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Pusarla Venkata Sindhu was born on 5 July 1995, in Hyderabad, India, into the Telugu-speaking family of P. V. Ramana and P. Vijaya. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] Both her parents hail from Andhra Pradesh . [ 20 ] [ 21 ] 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.
The women's singles badminton event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games took place between July 29 and August 3 at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow. [1] The defending Commonwealth Games Games champion was Saina Nehwal of India, but did not compete in this year's games, after withdrawing due to injury.
The badminton women's singles tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place from 11 to 20 August at Riocentro - Pavilion 4. The seeding was decided on 21 July 2016. [1] The event was won by then two-time reigning world champion Carolina Marín of Spain who defeated P. V. Sindhu of India in the final.
P. V. Sindhu, badminton world champion [12] On 8 March 2020, to coincide with International Women’s Day, the BBC announced P. V. Sindhu as Indian Sportswoman of the Year 2019 at a ceremony held in Delhi. [13] Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (India) Kiren Rijiju was present as the guest of honour at the event.
The women's singles tournament of the 2021 BWF World Championships took place from 12 to 19 December 2021 at the Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín at Huelva. [1] P. V. Sindhu was the defending champion, but she lost to Tai Tzu-Ying in the quarterfinals. This also guaranteed Tai Tzu-Ying's first medal of world championships.
Women's flyweight: 8 August 2012 Silver P. V. Sindhu: 2016 Rio de Janeiro: Badminton: Women's singles: 19 August 2016 Bronze: Sakshi Malik: 2016 Rio de Janeiro: Wrestling: Women's freestyle 58 kg: 17 August 2016 Silver Saikhom Mirabai Chanu: 2020 Tokyo: Weightlifting: Women's 49 kg: 24 July 2021 Bronze P. V. Sindhu: 2020 Tokyo: Badminton: Women ...
The women's singles tournament of the 2018 BWF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) ... P. V. Sindhu: 21: 21: Section 4. First round Second round
The women's singles tournament of the 2017 BWF World Championships ... P. V. Sindhu: 21: 21: 5 Sun Y: 14 9 5 Sun Y: 21: 21: L A Mainaky: 21: 21: L A Mainaky: 13 9 K ...