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Paris Olympics 2024 is starting from 26th July. Olympics is considered one of the biggest sports in the world. Here players from all over the world are seen competing with each other for medals. Indian athletes performed brilliantly in Tokyo Olympics. Then Indian athletes won a total of 7 medals, which is India's best performance ever in the Olympics. So far in Olympic history, only PV Sindhu has won two medals for India.
Know who is PV Sindhu
PV Sindhu was born on 5 July 1995 in Hyderabad in an athlete family. Her parents were volleyball players. Her sister was a national level handball player. But Sindhu did not choose any of these two sports. Instead, she made her career in badminton and waved the flag of India all over the world. Indian badminton legend Pullela Gopichand honed his skills and today he needs no introduction.
Won Silver Medal in Rio Olympics 2016
Everyone expected a medal from badminton superstar Saina Nehwal in Rio Olympics 2016. But she was eliminated in the group stage after losing to Ukraine's Maria Ulitina. Not everyone expects to win a medal in badminton. But then 21-year-old PV Sindhu emerged as a star. She won her first match immediately by defeating Laura Sarosi 21-8, 21-9. Even after this, her winning streak did not stop and she lost in the final itself.
First Indian female player to reach the final
PV Sindhu defeated Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei 21-13, 21-15 in the quarter-finals. After this, she faced Nozomi Okuhara in the semi-finals. Her strong performance was seen in the semi-finals. She won 21-19, 21-10 in straight sets and created history by reaching the final. But she lost to Carolina Marin in the final. She became the first Indian woman player to win a silver medal in badminton at the Olympics.
Won bronze medal at Tokyo Olympics
After this, she had to face defeat in the semi-finals of the Tokyo Olympics. Even after this, Sindhu did not give up hope of a medal and won the bronze medal by defeating China's He Bing Jiao 21-13, 21-15 in the bronze medal match. She became the first Indian female athlete to win two medals in Olympic history.