Great day for Indian sports: PV Sindhu enters women's badminton final at Rio 2016
The girl wearing a golden dress put up a performance worthy of a gold medal at the Rio Olympics on Thursday (August 18), defeating Japanese opponent Nozumi Okuhara 21-19 and 21-10, and storming into the final of the ladies badminton singles.
Indeed, Indian badminton sensation PV Sindhu was in her elements, seeing off a spirited challenge from Okhuhara. What this does is that it ensures India's second medal at Rio. What's more, PV Sindhu's medal now will be no less than silver or gold.
Earlier she had upset world number two Wang Yihan of China in the badminton women’s singles quarter-finals.
Sindhu will now face world number one Carolina Marin in the final.
In the first game, Sindhu had raced to a lead of 11-6, before Okuhara fought back. But Sindhu held her nerve and took the first game 21-19.
Sindhu, however, raced away with the second game, winning it 21-10.
Sindhu is the second Indian woman athlete to have won a medal at the ongoing Olympics after Sakshi Malik gave India its first medal.
Here's how Sindhu's achievement was celebrated on Twitter:
WATCH: First reaction of #PVSindhu's family after she entered the finals, to play for gold tomorrow #Rio2016https://t.co/hbtP1AxOk9
— ANI (@ANI_news) August 18, 2016
Congratulations #pvsindhu Women are saviour of national honour!
— Yogendra Yadav (@_YogendraYadav) August 18, 2016
#Rio2016 Congrats @Pvsindhu1 Convincg victory..Well deservd..Keep up d momntm..Stop not till the GOLD is reached..Best wishes #PVSindhu #IND
— Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) August 18, 2016
#Congratulations to #PVSindhu for power-packed Performance at #RioOlympics2016Go for Gold ! All the Best !! pic.twitter.com/zpHhcwknlx
— Sharad Pawar (@PawarSpeaks) August 18, 2016
PV Sindhu's performance today has kindled the hopes for a Gold medal to #IND. Congratulations to her on reaching the Olympic final. #Rio2016
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) August 18, 2016
T 2352 - Never ever underestimate power of female gender ! #PVSindhu you have destroyed so many 'naysayers' .. you are the PRIDE of INDIA !
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 18, 2016
P Gopichand is the Dronacharya of Indian sport. #PVSindhu
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) August 18, 2016