<p>Star India shuttler Saina Nehwal has been seeded fifth while her compatriot P V Sindhu is seeded ninth in the women's singles at the upcoming Olympic Games at Rio de Janeiro.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Kidambi Srikanth, meanwhile, has received a ninth seeding in the men's draw.Saina is world no. 5 and Sindhu is ranked 10th in women's singles, Srikanth's ranking is 11th in the world in men's singles.<br /><br />The seedings are based on today's (July 21, 2016) World Rankings for the final confirmed Olympic qualifiers, and will be used for the draw on July 26.<br /><br />Each singles category has 13 seeds. Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei and Spain's Carolina Marin are the top seeds in men's and women's singles, respectively.<br /><br />Lee, runner-up at the last two Olympics and winner of two BWF World Superseries titles this season, is followed in the seedings by two-time World champion Chen Long (2; China) and two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan (3; China).<br /><br />In women's singles, two-time World champion Marin heads a competitive field ahead of two Chinese -- Wang Yihan (2) and defending Olympic champion Li Xuerui (3).<br /><br />Thailand's in-form Ratchanok Intanon (4), winner of three World Superseries titles this year, is also seeded ahead of the London Olympic bronze medallist Saina.<br /><br />There are only four seeds in each of the three doubles categories and none of the Indian pairs figure in the seeding list.<br /><br />The men's singles draw will consist of 41 players in 13 groups, while 40 competitors will be divided into 13 groups in women's singles. Each group will have one seed.<br /><br />The draw in doubles will have four groups of four pairs. Each group will include a seeded pair. PTI CM AT AT 07211733</p>
<p>Star India shuttler Saina Nehwal has been seeded fifth while her compatriot P V Sindhu is seeded ninth in the women's singles at the upcoming Olympic Games at Rio de Janeiro.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Kidambi Srikanth, meanwhile, has received a ninth seeding in the men's draw.Saina is world no. 5 and Sindhu is ranked 10th in women's singles, Srikanth's ranking is 11th in the world in men's singles.<br /><br />The seedings are based on today's (July 21, 2016) World Rankings for the final confirmed Olympic qualifiers, and will be used for the draw on July 26.<br /><br />Each singles category has 13 seeds. Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei and Spain's Carolina Marin are the top seeds in men's and women's singles, respectively.<br /><br />Lee, runner-up at the last two Olympics and winner of two BWF World Superseries titles this season, is followed in the seedings by two-time World champion Chen Long (2; China) and two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan (3; China).<br /><br />In women's singles, two-time World champion Marin heads a competitive field ahead of two Chinese -- Wang Yihan (2) and defending Olympic champion Li Xuerui (3).<br /><br />Thailand's in-form Ratchanok Intanon (4), winner of three World Superseries titles this year, is also seeded ahead of the London Olympic bronze medallist Saina.<br /><br />There are only four seeds in each of the three doubles categories and none of the Indian pairs figure in the seeding list.<br /><br />The men's singles draw will consist of 41 players in 13 groups, while 40 competitors will be divided into 13 groups in women's singles. Each group will have one seed.<br /><br />The draw in doubles will have four groups of four pairs. Each group will include a seeded pair. PTI CM AT AT 07211733</p>