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Rio Olympics 2016: PV Sindhu vs Carolina Marin Final Today at Rio
PV sindhu rio olympics 2016
PV Sindhu's semi-final clash against Nozomi Okuhara
PV Sindhu celebrate with her coach Gopichand after defeating Japan's Nozomi Okuhara
PV Sindhu created history as she stormed into the final of the women's singles badminton tournament by crushing Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in straight games
Supporters of India holding tricolor during a women's singles semifinal match at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Supporters of India holding tricolor during a women's singles semifinal match at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
apan's Nozomi Okuhara plays against India's PV Sindhu
apan's Nozomi Okuhara plays against India's PV Sindhu
India's PV Sindhu celebrate after defeating Japan's Nozomi Okuhara
She will now face Carolina Marin
India's Sindhu Pusarla celebrate after defeating Japan's Nozomi Okuhara during a women's singles semifinal
"My target is gold and I promise to play my heart out against Carolina Marin." PV Sindhu
India's Sindhu Pusarla celebrate after defeating Japan's Nozomi Okuhara
India's Sindhu Pusarla celebrate after defeating Japan's Nozomi Okuhara
India's Sindhu Pusarla plays against Japan's Nozomi Okuhara during a women's singles
Sindhu wins 11 straight points to enter final of the Rio Olympics 2016. She wins 21-19, 21-10 in just 49 minutes
India's Sindhu Pusarla plays against Nozomi Okuhara during rio 2016
A perfect net shot after a long rally gives Sindhu a 12-8 lead. She is making the Japanese work hard
PV sindhu smashes a shoot during Rio semi final
Sindhu notched up a sensational 21-19, 21-10 victory over the All England Champion from Japan in a pulsating semi-final that lasted 49 minutes to assure India of atleast a silver medal at Rio Olympics
PV sindhu against Japans
PV Sindhu takes on Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara in the women’s singles semi-finals with a win
PV Sindhu and Nozomi Okuhara
After overcoming the stiff challenge of Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzu Ying and China’s Wang Yihan in the previous rounds
PV sindhu at Rio 2016
PV Sindhu (Age 21, World Rank 10) against Nozomi Okuhara (Age 21, World Rank 6)
PV sindhu at Rio Olympic
PV Sindhu at 179cm and Nozomi Okuhara at 155cm
PV sindhu at Summer Olympics 2016
Matches between the two have always been hard-fought affairs with each one going to three games. Okuhara has won the last three encounters between the two. Sindhu’s only win came as a junior in the 2012 Asian Championships
PV Sindhu celebrate after defeating Japan's Nozomi Okuhara
Nozomi Okuhara has the typically Japanese high intensity retrieving game. However she also has the ability to dictate the action with clever early changes of pace.
PV sindhu celebrates his victory
PV sindhu celebrates his victory
PV Sindhu during Semifinal
PV Sindhu has lost on the last three occasions she has played Okuhara
PV sindhu plays a shoot
The Japanese’ relentless intensity has proved tough to negotiate. However in her match against Yihan, Sindhu showed remarkable fitness that should make Okuhara less of a challenge.
PV Sindhu plays during Rio
Sindhu’s height is also a massive advantage for her.