P. V. Sindhu | Career, Age, Biography, Family, Struggle

Zeenat Sayyed

Date : 17-01-2023

P. V. Sindhu Biography

Pusarla Venkata Sindhu is P.V. Sindhu Full Name. P.V. Sindhu is an Indian badminton player. Sindhu, who is regarded as one of India's most accomplished athletes, has won medals at numerous competitions, including the Olympics and the BWF circuit, as well as a gold at the 2019 World Championships. She is only the second individual athlete from India to win two straight medals at the Olympic Games and the first and only Indian to win the title of badminton world champion. In April 2017, she attained a career-high global ranking of no. 2.

When P. v. Sindhu age was 17, Sindhu entered the top 20 of the BWF World Rankings in September 2012. She is only the second woman, after Zhang Ning of China, to ever win five or more singles medals at the BWF World Championships with her total of five victories. She represented India at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, where she made Olympic history as the first badminton player from her country to do so. At the 2020 Summer Olympics (Tokyo), she competed for the second time in a row and finished in second place, losing to Spain's Carolina Marin. She won the silver medal and created history by becoming the first Indian woman to ever win two Olympic medals.

In 2016, at the China Open, Sindhu won her first superseries championship. In 2017, she won titles in South Korea and India after reaching four more finals. Additionally, she has won two bronze medals at the Uber Cup and three straight singles medals at the Commonwealth Games. She is the current champion of the Commonwealth Games. Sindhu made the Forbes list of Highest-Paid Female Athletes in 2018 and 2019, with $5.5 million and $7.2 million, respectively, reflecting her earnings. She has received the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honor, as well as the sports awards Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award. She also received the Padma Bhushan award.