PV Sindhu: Unknown Facts About India's Flawless Shuttler

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Pusarla Venkata Sindhu popularly known as PV Sindhu (born 5 July 1995) is an Indian professional badminton player. Considered one of India's most successful sportspersons, Sindhu has won medals at various tournaments such as the Olympics and on the BWF circuit, including a gold at the 2019 World Championships.

She is the first and only Indian to become the badminton world champion and only the second individual athlete from India to win two consecutive medals at the Olympic Games. She rose to a career-high world ranking of no. 2 in April 2017.

PV Sindhu's facts begin with making India proud at Rio Olympics by winning a silver medal and becoming the No.2 female Badminton in WBF rankings, in just over seven years. PV Sindhu has scaled new heights and has even been regarded as one of the best players to have ever played the sport.

Few Unknown Facts About India's Flawless Shuttler - PV Sindhu

Do you really think that you know who PV Sindhu is and about her journey of becoming the most talked about personality in India?

These few facts about PV Sindhu will make you believe that nothing is impossible in this world if you have the needed determination.

1. PV Sindhu was born on 5th July 1995, to P. V. Ramana and P. Vijaya. Both her parents are former professional Volleyball players and her Ramana was also conferred with the Arjuna Award for his achievements in Volleyball.

2. Pusarla Venkata Sindhu (PV Sindhu) started playing badminton at the age of 8.

3. She is extremely hard working and despite living 65 km away from her training center, PV Sindhu never skipped a single training session which usually started at 4 am daily.

4. PV Sindhu is a big fan of Pullela Gopichand, who is a former Indian badminton sensation and she drew inspiration from Gopichand’s success in the All England Open Badminton Championship in 2001, where he won the tournament after defeating Chen Hong by 15-12, 15-6.

5. In just 6 years of her career, P.V Sindhu was ranked the No.10 in the world.

6. Awards won by PV Sindhu

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna which is the highest sporting honor of India in 2016.

Padma Shri which is the fourth highest civilian award of India, on 30 March 2015.

Arjuna Award in 2013 when she was just 18 years old.

7. PV Sindhu’s Major Achievements

In August 2013, PV Sindhu became the first Indian women’s singles badminton player to win a medal at the World Championship. She repeated her performance by bagging the bronze medal the next year, as well.

In 2014, she reached the Commonwealth Games semi-finals in the women’s single category.

In 2015, PV Sindhu entered the final of a Super Series event called the Denmark Open.

In August 2016, PV Sindhu became the first Indian woman to enter an Olympic final after defeating Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in Rio Olympics the semi-finals.

In 2016, she claimed the Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold women’s singles title.

In August 2017, PV Sindhu became the first ever Indian female shuttler to enter the WBF final but lost to Nozomi Okuhara and had to settle for silver.

8. She once went without her phone for three months

In 2016, PV Sindhu became the first Indian badminton player to win an Olympics silver medal. To help her focus on training for the Olympics, her coach Pullela Gopichand took her phone away from her for a whole three months.

9. Sachin Tendulkar gifted her a car after 2016 Rio Olympics

Winning silver in the Olympics was, of course, a very special moment for Sindhu. It was made even more special when 'Master Blaster' Sachin Tendulkar honoured her win with a gift. Sachin Tendulkar presented PV Sindhu with a BMW car for her Rio feat.

10. She likes swimming and meditation

When she is not training, PV Sindhu likes to recharge by swimming, yoga and meditation. "I meditate to stay calm and focused."

11. Her toughest competitor

PV Sindhu's biggest competition is not one of the badminton greats - it's someone much closer to her. Shortly before the Olympics, PV Sindhu took to Instagram to share a video which shows her going up against her "toughest competition" - her pint-sized nephew Aaryan. "He also happens to be my biggest supporter," she clarified.

Conclusion

PV Sindhu has achieved a lot in a very short span with her impeccable skills accompanied with a lot of hard work and determination.