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P. V. Sindhu

India · 2009–present

First Indian woman to win a badminton world title.

2
Olympic medals: 1
World titles: 5
World medals: 2
Commonwealth golds

Career

Sindhu's height gives her steep attacking angles unusual in the women's game, and she has converted them into medals at successive Olympics — silver in Rio, bronze in Tokyo. Her 2019 world title was won in a final that lasted under forty minutes.

Honours

World Champion, 2019 — the first Indian to win the title
Olympic silver in 2016 and bronze in 2020
Five World Championship medals
BWF World Tour Finals champion, 2018

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