Badminton ace PV Sindhu turns into the nation’s first lady to win two particular person Olympic medals.
Indian badminton ace PV Sindhu awaits a gathering with Prime Minister Narendra Modi after turning into the nation’s first lady to win two particular person Olympic medals.
“GOAT – Grittiest Of All Time”, the Indian Specific entrance web page learn on Monday, riffing off Best Of All Time after Sindhu beat China’s He Bingjiao in Tokyo and swooped a bronze medal.
The world champion’s victory on Sunday got here 5 years after she completed second on the Rio Video games.
Sindhu’s father PV Ramana, a former volleyball participant, mentioned the badminton celebrity will meet the prime minister on her return on Tuesday.
“He had mentioned, ‘you go, we can have ice cream whenever you come again,’ so she is going to now undoubtedly go and have ice cream with the prime minister,” Ramana was quoted as saying by Indian media.
In an internet interplay with Sindhu forward of the competitors, Modi had mentioned he would invite her for dessert after the badminton champion admitted she loves ice cream however stays away from it to remain match.
“We’re all elated by the stellar efficiency by Sindhu,” Modi wrote on his official Twitter account after her win.
“She is India’s delight and considered one of our most excellent Olympians,” he added.
Sindhu missed out on the ultimate after dropping to Taiwan’s Tai Tzu-ying. However she outclassed He 21-13, 21-15 to turn into the toast of Indian sports activities alongside weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu who received a silver on the opening day of the Tokyo Olympics.
“You’ve made the entire nation very very proud,” cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar wrote on Twitter.
Sindhu’s Olympic success emulates fellow Indian nationwide and males’s wrestler Sushil Kumar who received bronze in 2008 after which silver on the 2012 London Video games.