Tokyo 2020: PM Narendra Modi, Sachin Tendulkar, Akshay Kumar, Among Others Congratulate PV Sindhu On Becoming 1st Indian Woman To Win Two Olympic Medals
Mumbai, August 1, 2021: It was a memorable evening for India's ace badminton player, Pusarla Venkata Sindhu at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. She has become the first Indian woman and second overall to win two individual medals at the Olympics after defeating China's He Bingjiao 21-13, 21-15 in the bronze medal match on Sunday. ## Sindhu had won a silver medal in the Rio Olympics 2016 after losing in the final to Carolina Marin. Sindhu had earlier lost to world no. 1 Tai Tzu Ying in the semi-final match on Saturday. However, in the bronze medal match, she outshined her Chinese counterpart and becomes only the second Indian after Sushil Kumar to win two individual Olympic medals. ## "It makes me feel really happy because I've worked hard for so many years. I had a lot of emotions going through me - should I be happy that I won bronze or sad that I lost the opportunity to play in the final?" the 26-year-old said after the match.## "But overall, I had to close off my emotions for this one match and give it my best, my all, and think about the emotions. I'm really happy and I think I've done really well. It's a proud moment getting a medal for my country", she added. ## On this historical success of Sindhu, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi along with cine and sports stars took to social media and congratulate her - ## We are all elated by the stellar performance by @Pvsindhu1. Congratulations to her on winning the Bronze at @Tokyo2020. She is India’s pride and one of our most outstanding Olympians. #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/O8Ay3JWT7q— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 1, 2021 ## #TeamIndia | #Tokyo2020 | #Badminton Women's Singles Bronze Medal MatchYou did it @Pvsindhu1👏🙌🥉Back to back Olympic medals for PV Sindhu! Defeats Bing Jiao to be the 2nd Indian athlete to win 2 individual #Olympics medals. #RukengeNahi #EkIndiaTeamIndia #Cheer4India pic.twitter.com/YfXDvPTpzg— Team India (@WeAreTeamIndia) August 1, 2021 ## You did it again, #PVSindhu ! What focus and determination. Congratulations on bringing home the bronze! #Tokyo2020 #Cheer4India pic.twitter.com/2xSQSq1Kdd— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) August 1, 2021 ## 2016 🥈 & 2020 🥉 🏸 What an achievement to win 2️⃣ Olympic medals for 🇮🇳, @Pvsindhu1!You have made the whole nation very very proud.#Badminton #Olympics #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/9qsaqwcQsh— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) August 1, 2021 ## Kudos to @Pvsindhu1 for bagging the bronze at 2020 Tokyo Olympics, becoming the first Indian Woman to secure two individual Olympic medals! 🇮🇳#Cheer4India #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/VzvUZYzRtb— Mohanlal (@Mohanlal) August 1, 2021 ## Yet another historic win.. by one of India's best!! Congratulations on winning the bronze @Pvsindhu1! Immensely happy and proud!! 👏👏👏 #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/QtxlRvndEo— Mahesh Babu (@urstrulyMahesh) August 1, 2021 ## Congratulations to @Pvsindhu1 for creating history by becoming the first Indian woman to win two individual Olympic Medals 👏🏻You have made India proud , Once Again#PVSindhu #Tokyo2020 #Olympics pic.twitter.com/5CA1COP5YX— Mammootty (@mammukka) August 1, 2021 ## Congratulations on winning the bronze medal🥉 @Pvsindhu1👏👏Well done, we are proud of you. #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/st9YTs1wz2— K L Rahul (@klrahul11) August 1, 2021 ## What a great day for Indian sport! Hearty congrats to #PVSindhu for winning us our 2nd medal @ the Olympics! Also, the Indian Men's Hockey team has defeated Britain & stormed into the semi-finals! ! Super proud of all you guys! #IndiaAtTokyo2020 #IndiaAtOlympics pic.twitter.com/AHwDsaFmJt— aishwarya rajesh (@aishu_dil) August 1, 2021 ## What a trailblazer! #PVSindhu 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/H2dNwOR5tS— Prithviraj Sukumaran (@PrithviOfficial) August 1, 2021 ## Congrats @Pvsindhu1 !!! Always making India proud ! #Tokyo2020👏🏻👏🏻🤗🤗 pic.twitter.com/qq7VNgqp3v— dulquer salmaan (@dulQuer) August 1, 2021 ## Congratulations @PvSindhu1! What a phenomenal win! Enjoyed watching every bit of it - you played your heart out 💪🏻 our two time medal winner and the reason behind a billion proud smiles 🇮🇳 🏸 #Tokyo2020 @WeAreTeamIndia #Cheer4India pic.twitter.com/ItT1jzBkKH— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) August 1, 2021 ## Stay tuned...