P. V. Sindhu

In this Telugu name, the surname is Pusarla.

P. V. Sindhu
Sindhu in August 2016
Personal information
Birth namePusarla Venkata Sindhu
CountryIndia
Born (1995-07-05) 5 July 1995 (age 29)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India [1]
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Weight65 kg (143 lb)[2]
Years active2011–present
HandednessRight
Coach
Women's singles
Career record457 wins, 203 losses
Highest ranking2 (April 2017)[5]
Current ranking19 (22 October 2024)[6]
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  India
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Women's singles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Basel Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Glasgow Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Nanjing Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Guangzhou Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Copenhagen Women's singles
Uber Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2014 New Delhi Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kunshan Women's team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow Women's singles
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Women's team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Gimcheon Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Manila Women's singles
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Dubai Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Selangor Women's team
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Guwahati–Shillong Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Guwahati–Shillong Women's singles
Commonwealth Youth Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Douglas Girls' singles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Gimcheon Girls' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Lucknow Girls' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Lucknow Mixed team
BWF profile

Pusarla Venkata Sindhu, popularly known as PV Sindhu, (born 5 July 1995)[6] is an Indian badminton player.[7] Considered one of India's most successful sportspersons, Sindhu has won medals at various tournaments such as the Olympics and on the BWF circuit, including a gold at the 2019 World Championships. She is the first and only Indian to become the badminton world champion and only the second individual athlete from India to win two consecutive medals at the Olympic Games.[8] She rose to a career-high world ranking of No. 2 in April 2017.[9]

Sindhu broke into the top 20 of the BWF World Rankings in September 2012, at the age of 17.[10] She has won a total of five medals at the BWF World Championships and is only the second woman after China's Zhang Ning ever to win five or more singles medals in the competition. She represented India at the 2016 Rio Olympics, where she became the first Indian badminton player to reach the Olympic final. She won the silver medal after losing out to Spain's Carolina Marín.[11] She made her second consecutive Olympic appearance at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and won a bronze medal, becoming the first-ever Indian woman to win two Olympic medals.[12][13]

Sindhu won her first superseries title at the 2016 China Open and followed it up with four more finals in 2017, winning the titles in South Korea and India. She also won the 2018 BWF World Tour Finals and remains the only Indian player to win a season finale title. She is also the reigning Commonwealth Games champion and has won three consecutive singles medals at the Commonwealth Games, a silver medal at the Asian Games, and two bronze medals at the Uber Cup.

With earnings of US$8.5 million, $5.5 million, $7.2 million, $7.1 million and $7.1 million respectively, Sindhu made the Forbes' list of Highest-Paid Female Athletes in 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023.[14][15][16][17][18] She is a recipient of the sports honours Arjuna Award and Khel Ratna Award, as well as the Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri, India's third-highest and fourth-highest civilian awards.

  1. ^ "PV Sindhu Profile, Stats, Record: PV Sindhu goes after converting bronze medal to gold". The Indian Express. 29 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "P. V. Sindhu Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  3. ^ "'Get her back on the podium': PV Sindhu's new coach Anup Sridhar aims to restore consistency". The Times of India. 24 September 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  4. ^ Naik, Shivani (24 September 2024). "PV Sindhu: Korean ex-World No 1 Lee Hyun-il joins coaching staff as Indian shuttler bids to find her way back to top level". The Indian Express. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  5. ^ "World No 2 on 7th April 2017 -". www. bwflive.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Pusarla V. Sindhu | Profile". BWF. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Pusarla V. Sindhu". BWF. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  8. ^ "PV Sindhu joins select group of repeat medalists with Tokyo 2020 bronze". Olympics. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Who Is PV Sindhu". Business Standard India. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Sindhu breaks into world top 20 ranking". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  11. ^ "PV Sindhu Scripts History, Becomes First Indian Woman To Win Olympic Silver Medal". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  12. ^ "PV Sindhu joins select group of repeat medalists with Tokyo 2020 bronze". Olympic Games. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  13. ^ "PV Sindhu wins bronze medal to create history for India at Tokyo Olympics". Hindustan Times. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  14. ^ Badenhausen, Kurt. "The Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2018". Forbes. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  15. ^ Badenhausen, Kurt. "The Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2019: Serena And Osaka Dominate". Forbes. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  16. ^ Knight, Brett. "The Highest-Paid Female Athletes Score A Record $167 Million". Forbes. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  17. ^ Knight, Brett. "The World's Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2022". Forbes. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  18. ^ Knight, Brett. "The World's Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2023". Forbes. Retrieved 21 December 2023.