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Pusarla Venkata Sindhu (born 5 July 1995) is an Indian professional badminton player. Over the course of her career, Pusarla has won medals at multiple tournaments including Olympics and on the BWF circuit including a gold at the 2019 World Championships. She is the first Indian to become the Badminton World Champion and the first Indian woman to earn an Olympic silver medal. She rose to a career high World ranking of no. 2 in April 2017.[6]
P. V. Sindhu
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Pusarla in 2016
Personal information
Birth name
Pusarla Venkata Sindhu
Country
India
Born
5 July 1995 (age 25)[1]
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India[2]
Height
1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Weight
65 kg (143 lb)[3]
Years active
2011–present
Handedness
Right
Coach
Pullela Gopichand
Women's singles
Career record
341 wins, 147 losses
Career title(s)
15
Highest ranking
2 (7 April 2017[4])
Current ranking
7 (2 March 2021[5])
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing India
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Women's singles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Basel Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Glasgow Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Nanjing Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Copenhagen Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Guangzhou Women's singles
Uber Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2014 New Delhi Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kunshan Women's team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Women's team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow Women's singles
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Gimcheon Women's singles
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Guwahati–Shillong Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Guwahati–Shillong Women's singles
Commonwealth Youth Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Douglas Girls' singles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Gimcheon Girls' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Lucknow Girls' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Lucknow Mixed team
BWF profile
Pusarla broke into the top 20 of the BWF World Ranking in September 2012 at the age of 17.[7] Beginning in 2013, Pusarla won a medal at every world championships, with the exception of 2015. She is just the second woman after Zhang Ning to win five or more medals at the world championships. Pusarla represented India at the 2016 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Indian badminton player to reach a final. She won the silver medal after losing out to Spain's Carolina Marin.[8]
Pusarla won her first superseries title at the 2016 China Open and followed it up with four more finals in 2017, winning the titles in South Korea and India. In addition to that, she has won a silver medal each at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and 2018 Asian Games, and two bronze medals at the Uber Cup.
With earnings of US$8.5 million and $5.5 million respectively, Pusarla made the Forbes' list of Highest-Paid Female Athletes in 2018 and 2019.[9][10] She is the recipient of the sports honour Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, and India's fourth highest civilian award, the Padma Shri. She was also honoured with Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award in India, in January 2020.[11][12][13]