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Telangana, Andhra Pradesh CMs congratulate Sindhu
Chief Minister KCR greeted Sindhu and conveyed his wishes. Jagan Mohan Reddy also congratulated Sindhu on clinching gold. The Telugu badminton star defeated Michelle Li (Canada) in straight sets in the women's finals. Jagan Mohan Reddy also congratulated Kidambi Srikanth on bagging bronze in the men's section.
Sindhu bags maiden Commonwealth Games singles gold with commanding performance
Sindhu played aggressively, controlled the rallies well and did not give her opponent many chances as she won 21-15, 21-13 in the final at the show court in Hall No. 5 at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC). "I was waiting for this gold for a long time, so I am super happy," said Sindhu in her on-court comments after raising her fist to acknowledge the sparse crowd.
CWG 2022: PV Sindhu enters semis with win over Goh Jin Wei
Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, beat Goh Jin Wei 19-21, 21-14, 21-18 at the National Exhibition Centre for her second win over the Malaysian at CWG 2022. She had beaten the Youth Olympic Games champion 22-20, 21-17 in India's mixed team final earlier in the week. Former world champion Sindhu started the match strongly but Goh Jin Wei, seeded sixth, went into the break trailing by just two points.
Everyone should now focus on the individual event, says Sindhu after defeat to Malaysia
Though Sindhu won her women's singles match, Kidambi Srikanth in men's singles and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty in men's doubles and Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand lost their respective matches as India went down 1-3 to Malaysia.
CWG 2022: All eyes on Sindhu and Srikanth as India look to dominate badminton competitions
India, who emerged as the most successful team in Gold Coast with six medals -- the same as England who had a silver medal less, are the defending champion in the Mixed Team competition having won the title four years back in Gold Coast ahead of Malaysia. They have in their ranks stars like former World No 1 and ex-World Champion PV Sindhu, the two-time Olympic medallist, Kidambi Srikanth, silver medallist in the World Championship in December 2021.
CWG 2022: IOA announces PV Sindhu as flagbearer for Team India at the opening ceremony
Sindhu, who medalled at the Rio 2016 Olympics and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, two other highly deserving athletes were considered to be Team India's flagbearer: weightlifter Mirabai Chanu and boxer Lovlina Borgohain, who are both Olympic medallists. A four-member committee, comprising IOA acting president Anil Khanna, IOA secretary general Rajeev Mehta, IOA treasurer Anandeshwar Panday, and Team India Chef de Mission Rajesh Bhandari, shortlisted the three athletes.
Meeting P.V. Sindhu, Neeraj Chopra; making country proud on mind of India women's cricket team ahead of CWG debut
As cricket makes a return to the Commonwealth Games for the first time in 24 years, excitement was evident in the way Powar and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur spoke in the pre-departure virtual press conference. Powar expressed his wish to make the team meet Sindhu and Chopra if they find time at the Games Village to learn what makes the duo high-performing achievers in their own disciplines.
Losing in the quarters and semis was a bit upsetting, says P V Sindhu
Sindhu, a former world champion and seeded third in the tournament, said that losing in the quarterfinals and semifinals in the previous events this season was a bit upsetting for her. "In the last couple of tournaments, there were hard-fought matches, and losing in the quarterfinals and semifinals was a bit upsetting but each match mattered and finally I could get this," Sindhu said, after winning the Singapore Open.
PV Sindhu clinches Singapore Open title after beating Wang Zhi Yi
World No 7 Sindhu took 58 minutes to defeat world No 11 Zhi Yi 21-9, 11-21, 21-15 and win her third title of the year. Two-time Olympic medallist earlier won the Syed Modi International in January and Swiss Open in March, however, were BWF Super 300-level meets. Sindhu, a former world champion and seeded third in the tournament, started the final at the Singapore Indoor Stadium with purpose.
Singapore Open: Sindhu reaches semifinal; Saina, Prannoy crash out
World No 7 Sindhu came from behind to beat world No 19 Han Yue 17-21, 21-11, 21-19 in the quarterfinals, which lasted for one hour and 2 minutes. With the win, she set up a semifinal clash against Japan's Saena Kawakami, who upset Thai shuttler Pornpawee Chochuwong in her final eight clash. The Indian shuttler made a slow start and trailed her Chinese opponent 14-11 before scoring four back-to-back points to take the lead.
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