.
• He cited past incidents in other tournaments (like power outages in Denmark) to emphasize that such issues are rare and not intentional.
• Srikanth also addressed concerns about cold winds and pollution, noting that different countries have varying playing conditions.

Why It Matters: Kidambi Srikanth defends India Open arrangements, downplaying hygiene and weather concerns as rare occurrences.