Rio Olympics badminton silver medallist P.V. Sindhu says she had a dream phase in Rio for the whole week which culminated in the women’s singles final appearance against World No. 1 Carolina Marin on Friday night.
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The reigning World Champion was put through her paces by the ninth-seeded Indian, but ultimately prevailed 19-21, 21-12, 21-15.
The two finalists hug after the match.
The lissome 21-year-old shuttler became the first Indian woman to win a silver at the Olympics.
Badminton Association of India (BAI) President Dr. Akhilesh Das Gupta today announced a reward of Rs 50 lakhs for P V Sindhu after she settled for a historic silver medal at the Rio Olympics.
But despite all this heartbreak, Sindhu wasn’t despondent. Virat Kohli had earlier mentioned that he was going to watch Usain Bolt’s event at Rio and Ashwin too was providing regular updates on Twitter as Sindhu fought hard against Carolina Marin in the final.
Left-hander Marin was pegged back to 10-10 soon after opening a five-point lead, but kept her composure as the tension mounted and dropped to the court in tears after Sindhu could not return a rasping overhead.
And Twitterati agree. They took to the micro-blogging site to share their emotions at seeing Sindhu look past her disappointment to share in Marin’s moment of glory.
She didn t want to change the shuttle because she wanted me to lose focus the left hander said of her opponent.
The Spaniard hit back in the second game with her superb shot-making skills.
But the two-minute breather undid all the good work and allowed Marin to settle her nerves, unlike in the first game. The way she proved on the court was excellent. With Sindhu’s performance in these games, India now has another badminton star.
“I understand things will be different, very different from now on”.
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The immensely talented Hyderabadi girl has done a notch better than her illustrious senior Saina Nehwal, who got country’s its first medal from badminton – a bronze in London 2012.
