"I dedicate this medal to my mother. It's her birthday today"
coach Pullela Gopichand
World Badminton Championships: PV Sindhu beats Nozomi Okuhara of Japan 21-7, 21-7 in final to win maiden gold.
More fact
2012 London Olympics where she stunned the world players by beating gold-medalist Li Xuerui.
In 2014, she reached the semi-finals of Common Wealth Games in women's single category.
In 2015, Denmark Open, Sindhu reached to final of a Super Series event.
is an Indian professional badminton player. She is the first Indian to win a gold medal in the World Badminton championship, and is the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver medal. She is also one of the two Indian badminton players to ever win an Olympic medal – the other being Saina Nehwal.
coach Pullela Gopichand
World Badminton Championships: PV Sindhu beats Nozomi Okuhara of Japan 21-7, 21-7 in final to win maiden gold.
More fact
2012 London Olympics where she stunned the world players by beating gold-medalist Li Xuerui.
In 2014, she reached the semi-finals of Common Wealth Games in women's single category.
In 2015, Denmark Open, Sindhu reached to final of a Super Series event.
is an Indian professional badminton player. She is the first Indian to win a gold medal in the World Badminton championship, and is the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver medal. She is also one of the two Indian badminton players to ever win an Olympic medal – the other being Saina Nehwal.