India Open: Despite Ill Luck, Prannoy Soldiers On
For just the briefest moment after his first round loss, HS Prannoy appeared to struggle with the question of how, despite the terrible luck he’s had with his health in recent times, he’s managed to keep his…
· DEV SUKUMAR
For just the briefest moment after his first round loss, HS Prannoy appeared to struggle with the question of how, despite the terrible luck he’s had with his health in recent times, he’s managed to keep his motivation. He paused, and perhaps emotion was breaking through the stoic surface… but before it could overwhelm, control returned. The cloud passed, and Prannoy resumed speaking with the same even tone that he had started with.
“It's tough,” Prannoy said. “I don't dwell on the past but focus on getting better. I've accepted that everyone's journey is different, and I have to find my own answers. I'm ready to work hard regardless of the results. I am ready to put in the hard work, and some tournament or the other, hoping it all clicks in a tournament.
After a standout 2023, and while in the reckoning for a strong showing at Paris 2024, the Indian suffered a recurrence of a previous acid reflux condition, and then an attack of chikungunya, which weakened him and all but wrecked his Paris ambitions. He’d spend the rest of the season recovering.