Sindhu becomes first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals

HT | Tokyo

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

PV Sindhu created history yesterday by winning the bronze medal match against China’s He Bing Jiao at the Tokyo Olympics. She won the crucial encounter 21-13, 21-15 to become the first Indian woman ever to win two individual Olympic medals. She had lost the final of the women’s singles event at the 2016 Rio Olympics to settle for a silver medal.

Sindhu needed to start strong in the match to get her self-confidence up, which must have been rattled by the one-sided semi-final loss on Saturday to Tai Tzu-Ying. The Indian ace was off the blocks immediately with a clutch of winners and took a 4-0 lead in the first game, thanks to her attacking display.

An unforced error from Sindhu gave the Chinese her first point and she made it 2-4 with a well-played point at the net. An unforced error put Sindhu 5-2 ahead, but Bing Jiao played a great cross-court shot to end a long rally and then won a couple of points on the bounce to tie the first game at 5-5.