P.V. Sindhu

P.V. Sindhu
Birth Name	Pusarla Venkata Sindhu
Born	July 5, 1995
Origin	Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Nationality	Indian
Sport	Badminton
Position	Singles Player
Team	India National Team
Years Active	2009–present
Achievements	Olympic Silver (2016), Olympic Bronze (2020), World Champion (2019)
Medals	2 Olympic medals, 5 World Championship medals
Website	Official Website

Pusarla Venkata Sindhu (born July 5, 1995), commonly known as P.V. Sindhu, is an Indian professional badminton player. She is the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver medal and a two-time Olympic medalist.

Early Life

Born in Hyderabad to P.V. Ramana and P. Vijaya, both former national-level volleyball players, Sindhu started playing badminton at the age of eight. She trained under Pullela Gopichand at the Gopichand Badminton Academy.

Career

International Breakthrough

Sindhu won her first Grand Prix Gold title at the 2013 Macau Open. She rose to prominence after her bronze medal at the 2013 World Championships.

Olympic Glory

• Rio 2016 - Won Silver Medal, becoming the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver
• Tokyo 2020 - Won Bronze Medal, becoming the first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals

World Championship

In 2019, Sindhu became the World Champion at the BWF World Championships in Basel, Switzerland, defeating Nozomi Okuhara in the final.

Achievements

Event	Medal	Year
Olympic Games (Rio)	Silver	2016
Olympic Games (Tokyo)	Bronze	2020
BWF World Championships	Gold	2019
BWF World Championships	Silver	2017, 2018
Commonwealth Games	Gold	2022
Asian Games	Bronze	2014, 2018

Awards and Recognition

• Padma Bhushan (2020)
• Padma Shri (2015)
• Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (2016)
• Arjuna Award (2013)
• Fourth highest-paid female athlete in the world (2018, Forbes)

Personal Life

Sindhu is known for her discipline and dedication to the sport. She continues to train at the Pullela Gopichand Academy in Hyderabad.