Badminton-India's Prannoy pins Paris hopes on element of surprise

FILE PHOTO: Asian Games - Hangzhou 2022 - Badminton - Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China - October 7, 2023 Bronze medallist India's Prannoy Haseena Sunil Kumar poses during the medal ceremony for the Men's Singles REUTERS/Weixiang Lim/File Photo

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Being on the wrong side of 30 in the brutally demanding sport of badminton, HS Prannoy prefers his matches to be short and sweet.

The Indian plans to reach Paris with a "surprise package" as he plots ways to overcome younger opponents on his Olympic debut.