My ultimate aim is to win gold at Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu

CHANGZHOU, Sept. 19, 2019 (Xinhua) -- India's Pusarla V Sindhu returns a shuttlecock to Thailand's Pornpawee Chochuwong during the women's singles second round match at China Open 2019 badminton tournament in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 19, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Bo/IANS)


Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu, who was recently crowned World Champions, stated on Wednesday that her focus remains on clinching the Gold medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games scheduled in 2020.

Notably, the Hyderabadi star had missed out on the gold medal as she lost to Spain’s Carolina Marin in the finals of the 2016 Olympics and had to settle for silver.

The 24-year-old badminton player stated that she is indeed ready to improve her performances at the Olympics and will aim for nothing but gold.

“Right now, my focus is on the 2020 Olympic Games and my main aim is to work hard and give my best in Tokyo,” Sindhu told reporters at an event where she was facilitated

“My ultimate aim is to get gold. I know it’s not going to be easy and I need to work hard,” she added.

In August, Sindhu went on to become the first Indian to get a gold medal at the World Championships after cruising to a comfortable win over Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara in the finals.

Sindhu will next be seen at the French Open World Tour Super 750 tournament which begins in Paris on 22 October.