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Japanese girls Nozomi Okuhara and Akane Yamaguchi will be medal favourites

There will be trouble for PV Sindhu to get a clear shot at the Tokyo Olympics gold because Japanese ace shuttlers Nozomi Okuhara and Akane Yamaguchi will be manning the podium spots. 

Okuhara, also a bronze medallist at the 2016 Rio Olympics as well as a silver medallist at the 2019 World Championships, is an arch-rival for PV Sindhu and it will be a tough road for the Indian shuttler. 

Japan's Kento Momota is the Numero Uno seed at the Tokyo Olympics

Japan is slowly but steadily growing as a badminton powerhouse and to that effect, World No. 1 Kento Momota will make his debut at the Tokyo Olympics in sure-shot hopes of winning a medal on home turf. 

He will have to be wary of Denmark's Viktor Axelsen however, who was a bronze medallist at the 2016 Rio Games.

Find out the preview and schedule for badminton at the Tokyo Olympics

There are 42 male shuttlers who have qualified for the men's singles at the Tokyo Games while there are 43 women who will be competing in the women's singles. China's Chen Long will return to defend his Olympic gold while Spain's Carolina Marin will give the Games a miss after suffering an ACL tear - she won't be there to protect her gold. 

Here's the preview of the badminton competition at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. Check it here! 

The badminton draw for the Tokyo Olympics will begin at 6:30 PM IST

In a few hours from now, we will know about the fate of the shuttlers headed to the Tokyo Olympics as the BWF will publish the draw.