National women's champion Aparna Popat pulled out of the Indian squad for the Sudirman Cup World team badminton championship, commencing in Beijing [Images] on May 10, on medical grounds.
Popat is suffering from "acute positional vertigo" (which relates to giddiness) and it would take her a week to ten days to be fully fit, chief national Coach Vimal Kumar said.
Aparna's withdrawal is a serious setback to the Indian campaign in the event.
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