New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu is set to return to competitive badminton at the Malaysia Open 2026, marking her first appearance on the international circuit since September last year. The season-opening BWF Super 1000 tournament will get underway on Tuesday at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, according to Olympics.com.

The tournament will signal a fresh beginning for Sindhu after a difficult 2025 season that was hampered by injury. The 30-year-old, currently ranked 18th in the BWF women's singles rankings, has not played on the BWF World Tour since her quarter-final defeat to Paris 2024 Olympic champion An Se Young at the China Masters in September.

Following that outing, Sindhu opted to sit out the remainde...