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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.
List of National Sports award recipients, showing the year, award and gender [1] Year Recipient Award Gender 2000–2001 Pullela Gopichand: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna: Male 2010 Saina Nehwal: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna: Female 2016 P. V. Sindhu: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna: Female 2023 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy: Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna: Male 2023 ...
P. V. Sindhu (born 1995) Sports Telangana Professional badminton player. Considered one of India's most successful sportspersons, she 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, the ...
The Khel Ratna Award (Hindi pronunciation: [kʰeːl rət̪nə]), officially known as the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award (transl. Major Dhyan Chand Sport Jewel Award) or formerly known as the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, is the highest sporting honour of India. [1]
BWF Awards are awards given by the Badminton World Federation to the top badminton players during a given season. ... P. V. Sindhu [14] 2019 Viktor Axelsen: Ratchanok ...
P.V. Sindhu became the first Indian player to win the gold medal at the World Championships and also became the only other woman singles player along with China's Zhang Ning to have won five World Championship medals. [6] Japanese Kento Momota, and the duo Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara retained their titles from the previous edition.
This List of Indian Sportswomen includes Indian female sportspersons who brought laurels for the country at the international stage. Indian professional badminton player P.V.Sindhu. Anjali Bhagwat, Shooting - Conferred with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Arjuna Award. Anju Bobby George, Long Jump; Apurvi Chandela, Air rifle shooting; Anisa ...
P. V. Sindhu, badminton player [44] At the awards ceremony held on 5 March 2023 at the Taj Palace Hotel in New Delhi, Mirabai Chanu was announced as the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year for the second year in a row, with boxer Nitu Ghangas given the accolade of Emerging Sportswoman of the Year.