India is assured of another medal from RIO while TS will get a medal from RIO via Sindhu. The Telugu people are very proud of Sindhu as fought bravely and entered the finals.
PV Sindhu from Telangana State has made an epoch-making entry into the final of the women’s singles in Olympic Games badminton when she outclassed Japan’s higher-ranked Nozomi Okuhara and assured herself and the country of a silver medal here today.
Sindhu, ranked 10th in the world, went one better than her senior Saina Nehwal, bronze medal winner in London four years ago, by becoming the first ever Indian to enter the summit clash in the shuttle game in the quadrennial sports spectacle.
Sindhu defeated her short-statured, third-seeded Japanese rival, the current All England champion and world no. six, 21-19 21-10 in 49 minutes with superb, attacking play to enter tomorrow’s gold medal clash.
The Indian shuttler from Hyderabad- Telangana state, a two-time bronze medalist in world championships, will meet Spain’s world no. 1 Carolina Marin who ousted defending champion Li Xuerei of China in the first semi-final with a 21-14 21-16 victory. Sindhu’s heart-warming feat came a day after woman grappler Sakshi Malik had won a bronze in the 58 kg class to end the medal drought for India in the Games on the 12th day of competition.
