P. V. Sindhu Explained

P. V. Sindhu
Birth Name:Pusarla Venkata Sindhu
Country:India
Birth Date:1995 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), India[1]
Height:1.79 m[2]
Weight:65 kg
Years Active:2011–present
Handedness:Right
Coach:Agus Dwi Santoso[3]
Event:Women's singles
Career Record:457 wins, 201 losses
Highest Ranking:2
Date Of Highest Ranking:1 April 2017[4]
Current Ranking:12
Date Of Current Ranking:13 August 2024
Show-Medals:Yes
Bwf Id:0BF2D10A-66EB-4B90-BB4B-3F70D4ADAD99

Pusarla Venkata Sindhu (born 5 July 1995)[5] is an Indian badminton player.[6] Considered one of India's most successful sportspersons, Sindhu has won medals at various tournaments such as the Olympics and on the BWF circuit, including a gold at the 2019 World Championships. She is the first and only Indian to become the badminton world champion and only the second individual athlete from India to win two consecutive medals at the Olympic Games.[7] She rose to a career-high world ranking of no. 2 in April 2017.[8]

Sindhu broke into the top 20 of the BWF World Rankings in September 2012, at the age of 17.[9] She has won a total of five medals at the BWF World Championships and is only the second woman after China's Zhang Ning ever to win five or more singles medals in the competition. She represented India at the 2016 Summer Olympics (Rio), where she became the first Indian badminton player to reach the Olympic final. She won the silver medal after losing out to Spain's Carolina Marín.[10] She made her second consecutive Olympic appearance at the 2020 Summer Olympics (Tokyo) and won a bronze medal, becoming the first-ever Indian woman to win two Olympic medals.[11] [12]

Sindhu won her first superseries title at the 2016 China Open and followed it up with four more finals in 2017, winning the titles in South Korea and India. She also won the 2018 BWF World Tour Finals and remains the only Indian player to win a season finale title. In addition to that, she is the reigning Commonwealth Games champion and has won three consecutive singles medals at the Commonwealth Games, a silver medal at the Asian Games, and two bronze medals at the Uber Cup.

With earnings of US$8.5 million, $5.5 million, $7.2 million, $7.1 million and $7.1 million respectively, Sindhu made the Forbes list of Highest-Paid Female Athletes in 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023.[13] [14] [15] [16] [17] She is a recipient of the sports honours Arjuna Award and Khel Ratna Award, as well as the Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri, India's third-highest and fourth-highest civilian awards.

Early life and training

Pusarla Venkata Sindhu was born on 5 July 1995, in Hyderabad, India, into the Telugu-speaking family of P. V. Ramana and P. Vijaya.[18] [19] Both her parents hail from Andhra Pradesh.[20] Her mother is from Vijayawada, while her father's family is originally from Eluru and later moved to Guntur and Nirmal, where he was born.[21] [22] Sindhu and her family regularly visit their family deity in Ratnalammakunta village of Eluru district, Andhra Pradesh.

Both her parents have been national level volleyball players. Her father, Ramana, was a member of the Indian volleyball team that won the bronze medal in the 1986 Seoul Asian Games, received the Arjuna Award in 2000 for his contribution to the sport.[23] Sindhu lives in Hyderabad. She was educated at Auxilium High School[24] and at St. Ann's College for Women, Hyderabad.[25] Though her parents played professional volleyball, she chose badminton over it because she drew inspiration from the success of Pullela Gopichand, the 2001 All England Open Badminton Champion.[26] She eventually started playing badminton from the age of eight. She first learned the basics of the sport with the guidance of Mehboob Ali at the badminton courts of the Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications in Secunderabad. Soon after, she joined Pullela Gopichand's Gopichand Badminton Academy.[26] While profiling her career, a correspondent with The Hindu wrote:

"The fact that she reports on time at the coaching camps daily, traveling a distance of 56 km from her residence, is perhaps a reflection of her willingness to complete her desire to be a good badminton player with the required hard work and commitment."[26]

Gopichand seconded this correspondent's opinion when he said that "the most striking feature in Sindhu's game is her attitude and the never-say-die spirit."[27] After joining Gopichand's badminton academy, Sindhu won several titles. In the under-10 years category, she won the fifth Servo All India ranking championship in the doubles category and the singles title at the Ambuja Cement All India ranking. In the under-13 years category, she won the singles title at the Sub-juniors in Pondicherry, doubles titles at the Krishna Khaitan All India Tournament IOC All India Ranking, the Sub-Junior Nationals and the All India Ranking in Pune. She also won the under-14 team gold medal at the 51st National State Games in India.[23] She later parted company with Gopichand and went on to train with South Korean coach Park Tae-sang.[28] She is currently coached by Agus Dwi Santoso, with Prakash Padukone as her mentor.[3] [29]

Career

2009–11

Sindhu entered the international circuit at a young age of 14 in the year 2009. She was a bronze medalist at the 2009 Sub-Junior Asian Badminton Championships held in Colombo. At the 2010 Iran Fajr International Badminton Challenge, she won the silver medal in the women's singles.[30] She reached the quarterfinals of the 2010 BWF World Junior Championships that was held in Mexico, where she lost to Chinese Suo Di in a 3-gamer.[31]

In 2011, she won the Maldives International Challenge in June defeating compatriot P. C. Thulasi,[32] as well as the Indonesia International Challenge the following month.[33] She then won the Commonwealth Youth Games by beating Soniia Cheah Su Ya of Malaysia in straight games.[34] She was a finalist at the Dutch Open where she lost to home player Yao Jie 16–21, 17–21.[35] Her successful run continued after she won the Swiss International beating Carola Bott of Germany in the final.[36] She lost in the second round of the 2011 BWF World Junior Championships to Yuki Fukushima in a very close match 21–15, 18–21, 21–23.[37] She won the India International badminton event later in the year, defeating compatriot Sayali Gokhale.[38]

2012

A 16-year-old Sindhu went on to compete at the All England Open Championships as a qualifier. She reached the main draw but lost to Taiwan's Tai Tzu-ying in 3 games. On 7 July 2012, she won the Asian Junior Championships beating Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in the final 18–21, 21–17, 22–20, becoming India's first-ever Asian Junior Champion.[39] In the Li Ning China Masters Superseries tournament, she stunned London 2012 Olympics gold medalist Li Xuerui, beating her 21–19, 9–21, 21–16 and entered the semi-finals.[40] However, she lost in the semi-finals to fourth seeded Jiang Yanjiao of China 10–21, 21–14, 19–21.[41]

Sindhu then went on to participate in the 77th Senior National Badminton Championships held at Srinagar. She was defeated in the finals by Sayali Gokhale 15–21, 21–15, 15–21.[42] It was later revealed that she had injured her knee in the China Open and had carried this injury through the Japan Open and the nationals. She decided to skip the World Junior Championships so as to not aggravate the injury.[43] She finished runner-up in the Syed Modi India Grand Prix Gold event held in Lucknow in December, after going down to Indonesia's Lindaweni Fanetri in 3 games in the final.[44]

2013

Sindhu stunned China's Wang Shixian in the second round of the Asian Championships in 3 tough games to reach the quarterfinal, but lost to Eriko Hirose of Japan in yet another 3-game clash.[45] She reached her career-best ranking of 15.[46] She won the Malaysian Grand Prix Gold title, beating Singaporean Gu Juan 21–17, 17–21, 21–19. This was her first Grand Prix Gold title.[47] She participated in the 2013 World Championships, where she was seeded tenth in the draw. Having received a bye in the first round, she defeated Japanese Kaori Imabeppu in the second round in three games 21–19, 19–21, 21–17 and reached the third round. She then downed the defending champion, second-seeded Wang Yihan of China, 21–18, 23–21 to enter the quarterfinals.[48] She set up a meeting with another higher-seeded Chinese player, Wang Shixian, and beat her 21–18, 21–17 to become only India's second medalist in the singles events at the World Championships since Prakash Padukone's bronze medal in 1983.[49] However, she lost in the semi-final to eventual champion Ratchanok Intanon.[50]

Sindhu was awarded the Arjuna Award by the Government of India in recognition of her achievements.[51] In the 2013 Indian Badminton League, she was the captain of the team Awadhe Warriors. Her team qualified for the semi-final, where they beat Mumbai Marathas, but lost in the final to Hyderabad Hotshots. She won the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold title by defeating Canada's Michelle Li 21–15, 21–12 in the final.[52]

2014

Sindhu reached the final of the 2014 India Open Grand Prix Gold but lost to her senior compatriot Saina Nehwal.[53] She claimed her first medal at the Asian Championships, a bronze, after beating Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the quarterfinal.[54] She reached the semi-final stage of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the women's singles competition, which she lost narrowly to eventual gold medalist Michelle Li of Canada. She later won against Malaysian Tee Jing Yi to claim the bronze medal.[55]

In the 2014 World Championships held in Denmark, Sindhu was seeded eleventh. She powered past Russian Olga Arkhangelskaya in her first round in two easy games. She had a tough encounter against sixth seed Bae Yeon-ju in the Round of 16 where she edged a close win 19–21, 22–20, 25–23. She later created history by becoming the first Indian to win two back-to-back medals in the BWF World Championships, after her bronze medal win the previous year, by beating second seed Wang Shixian in the quarterfinals in three games 19–21, 21–19, 21–15, in a match lasting more than an hour.[56] However, in the semi-finals, she lost to the eventual champion Carolina Marín in straight games and had to settle for another bronze medal.[57] At the end of the year, she defended her Macau Open title by beating Kim Hyo-min of South Korea in the final.[58]

2015

Sindhu was on the verge of victory against Li Xuerui in the quarterfinals of the Asian Championships, but ended up losing 21–11, 19–21, 8–21, narrowly missing out on a second consecutive Asian Championships medal.[59] At the 2015 World Championships, where she was seeded eleventh, Sindhu defeated Line Højmark Kjærsfeldt of Denmark in the first round after being a game down. She then stunned third seeded Li Xuerui in the Round of 16 and reached the quarterfinals of the World Championships once again.[60] However, this time, she suffered defeat against her Korean opponent Sung Ji-hyun in a close quarterfinal match 21–17, 19–21, 16–21, narrowly missing out on a third consecutive World Championship medal.[61]

In October, playing at the Denmark Open, Sindhu reached her maiden superseries tournament final, defeating three seeded players – Tai Tzu-ying, Wang Yihan and Carolina Marín. In the final, she lost to the defending champion Li Xuerui in straight games 19–21, 12–21.[62] In November, the defending champion Sindhu won her third successive women's singles title at the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold after defeating Japan's Minatsu Mitani in the final 21–9, 21–23, 21–14.[63]

She suffered a stress fracture in 2015 that kept her from playing for nearly six months, yet managed to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics.[64]

2016

In January, Sindhu won the Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold women's singles title after beating Scotland's Kirsty Gilmour in the final.[65] She had also won this tournament in 2013. She lost a close match at the Asian Championships to Tai Tzu-ying in the second round, in which she failed to capitalise on a match point and suffered defeat.[66] In the 2016 Premier Badminton League, she was the captain of the Chennai Smashers team. In the group stage of the league, she won all of her five matches to help her team qualify for the semi-final and win the tournament against Mumbai Rockets.

Sindhu was seeded ninth at the Rio Olympic Games. In the group stage, she defeated Hungary's Laura Sárosi (2–0) and Canada's Michelle Li (2–1).[67] She then ousted Taiwanese eighth seed Tai Tzu-ying (2–0) in the Round of 16[68] to meet the second seeded Wang Yihan from China in the quarterfinals, whom she also defeated in straight games.[69] She later faced sixth seeded Japanese star Nozomi Okuhara in the semi-finals and won in straight games, ensuring a podium finish.[70] This set the stage for her final showdown with the top seed from Spain, Carolina Marín.[71] Marin managed to beat her in three games in the 83-minute match.[72] With that result, she clinched the silver medal, creating history as India's youngest individual Olympic medallist and the first Indian woman to bag an Olympic silver medal. This was only the second instance of a podium finish at the Olympics by any Indian badminton player.[73]

Following her Olympic success, Sindhu clinched the title at the Thaihot China Open beating China's Sun Yu 21–11, 17–21, 21–11. With this win, she became the second Indian player after Saina Nehwal and just the third non-Chinese women's singles player to win the China Open.[74] She was also the runner-up at the Hongkong Open after going down to Tai Tzu-ying in the final in straight games.[75] With her consistent performances, she qualified for the Superseries Finals.[76] [77] She defeated Akane Yamaguchi (2–1), lost to Sun Yu (0–2) and beat Carolina Marín (2–0) in the group stage. With 2 wins in the group, she reached the semi-finals, managing to do so in just her first-ever appearance in the tournament. However, she was defeated in the semi-finals by Sung Ji-hyun, going down 15–21, 21–18, 15–21.[78] Sindhu was named as the BWF Most Improved Player of the Year following her achievements in 2016.[79]

2017

Sindhu won the Syed Modi International by beating Gregoria Mariska Tunjung of Indonesia in the final.[80] In the India Open Superseries, she won the title by defeating Carolina Marín in straight games.[81] In April 2017, she achieved a career-high world ranking of number 2. At the 2017 World Championships held in Scotland, she was seeded fourth. In the Round of 32, she defeated Korean Kim Hyo-min in straight games. She survived a difficult challenge from Hongkonger Cheung Ngan Yi in the next round, beating her in 3 close games 19–21, 23–21, 21–17. She thereafter eased past Sun Yu in the quarterfinal and another Chinese Chen Yufei in the semi-final, both in straight games.[82] She had to settle for silver after losing to Nozomi Okuhara in the final 19–21, 22–20, 20–22, a close and exciting match lasting 110 minutes, thus making it the second longest women's singles match in the history of badminton. Her final against Okuhara is widely regarded as one of the best ever women's singles matches in the history of the sport.[83]

Sindhu defeated Okuhara in the final of the 2017 Korea Open Super Series 22–20, 11–21, 21–18, thereby becoming the first Indian to win the Korea Open.[84] In August, she took charge as the Deputy Collector in Krishna District in the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration (CCLA) office under the Revenue Department of the Government of Andhra Pradesh.[85] She set up a repeat clash of the previous year's final at the Hongkong Open, which she again lost to Tai Tzu-ying in straight games.[86] Owing to her consistent performances, she qualified yet again for the Superseries Finals, and was also nominated for the BWF Female Player of the Year Award, which was eventually won by Chen Qingchen of China.[87] In the group stage of the Dubai World Superseries Finals, she won all of her matches against He Bingjiao (2–1), Sayaka Sato (2–0) and Akane Yamaguchi (2–0) to progress to the semi-final. In the semi-final, she defeated China's Chen Yufei (2–0) to reach the final.[88] She finished as the runner-up after being narrowly beaten by Japan's Akane Yamaguchi 21–15, 12–21, 19–21 in an exciting 94-minute final.[89]

2018

Sindhu faltered in the final again, this time at her home event, the India Open, where she had a match point in the third game but was unable to convert it and lost the match narrowly to Beiwen Zhang.[90] At the All England Open Championships, she made it to the last four, before losing to world number 3 Akane Yamaguchi in the semi-final with a close 21–19, 19–21, 18–21 scoreline. This was her best performance at the All England Open.[91] She competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, winning a gold medal in the mixed team event[92] and a silver medal in the singles event.[93] Her jinx of losing in finals continued after she went down to Nozomi Okuhara in the final of the Thailand Open.[94]

Sindhu was seeded third in the 2018 BWF World Championships. She won her opening encounters against Fitriani and ninth seed Sung Ji-hyun, both in straight games. She then faced defending champion Nozomi Okuhara, whom she also defeated with a 21–17, 21–19 scoreline.[95] In the semi-finals, she beat second-seeded Akane Yamaguchi in 2 games 21–16, 24–22.[96] She won her second consecutive World Championship silver medal after losing to Carolina Marín in the final 19–21, 10–21. This was her fourth medal at the World Championships in total.[97]

Sindhu was seeded third in the 2018 Asian Games. In the first round, she defeated Vietnamese Vu Thi Trang in 3 games 21–10, 12–21, 23–21 in a very close encounter. She then faced Gregoria Mariska Tunjung and beat her with a 21–12, 21–15 scoreline. She then had to battle to get past Thai Nitchaon Jindapol in the quarterfinal in three games. In the semifinal, she defeated second seed Akane Yamaguchi to enter the final round. Though she lost to top seed Tai Tzu-ying in the final, she won a historic first silver medal for India in badminton.[98]

Sindhu qualified for the 2018 BWF World Tour Finals at the end of the year. In the group stage, she defeated defending champion Akane Yamaguchi (2–0), top seed Tai Tzu-ying (2–1) and USA's Beiwen Zhang (2–0) to progress to the semi-finals. In the semi-final, she defeated Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon (2–0) to reach her second consecutive final at the tournament.[99] In the final, she defeated her arch-rival Nozomi Okuhara 21–19, 21–17, becoming the only shuttler from India to claim the title at the year-end finale.[100]

2019–20

Sindhu was bought by the defending champions Hyderabad Hunters in the 2018 PBL auctions and was named as their skipper.[101] They lost in the semi-finals to Mumbai Rockets.[102] Sindhu competed at the Indian National Badminton Championships where she reached the final, losing to three-time champion Saina Nehwal 18–21, 15–21.[103] Just before the All England Badminton Championships, she had ended her deal with Yonex and signed a mega-deal with Li-Ning for 4 years worth nearly . This led to her having a new racket and equipment to which she had to get used to within 2–3 weeks, to debut it at the prestigious All England Badminton Championships.[104] She reached her first final of the season in the Indonesia Open, where she lost to Akane Yamaguchi of Japan 15–21, 16–21.[105]

At the 2019 World Championships, Sindhu was seeded fifth. She opened her campaign with comfortable straight-game victories over Pai Yu-po and ninth seed Beiwen Zhang in successive rounds. She impressed everyone with her victory over second seed Tai Tzu-ying in the quarterfinals. She defeated Tai, coming from a game down 12–21, 23–21, 21–19 to make the semi-final and secure a fifth World Championship medal, the joint-most in the history of women's singles badminton.[106] In the semi-final, she defeated third seed Chen Yufei in straight games in dominating fashion, 21–7, 21–14, to enter her third consecutive World Championships final.[107] In the final against Nozomi Okuhara, she put up a near-flawless display to win 21–7, 21–7. In the process, she became the first Indian to win gold at the World Championships.[108]

Despite her ranking as 15th on the World Tour, Sindhu got a wild card entry into the 2019 BWF World Tour Finals because of her World Championship victory in August.[109] She competed in the World Tour Finals in Guangzhou as the defending champion but failed to reach the knockout phase after losing to Chen Yufei (1–2) and Akane Yamaguchi (1–2) in successive rounds. She finished off as third in the group after defeating He Bingjiao 21–19, 21–19 in her last match.[110] She was named the BBC Indian Sportswoman of Year on 8 March 2020.[111] In April, she was elected as one of the ambassadors of the BWF Committee's campaign – "I am Badminton" to promote clean and fair play in the sport.[112]

2021

Sindhu, reaching her first final in over 18 months at the 2021 Swiss Open, suffered a demoralising defeat against Carolina Marín, losing 12–21, 5–21.[113] She was then stunned by Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand in the semi-final of the All England Open, losing out 17–21, 9–21.[114] In May, she was elected as one of the two ambassadors from badminton in the International Olympic Committee's campaign ‘Believe in Sport’, aimed at preventing competition manipulation in the sport.[115]

Sindhu was seeded sixth at the Tokyo Olympic Games. She won both of her group matches against Israel's Ksenia Polikarpova[116] and Hong Kong's Cheung Ngan Yi[117] to progress towards the knockout stage. She defeated Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt comfortably in the Round of 16 and reached the quarterfinals.[118] She put up a dominating display to outmanoeuvre fourth seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan 21–13, 22–20, placing herself in the last four stage, also becoming the only Indian shuttler to reach two consecutive Olympic semi-finals.[119] Her opponent for the semi-final was second seed Tai Tzu-ying. Sindhu, who was yet to drop a game in the tournament, fell against Taiwan's Tai in two straight games 18–21, 12–21.[120] She later beat eighth seed He Bingjiao of China in the playoff to clinch the bronze medal, thereby becoming the first Indian woman and only the fourth player in women's singles badminton to claim two medals at two consecutive Olympic games.[121]

At the 2021 BWF World Championships, where she competed as the defending champion, Sindhu was seeded sixth. She eased past Slovakia's Martina Repiská in her opening encounter in straight games. She then defeated ninth seed Pornpawee Chochuwong 21–14, 21–18 in another straight-game encounter to make the quarterfinals.[122] However, in the quarterfinals, she went down to top seed Tai Tzu-ying 17–21, 13–21, failing to medal at the World Championships for only the second time in her career.[123]

Sindhu qualified for the 2021 BWF World Tour Finals at the end of the year. In the group stage, she beat Line Christophersen (2–0), Yvonne Li (2–0) and lost to Pornpawee Chochuwong (1–2), qualifying for the semi-finals as second in her group. In the semi-final, she beat Akane Yamaguchi 21–15, 15–21, 21–19 in an exciting clash to make a third final at the year-end championships, only the second women's singles player to do so. In the final, she lost to South Korea's An Se-young to bag a second silver medal at the tournament.[124]

2022–23

Sindhu won the Syed Modi International for the second time beating compatriot Malvika Bansod in the final.[125] She then won the title at the 2022 Swiss Open, defeating Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the final in two straight games.[126] At the 2022 Badminton Asia Championships, where she was seeded fourth, Sindhu defeated fifth seed He Bingjiao of China in the quarterfinals,[127] but lost a close and controversial semi-final to top seed Akane Yamaguchi,[128] thus winning the bronze medal, her second medal at the tournament.[129] She then won the Singapore Open title, beating Asian Champion Wang Zhiyi of China in the final.[130]

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Sindhu won her maiden Commonwealth Games gold medal in the women's singles, beating Michelle Li of Canada in the final. With this win, she became only the second women's singles player to win a full set of medals at the Commonwealth Games.[131] She was also unbeaten in the mixed team event, where India won a silver medal.[132] However, during the Games, she sustained a left foot stress fracture injury that kept her out of all remaining tournaments of the year, including the World Championships[133] and the World Tour Finals.[134]

Sindhu made a return from her injury layoff in the first tournament of 2023, the Malaysia Open.[135] In February, she was part of the Indian team that won a bronze medal at the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships, India's first-ever medal at the tournament.[136] She reached her first final of the season at the 2023 Spain Masters, where she lost to Gregoria Mariska Tunjung in straight games.[137] She endured an up-and-down season, with four semifinals but also seven first-round exits.[138] Her season was once again cut short, this time at the French Open in October, where she pulled out of her second round match with a knee injury.[139]

2024

Sindhu returned from her injury layoff at the Badminton Asia Team Championships in February, where she led the Indian women's team to the gold medal, India's first-ever medal in the event.[140] Her first individual final of the season came at the 2024 Malaysia Masters, where she lost to reigning Asian Champion Wang Zhiyi in three games.[141]

On 8 July 2024, the Indian Olympic Committee designated her and the professional table tennis player Sharath Kamal as the flag bearers to the París 2024 Olympic Games.[142]

In the Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's singles tournament in Paris, Sindhu won both her games in Group M but lost in the Round of 16 to He Bingjiao of China, the same player she had beaten in the 2020 Games Bronze Medal match.[143]

Endorsements

An Economic Times report published in March 2017 noted that she is second only to Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli when it comes to earnings from each day of brand endorsements. Sindhu charges brands anywhere between and for a single day of endorsement related activities.[144]

She has endorsement deals with JBL, Bridgestone Tyres, sports drink Gatorade, pain reliever ointment Moov, online fashion store Myntra, e-commerce portal Flipkart, phone maker Nokia and electronics major Panasonic. She also endorses Stayfree, health drink Boost, honey producer APIS Himalaya, herbal health drink firm Ojasvita and the Bank of Baroda. She is also a brand ambassador for both the Central Reserve Police Force and Vizag Steel.[145]

In February 2019, it was announced that Sindhu had signed a four-year sports sponsorship deal for with Chinese sports brand Li Ning. Her deal is one of the biggest in world badminton.[146] [147] She would reportedly get as sponsorship while the rest of the money would be for equipment. This was Li-Ning's second stint with Sindhu, who was with them for two years in 2014–2015 for a sum of a year. In 2016, she was back with Yonex for a per year contract for a period of three years.[148]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2016Riocentro – Pavilion 4, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Carolina Marín21–19, 12–21, 15–21 Silver
2020Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan He Bingjiao21–13, 21–15 Bronze

World Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2013Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China Ratchanok Intanon10–21, 13–21 Bronze
2014Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Carolina Marín17–21, 15–21 Bronze
2017Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Nozomi Okuhara19–21, 22–20, 20–22 Silver
2018Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China Carolina Marín19–21, 10–21 Silver
2019St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Nozomi Okuhara21–7, 21–7 Gold

Commonwealth Games

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2014Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Tee Jing Yi23–21, 21–9 Bronze
2018Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia Saina Nehwal18–21, 21–23 Silver
2022National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England Michelle Li21–15, 21–13 Gold

Asian Games

Women's singles

Asian Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2014Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea Wang Shixian21–15, 20–22, 12–21 Bronze
2022Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines Akane Yamaguchi21–13, 19–21, 16–21 Bronze

South Asian Games

Women's singles

Commonwealth Youth Games

Girls' singles

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' Singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2011Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, Lucknow, India Sun Yu21–13, 12–21, 10–21 Bronze
2012Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea Nozomi Okuhara18–21, 21–17, 22–20 Gold

BWF World Tour (4 titles, 7 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[149] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[150]

Women's singles

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2018India OpenSuper 500 Beiwen Zhang18–21, 21–11, 20–22 Runner-up
2018Thailand OpenSuper 500 Nozomi Okuhara15–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2018BWF World Tour FinalsWorld Tour Finals Nozomi Okuhara21–19, 21–17 Winner
2019Indonesia OpenSuper 1000 Akane Yamaguchi15–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2021Swiss OpenSuper 300 Carolina Marín12–21, 5–21 Runner-up
2021BWF World Tour FinalsWorld Tour Finals An Se-young16–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2022Syed Modi InternationalSuper 300 Malvika Bansod21–13, 21–16 Winner
2022Swiss OpenSuper 300 Busanan Ongbamrungphan21–16, 21–8 Winner
2022Singapore OpenSuper 500 Wang Zhiyi21–9, 11–21, 21–15 Winner
2023Spain MastersSuper 300 Gregoria Mariska Tunjung8–21, 8–21 Runner-up
2024Malaysia MastersSuper 500 Wang Zhiyi21–16, 5–21, 16–21 Runner-up

BWF Superseries (3 titles, 4 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[151] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[152] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2015Denmark Open Li Xuerui19–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2016China Open Sun Yu21–11, 17–21, 21–11 Winner
2016Hong Kong Open Tai Tzu-ying15–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2017India Open Carolina Marín21–19, 21–16 Winner
2017Korea Open Nozomi Okuhara22–20, 11–21, 21–18 Winner
2017Hong Kong Open Tai Tzu-ying18–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2017Dubai World Superseries Finals Akane Yamaguchi21–15, 12–21, 19–21 Runner-up

BWF Superseries Finals tournament

BWF Superseries Premier tournament

BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (6 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.[153]

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2011Dutch Open Yao Jie16–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2012India Grand Prix Gold Lindaweni Fanetri15–21, 21–18, 18–21 Runner-up
2013Malaysia Grand Prix Gold Gu Juan21–17, 17–21, 21–19 Winner
2013Macau Open Michelle Li21–15, 21–12 Winner
2014India Grand Prix Gold Saina Nehwal14–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2014Macau Open Kim Hyo-min21–12, 21–17 Winner
2015Macau Open Minatsu Mitani21–9, 21–23, 21–14 Winner
2016Malaysia Masters Kirsty Gilmour21–15, 21–9 Winner
2017Syed Modi International Gregoria Mariska Tunjung21–13, 21–14 Winner

BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2010Iran Fajr International Rie Eto14–21, 24–26 Runner-up
2011Maldives International P. C. Thulasi21–11, 21–16 Winner
2011Indonesia International Fransisca Ratnasari21–16, 21–11 Winner
2011Swiss International Carola Bott21–11, 21–11 Winner
2011Tata Open India International Sayali Gokhale21–10, 20–22, 21–11 Winner

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

Invitational tournament

Women's singles

Career overview

SinglesPlayedWinsLossesBalance
align=left Total631440191+249
align=left Current year (2024)0000
DoublesPlayedWinsLossesBalance
align=left Total241410+4
align=left Current year (2024)0000

* Statistics were last updated on 6 January 2024.[154]

Singles performance timeline

Tournament2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 20232024Best
BWF Events
World Junior Championships2RQF3R2012; colspan=3SR;0/3 QF ('10)
World Championships2009 colspan=3 2012 style=color:#ccc 2013 bgcolor="#cd7f32" B2014 bgcolor="#cd7f32" B2015 bgcolor="#ffebcd" QF2016 style=color:#ccc 2017 bgcolor="silver" S2018 bgcolor="silver" S2019 bgcolor="gold" G2020 style=color:#ccc 2021 bgcolor="#ffebcd" QF2022 2023 bgcolor="#afeeee" 2R2024 style=color:#ccc SR; 1/8 G ('19)
2012; 2016; bgcolor="silver" 2020; bgcolor="#cd7f32" 2RSR;0/3 Best; bgcolor="silver"S ('16)
Other Events
2010; 2014; bgcolor="#cd7f32" 2018; bgcolor="silver" 2022; bgcolor="gold" SR;1/3 Best; bgcolor="gold"G ('22)
2010; 2014; bgcolor="#afeeee" 2018; bgcolor="silver" 2022; bgcolor="#ffebcd" SR;0/3 Best; bgcolor="silver"S ('18)
Asian Championships2009 colspan=4 QFBQF2RQFQFQFBQF2RSR;0/10 Best; bgcolor="#cd7f32" B ('14, '22)
BWF World Tour
2009; colspan=3 2012; Q1[155] 2013; bgcolor="#afeeee"2014; bgcolor="#afeeee"2015; 2016; bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2017; bgcolor="#afeeee"1R2018; bgcolor="#ffff00" SF2019; bgcolor="#afeeee" 2R2020; colspan=2 style=color:#ccc2022; bgcolor="#ffebcd" QF2023; bgcolor="#afeeee" 1R2024; SR; 0/9 Best; bgcolor="ffff00" SF ('18)
2009; Q2[156] 2R[157] 2015; 2016; bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2017; bgcolor="00FF00" W2018; bgcolor="d8bfd8" F2019; bgcolor="ffff00" SF2020; colspan=2 style=color:#ccc2022; bgcolor="ffff00" SF2023; bgcolor="afeeee" 1R2024; SR; 1/12 W ('17)
2009; colspan=62015; bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2016; 2017; style=color:#ccc2018; bgcolor="#ffebcd" QF2019; bgcolor="#ffebcd" QF2020; bgcolor="#afeeee" 2R2021; bgcolor="#ffff00" SF2022; bgcolor="#ffebcd" QF2023; colspan=2SR;0/6 Best; bgcolor="#ffff00"SF ('21)
2009; colspan=31R[158] 2013; colspan=32016; bgcolor="ffebcd" 2017; bgcolor="" 2018; colspan=22020; colspan=2 style=color:#ccc2022; bgcolor="#afeeee" 2R2023; colspan=2SR;0/3 Best; bgcolor="#ffebcd" QF ('16)
2009; colspan=4 2013; bgcolor="#afeeee" 2014; bgcolor="#afeeee" 2015; bgcolor="#afeeee" 2016; bgcolor="#afeeee" 2017; bgcolor="#ffff00" SF2018; bgcolor="#ffebcd" QF2019; bgcolor="#ffebcd" QFstyle=color:#ccc2021; bgcolor="#ffff00" SF2022; 2023; bgcolor="#afeeee" 2R2024; bgcolor="#ffebcd" QFSR;0/10 Best; bgcolor="#ffff00" SF ('17, '21)
2009; colspan=32015; 2016; bgcolor="afeeee" 2017; bgcolor="ffebcd" QF2018; bgcolor="ffff00" SF2019; bgcolor="#afeeee" 1R2020; bgcolor="#ffebcd" QF2021; bgcolor="#ffff00" SF2022; bgcolor="#afeeee" 2R2023; bgcolor="#afeeee" 1R2024; bgcolor="#afeeee" 2RSR; 0/12 SF ('18, '21)
2009; colspan=3 2012; bgcolor="#afeeee" 2013; bgcolor="#afeeee" 2014; bgcolor="ffff00" 2015; 2016; bgcolor="ffebcd" QF2017; colspan=3style=color:#ccc2021; bgcolor="d8bfd8" F2022; bgcolor="00FF00" W2023; bgcolor="afeeee" 2R2024; bgcolor="afeeee" 2RSR;1/8 Best; bgcolor="00FF00" W ('22)
Spain Mastersstyle=color:#ccc2023; bgcolor="d8bfd8" F2024; bgcolor="ffebcd" QFSR;0/2 Best; bgcolor="d8bfd8" F ('23)
2009; rowspan=2 colspan=32012; rowspan=2 bgcolor="#afeeee"2013; rowspan=2 colspan=52018; rowspan=2 bgcolor="d8bfd8"F2019; rowspan=2 bgcolor="" 2020; bgcolor="#afeeee" 1R2021; rowspan=2 style=color:#ccc2022; rowspan=2 bgcolor="#ffff00" SF2023; rowspan=2 bgcolor="#afeeee" 1R2024; rowspan=2 SR; rowspan=2 0/6 Best; rowspan=2 bgcolor="d8bfd8"F ('18)
2020; bgcolor="#ffebcd"
2009; colspan=32012; bgcolor="ffff00" 2013; bgcolor=00FF00 2014; bgcolor="" 2015; bgcolor="ffff00" 2016; bgcolor=00FF00 2017; bgcolor="" 2018; bgcolor="" 2019; bgcolor="" 2020; bgcolor="#ffebcd" QF2021; style=color:#ccc2022; bgcolor="#ffebcd" QF2023; bgcolor="#ffff00" SF2023; bgcolor="#d8bfd8" FSR;2/8 Best; bgcolor=00FF00 W ('13, '16)
2009; colspan=3 2012; bgcolor="#afeeee"2013; 2014; bgcolor="#ffebcd"2015;2016; bgcolor="afeeee" 2017; bgcolor="#ffebcd"QF2018; SF2020; colspan=2 style=color:#ccc2022; bgcolor=00FF00 W2023; bgcolor="afeeee" 1R2024; bgcolor="afeeee" 2RSR;1/8 W ('22)
2009; colspan=3 2012; bgcolor="#afeeee"2013; 2014; bgcolor="#afeeee"2015; bgcolor="#afeeee"2016; 2017; bgcolor="#afeeee"2RQFFstyle=color:#ccc2021; bgcolor="#ffff00" SF2022; bgcolor="#afeeee" 1R2023; bgcolor="#afeeee" 2R2024; bgcolor="#afeeee" 1RSR;0/10Best; bgcolor="d8bfd8"F ('19)
2009; colspan=52014; bgcolor="#ffebcd"2015; bgcolor="#afeeee"2016; bgcolor="#afeeee"2017; bgcolor="#ffebcd"QF2018; 2R2020; colspan=2 style=color:#ccc2022; 2023; bgcolor="#ffebcd"QFSR;0/6 Best; bgcolor="#ffebcd"QF ('14, '17, '23)
2009; colspan=62016; colspan=42020; colspan=2 style=color:#ccc2022; colspan=2SR;0/1 Best; bgcolor="#afeeee"2R ('15)
2009; style=color:#ccc2010; colspan=102020; colspan=2 style=color:#ccc2022; 2023; bgcolor="#ffff00" SFSR;0/1 Best; bgcolor="#ffff00"SF ('23)
2009; colspan=112020; colspan=3 style=color:#ccc2023; bgcolor="#ffebcd" QFSR;0/1 Best; bgcolor="#ffebcd" QF ('23)
2009; colspan=3 2012; Q2[159] 2013; bgcolor="#afeeee" 2014; 2013; bgcolor="#afeeee" 2016; 2017; bgcolor="00FF00" W2018; 2019; bgcolor="#afeeee" 1R2020; colspan=2 style=color:#ccc2022; bgcolor="ffff00" SF2023; bgcolor="#afeeee" 1RSR;1/7 Best; bgcolor="00FF00" W ('17)
Japan Open2012; bgcolor="#afeeee" 2013; bgcolor="#afeeee" 2014; 2015; bgcolor="#afeeee" 2016; 2017; bgcolor="#afeeee" 2R2RQF2020; colspan=2 style=color:#ccc2022; 2023; bgcolor="#afeeee" 1RSR;0/7 Best; bgcolor="#ffebcd" QF ('19)
2009; colspan=2 2011; Q2[160] 2012; bgcolor="#afeeee" 2013; colspan=2 2015; bgcolor="#afeeee" 2016; bgcolor="00FF00" W 2017; QF bgcolor="#ffebcd" QFQF2R2020; colspan=3 style=color:#ccc2023; SR;1/7 Best; bgcolor="00FF00" W ('16)
2009; colspan=2 2011; Q2[161] 2012; bgcolor="#afeeee" 2013; bgcolor="#afeeee" 2014; bgcolor="#afeeee" 2015; bgcolor="#afeeee" 2016; bgcolor="d8bfd8" 2017; bgcolor="d8bfd8" F2018; bgcolor="#afeeee" 2R2019; bgcolor="#afeeee" 2R2020; colspan=3 style=color:#ccc2023; SR;0/9 Best; bgcolor="d8bfd8" F ('16, '17)
2009; colspan=2QF[162] 2012; colspan=82020; colspan=2 style=color:#ccc2022; colspan=2SR;0/1 Best; bgcolor="#ffebcd" QF ('11)
2009; colspan=22011; colspan=1 style=color:#ccc2012; colspan=82020; colspan=3 style=color:#ccc2023; bgcolor="#ffff00" SFSR;0/1 Best; bgcolor="#ffff00" SF ('23)
2009; colspan=4 2013; bgcolor="#afeeee" 2014; bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2015; bgcolor="d8bfd8" 2016; bgcolor="#afeeee" 2017; bgcolor="#afeeee" 1R2018; bgcolor="#afeeee" 1R2019; bgcolor="#afeeee" 2R2020; 2021; bgcolor="#ffebcd" QF2022; 2023; bgcolor="#ffff00" SFSR; 0/8 Best; bgcolor="d8bfd8" F ('15)
2009; colspan=3 2012; bgcolor="ffff00" 2013; colspan=32016; bgcolor="ffebcd" 2017; 2018; bgcolor="#ffebcd" QF2019; bgcolor="#afeeee" 1R2020; colspan=3 style=color:#ccc2023; SR;0/3 Best; bgcolor="ffff00" SF ('12)
2009; bgcolor="#ffebcd"QF[163] 2010; bgcolor="ffff00" SF[164] 2011; bgcolor="#afeeee" 2R[165] 2012; bgcolor="d8bfd8" 2013; style=color:#ccc 2014; bgcolor="d8bfd8"2015; bgcolor="ffff00" 2016; bgcolor="#afeeee" 2017; bgcolor="00FF00" W2018; bgcolor="" 2019; bgcolor="" 2020; colspan=2 style=color:#ccc2022; bgcolor="00FF00"W2023; SR;2/9 Best; bgcolor="00FF00" W ('17, '22)
2009; colspan=22011; bgcolor="d8bfd8"F[166] 2012; colspan=8style=color:#ccc2021; colspan=4 style=color:#cccSR;0/1 Best; bgcolor="d8bfd8"F ('11)
2009; colspan=42013; bgcolor=00FF00 2014; bgcolor=00FF00 2015; bgcolor=00FF00 2016; colspan=42020; colspan=3 style=color:#ccc2023; style=color:#cccSR;3/3 Best; bgcolor=00FF00 W ('13, '14, '15)
align=left 2009; colspan=72016; bgcolor="ffff00" SF2017; bgcolor="d8bfd8" F2018; bgcolor="00FF00" W2019; bgcolor="#afeeee" RR2020; bgcolor="#afeeee" RR2021; bgcolor="d8bfd8" F2022; 2023; SR;1/6 Best; bgcolor="00FF00" W ('18)
Year-end ranking 2009; 255 2010; 151 2011; 31 2012; 19 2013; 11 2014; 11 2015; 12 2016; 6 2017; 32018; 32019; 62020; 72021; 72022; 72023; 112024; 2
Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR Best

Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 29 October 2023.[167]

PlayersMatchesResultsDifference
WonLost
Chen Yufei12 6 6 0
He Bingjiao21 9 12 –3
Li Xuerui7 4 3 +1
Wang Lin1 0 1 –1
Wang Shixian10 4 6 –2
Wang Yihan7 3 4 –1
Zhang Yiman5 2 3 –1
Tai Tzu-ying24 5 19 –14
Tine Baun1 0 1 –1
Juliane Schenk2 0 2 –2
Yip Pui Yin4 4 0 +4
Saina Nehwal4 1 3 –2
Players MatchesResultsDifference
WonLost
Lindaweni Fanetri10 8 2 +6
Gregoria Mariska Tunjung12 10 2 +8
Minatsu Mitani5 3 2 +1
Nozomi Okuhara19 10 9 +1
Akane Yamaguchi25 14 11 +3
Aya Ohori14 13 1 +12
An Se-young7 0 7 –7
Bae Yeon-ju5 1 4 –3
Sung Ji-hyun17 9 8 +1
Carolina Marín17 6 11 –5
Porntip Buranaprasertsuk10 6 4 +2
Ratchanok Intanon13 4 9 –5

Personal life

Sindhu has been employed with Bharat Petroleum since July 2013, as an assistant sports manager with their Hyderabad office. Following her silver-medal win at the Rio Olympics, she was promoted to deputy sports manager. She was appointed as the first brand ambassador of Bridgestone India.[168] She was appointed as the Deputy Collector (Group-I) by the Andhra Pradesh government in July 2017, which she took charge later in August.[169]

She was the flag bearer for the Indian contingent in the opening ceremony of the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games.[170] [171]

Awards and recognition

National

Others

Rewards for winning the silver medal at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics

Rewards for winning the gold medal at the 2019 BWF World Championships

Rewards for winning the bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PV Sindhu Profile, Stats, Record: PV Sindhu goes after converting bronze medal to gold. 29 March 2018. The Indian Express.
  2. Web site: P. V. Sindhu Bio, Stats, and Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418005033/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/p-v-sindhu-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . 10 April 2020 . en.
  3. News: All change for India's badminton star P.V. Sindhu in push for Olympic gold. 6 January 2023. The Straits Times. 6 January 2023.
  4. Web site: World No 2 on 7th April 2017 -. www. bwflive.tournamentsoftware.com. 16 January 2022.
  5. Web site: Pusarla V. Sindhu | Profile . 16 January 2022 . bwfbadminton.com . Badminton World Federation.
  6. Web site: Pusarla V. Sindhu . BWF . 6 August 2023.
  7. News: 1 August 2021. PV Sindhu joins select group of repeat medalists with Tokyo 2020 bronze. 1 August 2021. Olympics.com.
  8. News: Who Is PV Sindhu. Business Standard India. 3 August 2020.
  9. News: 21 September 2012. Sindhu breaks into world top 20 ranking. The Hindu. Chennai, India. 21 September 2012.
  10. News: PV Sindhu Scripts History, Becomes First Indian Woman To Win Olympic Silver Medal. 20 August 2016. indiatimes.com.
  11. News: 1 August 2021. PV Sindhu joins select group of repeat medalists with Tokyo 2020 bronze. 1 August 2021. .
  12. Web site: 1 August 2021. PV Sindhu wins bronze medal to create history for India at Tokyo Olympics. 1 August 2021. Hindustan Times. en.
  13. Web site: The Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2018. Badenhausen. Kurt. Forbes. en. 23 August 2019.
  14. Web site: The Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2019: Serena And Osaka Dominate. Badenhausen. Kurt. Forbes. en. 23 August 2019.
  15. Web site: The Highest-Paid Female Athletes Score A Record $167 Million. Knight. Brett. Forbes. en. 13 January 2022.
  16. Web site: The World's Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2022. Knight. Brett. Forbes. en. 23 December 2022.
  17. Web site: The World's Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2023. Knight. Brett. Forbes. en. 21 December 2023.
  18. News: PV. Sindhu will keep hopes of all Indians high, says her father PV. Ramana . . PTI . 23 August 2016 . 21 August 2016.
  19. News: PV Sindhu is true asset for both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh . . 22 August 2016 . 30 July 2024.
  20. News: PV Sindhu's father offers prayers to their family deity in West Godavari . . 19 August 2016 . 23 July 2023.
  21. Pandey . Ashish . 20 August 2016 . Who does PV Sindhu belong to? Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in bitter fight . . 31 July 2021.
  22. News: Telangana, AP try hard to appropriate Sindhu . . 24 August 2016 . 23 July 2023.
  23. News: 30 December 2009. Boys and girls with golden dreams. Deccan Chronicle. https://web.archive.org/web/20120404102742/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/node/98758/print. dead. 4 April 2012. 20 October 2010.
  24. News: Sindhu: 'My dream is to become World No. 1' . 22 January 2020 . PTI . . 28 February 2018 . en.
  25. News: St Ann's College fetes Sindhu . . 13 August 2014 . en.
  26. News: V. V.. Subrahmanyam. Aiming for the stars. https://web.archive.org/web/20121108060446/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/04/10/stories/2008041050140300.htm. dead. 8 November 2012. 20 October 2010. The Hindu. 10 April 2008. Chennai, India.
  27. News: V. V.. Subrahmanyam. Shuttler Sindhu is the star to watch out for. 20 October 2010. The Hindu. 3 October 2010. Chennai, India.
  28. News: Kumar . Abhishek . 30 July 2021 . Explained: Why PV Sindhu parted ways with Pullela Gopichand to train with South Korean coach . . 31 July 2021.
  29. Web site: PV Sindhu names Prakash Padukone as mentor . Olympics.com . 18 November 2023. 5 December 2023.
  30. News: SAI badminton coach returns with glory. 20 October 2010. The Tribune. 13 February 2010.
  31. News: India won two bronze in Junior World Badminton c'ships. 20 October 2010. Zee News. 29 April 2010.
  32. Web site: 15 Years Old PV Sindhu Triumphs at Maldives Open. www.sportskeeda.com. 11 June 2011. 31 May 2020.
  33. Web site: P.V. Sindhu wins Indonesian International Challenge. www.sportskeeda.com. 24 July 2011. 31 May 2020.
  34. News: Badminton gold for Sindhu. The Hindu. 12 September 2011. 5 November 2022.
  35. Web site: Sindhu loses in Dutch Open final. www.newindianexpress.com. 17 October 2011. 31 May 2020.
  36. Web site: Sensational Sindhu wins Swiss International Challenge. www.firstpost.com. 23 October 2011. 31 May 2020.
  37. Web site: Sameer battles to make last eight in world junior badminton. M Ratnakar. The Times of India. 4 November 2011. 31 May 2020.
  38. Web site: Sindhu signs off, deceptively yours. Kabir Mandrekar. archive.indianexpress.com. 20 December 2011. 31 May 2020.
  39. Web site: Sindhu wins Asia Youth Under-19 Badminton Ch'ship. www.firstpost.com. 7 July 2012. 31 May 2020.
  40. Web site: PV Sindhu stuns Olympic gold medallist Xuerui in China Masters. zeenews.india.com. 14 September 2012. 31 May 2020.
  41. News: Fighter PV Sindhu bows out of China Masters. The Times of India. 15 September 2012. 31 May 2020.
  42. Web site: Sayali stuns Sindhu. Anamika Nandekar. www.hindustantimes.com. 3 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121006005448/http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/Tennis/Sayali-stuns-Sindhu/Article1-939443.aspx. 31 May 2020. 6 October 2012.
  43. Web site: PV Sindhu, Sameer Verma pull out of World Junior Badminton Championships. G Krishnan. www.dnaindia.com. 13 October 2012. 31 May 2020.
  44. News: Syed Modi International: Gallant PV Sindhu loses in singles final. Suhrid Barua. www.sportskeeda.com. 23 December 2012. 31 May 2020.
  45. News: Sindhu crashes out of Badminton Asia C'ships. business-standard.com. 19 April 2013. 31 May 2020 .
  46. News: Kashyap becomes world No.6. PTI. The Hindu. 25 April 2012. 10 August 2022.
  47. News: Sindhu wins Malaysia Grand Prix. The Hindu. 4 May 2013. 31 May 2020.
  48. Web site: Alleyne . Gayle . Sukumar . Dev . Leung . Edwin . 8 August 2013 . Wang Lao Ji BWF World Championships 2013 – Day 4: Stunning Sindhu Denies Wang Yihan Repeat . . 31 May 2020.
  49. Web site: PV Sindhu beats Chinese former World No. 1 Wang Shixian to reach BWF World Championships semis. Mohit Camma. www.sportskeeda.com. 10 August 2013. 31 May 2020.
  50. Web site: Badminton: Ratchanok ready to create 'new history' in final with World No. 1 Li. sport-asia.com. 10 August 2013. 31 May 2020.
  51. News: 24 September 2013 . Shuttler Sindhu receives Arjuna Award . . 1 December 2013.
  52. Web site: Shuttler PV Sindhu wins Macau Open crown, her second Grand Prix of the year. www.indiatoday.in. 1 December 2013. 31 May 2020.
  53. Web site: India GPG 2014 – Review: Nehwal Wins; Srikanth Sinks. Dev Sukumar. bwfbadminton.com. 27 January 2014. 31 May 2020.
  54. Web site: Asian Badminton Championships 2014 – Day 5: Sasaki, Lin Dan in Final. bwfbadminton.com. 27 April 2014. 31 May 2020.
  55. Web site: Commonwealth Games 2014: PV Sindhu wins bronze in badminton women's singles. www.dnaindia.com. 3 August 2014. 31 May 2020.
  56. Web site: Sindhu stuns world No. 2 Wang of China to ensure second medal at World Championships. www.indiatoday.in. 30 August 2014. 31 May 2020.
  57. Web site: Li-Ning BWF World Championships 2014 – Day 6: Magnificent Marin Shines. Richard Eaton. bwfworldchampionships.bwfbadminton.com. 30 August 2014. 31 May 2020.
  58. Web site: 2014 Macau Open Badminton Grand Prix Gold – Review: Xue Song, Sindhu Victorious. bwfbadminton.com. 1 December 2014. 31 May 2020.
  59. Web site: Ahsan/Setiawan Survive Cliffhanger – Dong Feng Citroen BAC 2015 Day 4. Dev Sukumar. bwfbadminton.com. 24 April 2015. 31 May 2020.
  60. Web site: Li Xuerui Bites the Dust – Day 4: Total BWF World Championships 2015. Dev Sukumar. bwfworldchampionships.bwfbadminton.com. 13 August 2015. 31 May 2020.
  61. News: South Korea's Sung Ji Hyun ends P V Sindhu's run at World Championships. The Economic Times. 14 August 2015. 31 May 2020.
  62. News: Sindhu ends runner-up at Denmark Open Super Series. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 18 October 2015. 31 May 2020.
  63. News: PV Sindhu completes hat-trick of Macau Open titles. www.hindustantimes.com. 29 November 2015. 31 May 2020.
  64. Web site: 24 February 2021. Self-belief has a silver lining as PV Sindhu found out in Rio 2016. 19 August 2022. Olympics. en.
  65. Web site: PV Sindhu starts 2016 with a bang, wins Malaysia Masters. Debarshee Mitra. SportsCafe.in. 24 January 2016. 31 May 2020.
  66. Web site: Intanon's Winning Run Ends – Day 3: Dong Feng Citroen Badminton Asia Championships. Dev Sukumar. bwfbadminton.com. 29 April 2016. 31 May 2020.
  67. News: PV Sindhu, Rio 2016 Olympics: PV Sindhu clinches win in second group clash. indianexpress.com. 14 August 2016. 31 May 2020.
  68. News: PV Sindhu enters badminton quarter-final: As it happened. indianexpress.com. 16 August 2016. 31 May 2020.
  69. Web site: PV Sindhu enters Rio 2016 semis, defeats World No. 2 Wang Yihan. Sukhwant Basra. 17 August 2016. 20 August 2016. Hindustan Times.
  70. Web site: Rio Olympics 2016: How PV Sindhu stunned Nozomi Okuhara with a badminton blitzkrieg. Shirish Nadkarni. www.firstpost.com. 19 August 2016. 20 August 2016.
  71. News: I'll give my heart for gold: PV Sindhu after her Rio 2016 semifinal victory. www.hindustantimes.com. 19 August 2016. 31 May 2020.
  72. Web site: Carolina Marin stamps class as the World No.1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820142258/http://ddinews.gov.in/Sports/Sports%20-%20Top%20Story/Pages/WorldNo1.aspx. 20 August 2016. 31 May 2020.
  73. News: Sindhu lends a silver lining to India's Olympic campaign. Kamesh Srinivasan. The Hindu. 19 August 2016. 20 August 2016.
  74. Web site: Dominant Sindhu wins China Open. www.espn.in. 20 November 2016. 31 May 2020.
  75. Web site: Badminton star Tai Tzu-ying becomes world No. 1 with HK Open victory. taiwantoday.tw. 28 November 2016. 31 May 2020.
  76. Web site: Sindhu Leads 'Last-Minute' Dubai Qualifiers. Gayle Alleyne. bwfbadminton.com. 29 November 2016. 31 May 2020.
  77. Web site: Women's Singles Qualifiers: Dubai World Superseries Finals. bwfbadminton.com. 6 December 2016. 31 May 2020.
  78. Web site: Badminton: PV Sindhu bows out of Dubai Superseries after losing to Sung ji-Hyun in semi-final. amp.scroll.in. 17 December 2016. 31 May 2020.
  79. Web site: Lee, Matsutomo/Takahashi Win Best Player Awards. Dev Sukumar. bwfbadminton.com. 12 December 2016. 31 May 2020.
  80. Web site: Verma, Pusarla Emerge Champions – Syed Modi International Championships: Review. bwfbadminton.com. 30 January 2017. 31 May 2020.
  81. Web site: Axelsen, Pusarla on a Roll – Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2017: Singles Finals. Dev Sukumar. bwfbadminton.com. 2 April 2017. 31 May 2020.
  82. Web site: World Badminton Championships 2017: PV Sindhu thumps Chen Yufei to reach maiden final. www.firstpost.com. 27 August 2017. 31 May 2020.
  83. Web site: Okuhara Prevails in Epic – Singles Finals: Total BWF World Championships 2017. Dev Sukumar. bwfworldchampionships.bwfbadminton.com. 28 August 2017. 31 May 2020.
  84. News: Korea Open Superseries: PV Sindhu Outlasts Nozomi Okuhara To Clinch Title. Dattaraj Thaly. NDTV Sports. 17 September 2017. 31 May 2020.
  85. News: Sindhu takes charge as Deputy Collector . The Hindu. 10 August 2017. 31 May 2020.
  86. Web site: Hong Kong Open SuperSeries Final: How PV Sindhu was dominated by Tai Tzu Ying. Ritayan Basu. www.indiatoday.in. 26 November 2017. 31 May 2020.
  87. Web site: Axelsen, Tai in Batltle for Player Awards. bwfworldchampionships.bwfbadminton.com. 28 August 2017. 31 May 2020.
  88. Web site: Dubai Super Series Finals: PV Sindhu Beats Chen Yufei, To Play Akane Yamaguchi In Final. Joy Tirkey. NDTV Sports. 16 December 2017. 31 May 2020.
  89. News: Yamaguchi Wins Desert Classic – Singles Finals: Dubai World Superseries Finals 2017. bwfbadminton.com. Dev Sukumar. 17 December 2017. 31 May 2020.
  90. Web site: Zhang's Finest Hour – Finals: Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2018. Dev Sukumar. bwfworldtour.bwfbadminton.com. 4 February 2018. 31 May 2020.
  91. News: All England Open: PV Sindhu loses to Akane Yamaguchi in epic semi-final . timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 18 March 2018. 31 May 2020.
  92. Web site: Golden day for India – Day 5: XXI Commonwealth Games. Dev Sukumar. Badminton World Federation. 9 April 2018. 31 May 2020.
  93. Web site: Lee, Nehwal triumphant – Finals: XXI Commonwealth Games. Dev Sukumar. Badminton World Federation. 16 April 2018. 31 May 2020.
  94. Web site: Okuhara ends season jinx – Singles finals: Toyota Thailand Open 2018. Sukumar . Dev. Badminton World Federation. 15 July 2018. 31 May 2020.
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  199. News: . World Champion PV Sindhu meets PM Modi, receives Rs 10 lakh cheque from Kiren Rijiju . . 27 August 2019 . 13 February 2022.
  200. News: . Kerala government felicitates ace shuttler PV Sindhu . . 9 October 2019 . 13 February 2022.
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  208. News: . 7 August 2021 . Raining rewards for Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra! Haryana, Punjab, BCCI announce cash awards for star javelin thrower. . 7 August 2021.
  209. News: . Tokyo Olympics: Coaches of gold winners to get ₹12.5 lakh from IOA, Chanu coach to get ₹10 lakh . . 24 July 2021 . 7 August 2021.
  210. News: . JSW Group announces cash rewards for Tokyo Olympic medallists . . 12 August 2021 . 12 August 2021.

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