Indian shuttler PV Sindhu created history on August 1, 2021 by becoming the first Indian woman to win two consecutive individual Olympic medals.
- Sindhu defeated He Bingjiao of China in Straight-games in Women’s Singles category to clinch the bronze medal at Tokyo Olympics.
- She had won silver at Rio Olympics in 2016 after losing to Spain’s Carolina Marin in the final.
- Besides Sindhu, wrestler Sushil Kumar is the only other Indian athlete to win two individual medals at the Olympic Games.
- Sindhu dominated Bing Jiao 21-13, 21-15 in the bronze medal match as she shook off the disappointment of losing the semi-final to Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei.
- Shuttler Chen Yufei of China bagged the gold medal after defeating Tai Tzu-ying 21-18, 19-21, 21-18 in the Women’s Singles final today. Tai Tzu Ying settled for silver medal.
