Pusarla Venkata Sindhu is the most outstanding Indian female badminton player. She is a gold medalist in such sports events as the BMF circuit, Olympic games, and World Championships in 2019. Undoubtedly, Sindhu is the best and most unique Indian Badminton player who has become the world champion.
Her name appears among those who demonstrated amazing results by winning three tournaments in 2022- Syed Modi International, Singapore Open Badminton 2022, and Swiss Open Badminton 2022. Let's get to know Sindhu closer and find out some curious information about her.
Who is Pusarla Venkata Sindhu?
Pusarla Venkata Sindhu was born on 5 July 1995 in Hyderabad in India in a family of national-level volleyball players. Her father, PV Ramana, was famous for winning a bronze medal at the 1986 Games in Asia. However, she didn't follow in her parents' footsteps and started playing badminton at the age of eight. Sindhu entered Gopichand 's Badminton Academy and won several titles for the first time in her life.
At the age of 10, she managed to win the fifth Servo All India ranking championship. Then she became the winner of the singles title at the Sub-juniors in Pondicherry. Next, at the age of 14 Sindhu got a gold medal for the match at the 51st National State Games in India.
Her next professional career step was to go to South Korea to train with the coach Park Tae - sang. In 2016 she made the dream of many Indians come true by becoming the first Indian among the women to ever win an Olympic medal.
The best badminton player in India gained three consecutive silver medals in official badminton tournaments and managed to match the record of Lee Chong Wei. In 2019 Sindhu´s personal dream finally came true and the glittering golden medal was finally hers at the BWF World Championship fixtures in 2019.
As a remarkable badminton star, Sindhu is a holder of a number of national and international awards. Also, she is the only Indian on the list of 15 highest-paid female athletes in 2021. The stats table below gives an overall overview of Sindhu´s career.
| Singles statistics |
| Played | Wins | Losses | Balance | |
| Total | 570 | 402 | 168 | +234 |
| 2022 | 49 | 37 | 12 | +25 |
| Doubles statistics |
| Played | Wins | Losses | Balance | |
| Total | 24 | 14 | 10 | +4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PV Sindhu features in the schedule of finals and semifinals at Commonwealth Games 2022 and the whole world is waiting for the results with a sinking heart.
Which state does PV Sindhu belong to?
This is the most controversial and frequently asked question. When she became an Olympic medalist, almost all Indian states claimed that she belonged to them. An interesting rivalry has started between the two Telugu states that have announced that PV Sindhu is the hero. As mentioned above, Sindhu was born in Hyderabad, so the freshly-carved Telangana state calls Sindhu their “bidda” (kid).
Narendra Modi Congratulated the Champion
Narendra Modi, current Prime Minister of India since 2014, congratulated PV Sindhu on gaining her Singapore Open title, which she won for the first time ever. Modi commented that the badminton champion demonstrated her extraordinary talent and skills and succeeded one more time.
He also added that she is a proud example for her country and a great motivation for future players. In fact, it was a brilliant performance by Sindhu that brought her Singapore Open Badminton 2022 title with the score of 21-9,11-21, 21-15 against Wang Zhi.