Seasoned Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth will look to keep their Olympic hopes alive when they compete at the US $ 170,000 Barcelona Spain Masters starting here on Tuesday.
The Indian duo has been inconsistent in 2019 and didn't enjoy a good start to the new year.
While Saina has crossed the first round in only one of the three events in 2020,
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.
