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PV Sindhu Wins Bronze, 1st Indian Woman With 2 Individual Olympic Medals

Sindhu defeated Bing Jiao 21-13, 21-15 in the bronze medal match that lasted for 52 minutes. Sindhu had earlier returned with a silver medal at the Rio Olympics 2016

By NH Web Desk

Published: 02 Aug 2021, 2:00 PM IST

PV Sindhu 

Shuttler PV Sindhu on Sunday scripted history after she became the first Indian woman to win two individual Olympic medals. Sindhu defeated China's He Bing Jiao in the bronze medal match of the ongoing Tokyo Olympics here at the Musashino Forest Plaza Court 1.

Sindhu defeated Bing Jiao 21-13, 21-15 in the bronze medal match that lasted for 52 minutes. Sindhu had earlier returned with a silver medal at the Rio Olympics 2016.

The 26-year-old Sindhu is now just the second Indian athlete to win two individual Olympic medals. Wrestler Sushil Kumar also has two medals as he returned with a bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics 2008 and a silver at the London Olympics 2012.

Following her historic victory, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind extend their wishes by congratulating Sindhu.

Rahul Gandhi took to his Twitter handle and wrote: “"Big congratulations to PV Sindhu for winning the second medal for India."

PM Modi wrote: “"We are all elated by the stellar performance by @Pvsindhu1. Congratulations to her on winning the Bronze at @Tokyo2020. She is India’s pride and one of our most outstanding Olympians. #Tokyo2020."

President Ram Nath Kovind said that she has set a new yardstick of consistency.

"P V Sindhu becomes the first Indian woman to win medals in two Olympic games. She has set a new yardstick of consistency, dedication and excellence. My heartiest congratulations to her for bringing glory to India," said Kovind.

Sindhu missed out on a chance to win gold or silver as she lost her semifinal match on Saturday against Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzu-Ying.

Tzu-Ying defeated Sindhu 21-18, 21-12 in the semifinals. On Friday, Sindhu had stormed into the semi-finals of the women’s singles event after defeating Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi in the quarter-finals.