Sindhu was looking to become the first Indian to win Olympic badminton gold.
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For the time being, however, it was about a silver medal that is worth its weight in gold – put in perspective by the fact that Sindhu’s medal is only se cond so far for India in Rio after Sakshi Malik’s bronze in wrestling.
P.V. Sindhu said she is happy to win a Silver in the women’s singles badminton event after her gallant attempt to win a coveted gold for India ended in heart-break at the Rio Olympics. The 21-year-old Sindhu from Hyderabad has broken new pathways, she has etched her name into the most revered annals of Indian sporting history. She’s a strong character, a very hard-working girl.
“Sindhu, you got the entire country glued to the television sets, you been a great ambassador for the sport in our country”. There were celebrations with Sindhu’s friends and fans hailing her historic achievement. In the first game, the World No. 10 Indian controlled her nerves better under pressure situations and displayed some good body-line smashes to take five consecutive points from 16-19 down to stun her opponent. He was Saina Nehwal’s coach when the Hyderabadi won the bronze medal in London 2012 and with this latest success, he underlined his credentials as a master in grooming champions. Losing one or two points here and there means winning and losing.
In a tight beginning to the final, PV Sindhu committed some unforced errors to concede a 1-5 lead to Marin. Immediately after the game, I told her, don’t think we have lost a match, but that we have won a medal.
Both the finalists hugged and Sindhu left the centre court to leave her opponent to cherish her Olympic moment.
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“I m a little Spaniard that broke the Asian world”. She recorganised her game and executed her strokes with power and levelled the score at 10-10 all after 13 minutes of play. Taking a potshot at Shobhaa’s derisive tweet that Indian athletes have gone to Olympics only to click selfies, Amitabh tweeted that he now wanted a selfie with PV Sindhu.
