Mahoor Shahzad resumes badminton training after ankle injury.

KARACHI -- Pakistan's no 1 badminton star Mahoor Shahzad has resumed training after recovering from an ankle injury that forced her to pull out from Algeria Open last week. Shahzad had suffered from an ankle injury during her training sessions in Denmark ahead of the badminton tournament. Although she is yet to fully recover, Shahzad stated that it is important for her to remain in practice as she is aiming to participate in three international tournaments next month. 'I had an ankle twist while I was training in Denmark, so my physiotherapist over there strictly recommended me to avoid training for some days, following which I decided to return to Pakistan,' Mahoor said. 'Today was my first day in court after a week long rest, so it felt good to be back after many days.

Even though I was able to do short movements, my ankle still started to hurt afterwards. I hope I recover from my injury soon so that I can move freely in the court,' she added. Mahoor added that the injury forced her to withdraw from the Algeria International 2019 where she could have earned good points to improve her ranking. 'Not only this, I had to miss two weeks of my training in Denmark because of this injury. In badminton, you have to practice regularly to maintain fitness, skills and technique. Since I didn't do any exercise in the last week, I now need to work hard to be back in form.

Instead of learning...