Tokyo 2020: PV Sindhu beat He Bing Jiao within the Tokyo Video games ladies’s singles bronze match.© Getty
Shuttler PV Sindhu created history on Sunday as she grew to become the one Indian lady athlete to win two particular person Olympic medals. And chief coach of the Indian badminton staff Pullela Gopichand not solely congratulated her, but additionally expressed satisfaction that badminton gamers have now received medals in three successive editions of the Video games. “Congrats to our superior Sindhu on her 2nd successive Olympics medal. Whereas it’s all as a result of exhausting work by her and the staff of coaches and help employees, I additionally need to specific my gratitude to the help of Sports activities Ministry, Indian Authorities, SAI and BAI. Additionally need to thank Govt of Telangana. Nice to see badminton win medals in three successive Video games,” he stated as per BAI.
Sindhu’s mom PV Vijaya stated the shuttler was dissatisfied after shedding the semi-final, however it was spectacular to see how she bounced again within the bronze medal match.
Sindhu defeated China’s He Bing Jiao within the bronze medal match on the Musashino Forest Plaza Courtroom 1.
“I’m feeling very blissful, in Rio she received silver and this time it’s bronze. We’re very blissful. We’ve plans, we are going to rejoice properly. Yesterday, she was a little bit upset, we advised her to calm down and play the bronze medal match to her potential,” Sindhu’s mom Vijaya advised ANI.
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Sindhu defeated Bing Jiao 21-13, 21-15 within the bronze medal match that lasted for 52 minutes. Sindhu had earlier returned with a silver medal on the Rio Olympics 2016.
“I’m extraordinarily blissful, two medals in two Olympics, it’s not a straightforward activity for any participant. To keep up the health and are available as much as expectation of a nation, I’m grateful to the Authorities of India and all of the officers. I simply advised her yesterday to do exhausting work and carry on marching forward. I advised her how she will create historical past by profitable bronze. I simply advised her to take it as a present for me,” stated Sindhu’s father PV Ramana.
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