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Feb 13, 2023 · P. V. Sindhu Badminton One of India’s most successful badminton players, Pusarla Venkata Sindhu , has helped take the game to a greater height in the country with her achievements. Her Olympic silver and bronze medals at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, respectively, alongside the clutch of medals from the Badminton World Championships, have helped propel the profile of badminton within the country to a whole new level.
Aug 1, 2021 · P. V. Sindhu. (2021 Getty Images) PV Sindhu became the first Indian woman, and second Indian after Sushil Kumar, to win two Olympic medals as she defeated He Bing Jiao of China 21-13, 21-15 for the badminton women’s singles bronze at Tokyo 2020. Over 53 minutes at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza court 1, PV Sindhu overcame the fighting ...
1 day ago · In 2016, Sindhu made her entry into the Rio Olympics finals by defeating Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara in the semifinals and became the first Indian shuttler to reach the finals of the Olympics. In the finals of the Rio Olympics, P. V. Sindhu was defeated by Spain’s Carolina Marin in the 83-minute match.
3 days ago · P.V. Sindhu is a professional badminton player from India. She is the first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals in addition to being the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the BWF Championships. She has received some of the highest sporting honors and civilian awards in India, including the Padma Shri (2015), the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award (2016), and the Padma Bhushan (2020).
Aug 1, 2021 · PV Sindhu has done it! The 26-year-old badminton star has become the first Indian woman to win 2 Olympic medals. Sindhu defeated He Bingjiao of China 21-13, 21-15 in the women’s singles bronze medal match at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, scripting history.
Feb 8, 2022 · PV Sindhu started playing badminton at the age of eight after getting inspired by Indian badminton legend Pullela Gopichand’s triumph at the All England Open 2001. The young PV Sindhu first learnt the basics under late coach Mahboob Ali, at his academy located inside the Indian Railways Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications (IRISET) stadium in Secunderabad.
Apr 25, 2023 · Yes, PV Sindhu comes from a family of athletes. Her father, PV Ramana, was a former volleyball player and her mother, P Vijaya, was a former national level volleyball player. Her elder sister, Divya, is also a former national-level volleyball player.
