PV Sindhu's first outing at the international stage since the Paris Olympics ended in heartbreak as the two-time medallist crashed out of the Arctic Open 2024 BWF Super 500 badminton tournament on Tuesday.
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will return home empty-handed this time from the Paris Olympics as she lost to China's He Bing Jiao 19-21, 14-21 in the women's singles Round of 16 clash on Thursday.
Sindhu simply blew away her Estonian Group M opponent Kristin Kuuba 21-5 21-10 in under half an hour for her second straight win in the group to advance to the knockout rounds in the women’s singles.
Sindhu secured the win in just 34 minutes and topped the group with two wins to advance to the round of 16 stage.
Ram Charan and Upasana attend the 2024 Paris Olympics opening, cheer for PV Sindhu, and share highlights on Instagram.
Talking about Mary Kom, the pugilist won bronze at the 2012 London Olympics and has won gold at the boxing World Championships for a record six times.
Rated as one of the most successful amateur boxers of all time, Mary Kom won bronze at the 2012 London Olympics and has won gold at the boxing World Championships for a record six times.
Gopichand also reiterated that there is a dearth of coaches in India and despite their being potential, it is not being tapped into.
24-year old PV Sindhu, who has had an up-and-down run since winning the world title in Basel last year, said she was working on her mental fitness.
PV Sindhu lost 21-16, 16-21, 19-21 in an hour and six minutes. Before this game, Sindhu had a 4-2 head to head ratio against the 14th ranked Japanese.
