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Who is PV Sindhu

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About PV Sindhu

Who is PV Sindhu

Pusarla Venkata Sindhu, known as PV Sindhu, is an Indian professional badminton player and the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver medal.
 
Born on July 5, 1995, in Hyderabad, Sindhu is also one of the two Indian badminton players to ever win an Olympic medal, the other being Saina Nehwal.
 
The ace shuttler came to international attention when she broke into the top 20 of the BWF World Ranking in September 2012 at the age of 17, and has featured in the top 10 of the world rankings, for most parts of her career.
 
Sindhu was born to P V Ramana
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Sindhu falls to unseeded opponent; Prannoy, Sen advance at HK Open

India's two-time Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu bowed out, while HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen earned hard-fought wins to advance in the Hong Kong Open Super 500 tournament here on Wednesday.

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Updated On : 10 Sep 2025 | 4:37 PM IST

World C'ships: Sindhu stuns world No. 2, Satwik-Chirag break chinese jinx

Badminton World Championships roundup: Sindhu stuns World No. 2 Wang Zhi Yi to storm into the quarters. Chirag-Shetty break their Chinese jinx, while Dhruv-Tanisha script a huge upset.

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Updated On : 29 Aug 2025 | 7:16 AM IST

China Open: Unnati stuns Sindhu; Satwik-Chirag move ahead, Prannoy out

Facing her decorated compatriot for only the second time, 17-year-old Hooda held her nerve in crunch moments to register a sensational 21-16, 19-21, 21-13 victory in 73 minutes

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Updated On : 24 Jul 2025 | 10:41 PM IST

Sindhu bows out of Japan Open; Satwik-Chirag, Lakshya move to second round

The 30-year-old Sindhu, who is a former world champion, went down 15-21, 14-21 to Korea's Sim Yu Jin in the Super 750 tournament, marking her fifth first-round exit this year.

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Updated On : 16 Jul 2025 | 11:46 AM IST

All England Badminton: Sindhu suffers shocking exit after losing to Kim

There was however good news for India in the women's doubles where the Commonwealth Games bronze medal winning duo of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand defeated Shuo Yun Sung and Chien Hui Yu

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Updated On : 13 Mar 2025 | 9:23 AM IST

No successor in sight for Sindhu, India's badminton future in trouble

PV Sindhu has been India's top women's singles player for nearly a decade, but the gap between her and the next generation remains vast

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Updated On : 22 Feb 2025 | 1:21 PM IST

PUMA India teams up with PV Sindhu to strengthen badminton presence

Through this partnership, PUMA aims to inspire the next generation, particularly among India's youth, with badminton's popularity soaring.

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Updated On : 13 Jan 2025 | 3:52 PM IST

Who is PV Sindhu's fiance, Venkata Datta Sai who once managed an IPL team?

India's star badminton player PV Sindhu is set to tie the knot with Hyderabad-based Venkata Datta Sai this month. Sai once managed an IPL team and is an executive director with Posidex Technologies

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Updated On : 03 Dec 2024 | 5:43 PM IST

Top seeds Sindhu, Lakshya advance to semis at Syed Modi Tournament

Sindhu will face fellow Indian Unnati Hooda in the semifinals, while Lakshya is set to meet Japan's Shogo Ogawa.

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Updated On : 29 Nov 2024 | 8:25 PM IST

South Korean great Lee Hyun Il roped in as PV Sindhu's consulting coach

The move came after the recent appointment of Anup Sridhar as Sindhu's interim coach. The duo will be in Sindhu's coaching team till December 2024. A decision on a permanent coaching team is expected.

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Updated On : 25 Sep 2024 | 8:54 AM IST

My biggest goal is to get PV Sindhu back on the podium: Coach Sridhar

Sindhu, who returned from the French capital without a medal for the first time in three Olympics, has been training under Sridhar, a Beijing Olympian, for the past three weeks

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Updated On : 24 Sep 2024 | 4:45 PM IST

Paris Olympics 2024: India schedule on July 31, live time (IST), streaming

India at Olympics: Lakshya Sen to PV Sindhu - check India's schedule, live match timings on Day 5 of the Olympics 2024

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Updated On : 31 Jul 2024 | 8:59 AM IST

Paris Olympics 2024 highlights, Day 2: HS Prannoy wins opener; Manu Bhaker wins Bronze

Olympics 2024 highlights: HS Prannoy has won his group K opener vs GER. Rafael Nadal's his 1st round match. Manu wins bronze in shooting. Check Paris 2024 highlights here

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Updated On : 28 Jul 2024 | 11:02 PM IST

Paris Olympics 2024: India schedule on July 28, live time (IST), streaming

From PV Sindhu in Badminton to Nikhat Zareen in boxing and Manu Bhaker in shooting: Check India's schedule, live match timings on Day 2 of Olympics 2024

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Updated On : 28 Jul 2024 | 1:41 PM IST

Nikhat to Satwik-Chirag: Top 10 Medal hopefuls for India in Olympics 2024

Though India's contingent is not the biggest ever at the Paris Olympics 2024, there are chances that the country's medal haul at the world's biggest sporting event might swell to 10 this time around.

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Updated On : 22 Jul 2024 | 12:56 PM IST

I am 'going all-out' in my quest to secure gold in Paris: PV Sindhu

Ranked among the world's top players, Sindhu draws from her past experiences to fuel her quest for gold

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Updated On : 19 Jul 2024 | 10:05 AM IST

Paris Olympics 2024: Sindhu to be flag bearer, Narang to be Chef de Mission

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President PT Usha said the 41-year-old Narang's elevation from deputy CDM's position was an automatic choice in the wake of Mary Kom's resignation

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Updated On : 09 Jul 2024 | 5:05 PM IST

Olympian PV Sindhu joins wellness brand Hoop as investor, brand ambassador

Founded in 2022, Hoop brands itself as India's first wellness brand for an active lifestyle, which focuses on a range of wellness products to deal with effective pain, sleep, stress, and workout

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Updated On : 03 Jul 2024 | 4:38 PM IST

Treesa-Gayatri upset World No. 2 Baek-Lee; Sindhu goes down to Marin

Commonwealth Games bronze medallist duo of Treesa and Gayatri kept the Indian flag flying by eliminating Baek and Lee 21-9 14-21 21-15 in close to one-hour battle.

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Updated On : 31 May 2024 | 8:37 AM IST

Sindhu, Prannoy exit, Indian challenge ends in Badminton Asia Championships

Sindhu, who is desperately seeking to rediscover her form ahead of the Paris Olympics, fought valiantly for an hour and nine minutes but was outperformed by sixth seed Han Yue of China

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Updated On : 11 Apr 2024 | 8:47 PM IST