Today PV Sindhu Indian Shuttler in Women’s Singles Gold Match wins Silver medal against Spanish counter part Carolina.
PVSindhu 21-19 Carolina Marin, PV Sindhu wins the first game. PV Sindhu loses 2nd game to Carolina Marin 12-21. Now 3rd and final. Sindhu goes into the break at 11-10 as Sindhu’s shot goes long.
PM Narendra Modi felicitates PV Sindhu through her
Congrats for the Silver @Pvsindhu1. Very well fought. Your accomplishment at #Rio2016 is historic & will be remembered for years.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 19, 2016
Pusarla Venkata Sindhu becames the first Indian woman to enter a Rio 2016 Olympic badminton final, after defeating 6th-ranked Nozomi Okuhara 2-0 (21-19, 21-10). India gets another medal. Sindhu has come a long way from a 16-year-old watching Saina Nehwal win the 2012 London Olympics bronze to being India’s lone badminton medal hope in the 2016 Games.
Prior to the Games, she said, “The biggest dream I am chasing now is an Olympic medal. I remember watching Saina in London. Then I was ranked World No. 25. I always longed to be there and I am all excited to represent India in Rio.” She broke into the Top 20 in 2012, and is currently ranked no. 10 in the world.
Sindhu scripted a stellar 22-20, 21-19 win against former World No. 1 and London Games silver medallist Wang Yihan to enter the women’s semifinals. Her fierce strokeplay and aggressive cross-court returns have been the highlights of her game so far. She rated her win over the London Olympics silver medallist as one of the best moments of her career.
