LUCKNOW, Nov. 24 -- Olympic bronze medalist and gold medalist at the World Championship, Japan's shuttler Nozomi Okuhara is ready for a strong performance on the international circuit in her comeback year after recovering from injury.

She hasn't set any big target for herself, but wishes to take a step at a time, and for now, her immediate target is to win the women's singles title for one more time at the Syed Modi India International 2025, beginning on Tuesday, at the Uttar Pradesh Badminton Academy here. The event offers a total prize money of $240,000.

Having back-to-back Super 100 events this year, former World No 1 Okuhara is currently ranked 29, but she is confident that by the end of the next year, she will be among the top 8 in...