"Fans Support In Birmingham Motivated Me": PV Sindhu To NDTV On Winning Gold At CWG

12.08.2022 - 08:51 sports.ndtv.com

Star shuttler PV Sindhu had brought a gold medal for the country at the Commonwealth Games after winning the singles event earlier this week.

In the summit clash, she had defeated Canada's Michelle Li 21-15, 21-13 to bring the yellow metal home. A former world champion and two-time Olympic medallist, Sindhu had won a silver medal at the last Commonwealth Games in singles and also won the silver medal at the Asian Games in 2018.

On Friday, Sindhu spoke to NDTV about her win at the Commonwealth Games, and she also spoke about her future goals. "There is a bit of a jetlag right now (laughs).

Definitely, it was a much-waited win. I am very happy, I had missed out on the gold medal Earlier. I am really happy about it.

badminton PV Sindhu on Canada Tokyo Birmingham

Star shuttler PV Sindhu had brought a gold medal for the country at the Commonwealth Games after winning the singles event earlier this week. In the summit clash, she had defeated Canada's Michelle Li 21-15, 21-13 to bring the yellow metal home. A former world champion and two-time Olympic medallist, Sindhu had won a silver medal at the last Commonwealth Games in singles and also won the silver medal at the Asian Games in 2018. On Friday, Sindhu spoke to NDTV about her win at the Commonwealth Games, and she also spoke about her future goals.

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