Tokyo: Indian shuttler P V Sindhu won the bronze medal in women’s single match in Tokyo Olympics today. She defeated He Bing Jiao of China by 21-13 and 21-15 in the bronze medal match and became the first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals. Sindhu had won silver at Rio 2016.
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— Doordarshan Sports (@ddsportschannel) August 1, 2021
Wrestler Sushil Kumar is the first and only other Indian to win two Olympic medals.
President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and Indians from all corner of the country congratulated PV Sindhu for her achievement.
She is the second female athlete in the present Indian contingent to win a medal in this Olympic games. Earlier weightlifter Charu Mirabai had won a silver for India on the very first day of the present Olympics. There are the only two medals that the Indian contingent has been able to win thus far.
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– global bihari bureau
