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PV Sindhu: Shuttler Par Excellence And First Indian Woman To Win Two Olympic Individual Medals
Aug. 2, 2021

PV Sindhu became the first Indian woman to win two individual medals at the Olympics when she beat He Bing Jiao in the women's singles bronze medal match on Sunday. Sindhu had won silver at the 2016 Rio Olympics where she lost to Spain's Carolina Marin in the gold medal match. Sindhu looked set to better her Rio 2016 return in Tokyo as she breezed through the group stages and quarterfinals, winning in straight games, until her winning run was stopped by Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu Yingin the semi-final. However, Sindhu brought her 'A' game to the table in the bronze medal match, defeating Bing Jiao 21-13, 21-15.

Source: NDTV