PV Sindhu Wins Bronze Medal At Tokyo Olympics 2020 Local Verandah

‘I am on top of the world,’ says PV Sindhu after her historic win at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics 2020. She proudly held the Bronze medal with full glory at the felicitation ceremony. It is her second successive medal win at the Olympics in badminton. She has become the first Indian woman to have won 2 Olympic medals. She expressed her joy stating, that it was indeed a proud moment for her.

After the historic win, she hugged her coach and thanked him for believing in her efforts. Sindhu lost the semi-finals to world number one Tai Tzu-Ying. Eventually, in the third-place play-off game, she won over China’s HE Bingjiao clutching the Bronze medal for the country.

This victory for Sindhu came after five years of the Rio Olympics 2016. The ace shuttler had won a silver medal after losing to Carolina Marin in the finals.

Let’s check some unknown facts about PV Sindhu:

1. Did you know Sindhu’s full name? Any guesses! Pusarla Venkata Sindhu.

2. Born on 5th July 1995, Hyderabad to a family of sportspeople with her mother and father being National Level Volleyball players.

3. She began playing badminton at the age of 8 years. It was later that she joined Gopichand Badminton Academy.

4. In September 2012, she secured a rank under the top 20 at the BWF World Ranking when she was just 17 years old.

5. Sindhu missed her sister’s wedding to participate in a badminton tournament.

Her Achievements at a Glimpse:

Olympics

• Bronze Medal (Tokyo 2020)

• Silver Medal (Rio Olympics 2016)

World Championships

• Gold Medal (2019)