Left stranded after the final three Olympic qualifiers were cancelled, Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth still harbours “some hope” of making it to the Tokyo Games, his faint optimism resting on the world body’s assurance of a statement on the qualification process.

Former World No. 1 Srikanth and London Olympics bronze-medallist Saina Nehwal were all but out of contention after the Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Wednesday cancelled the last qualifying event in Singapore due to Coronavirus-related travel restrictions.