PV Sindhu created history by winning bronze medal at Tokyo Olympics. She became the first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals. Sindhu defeated China's He Bing Jiao 21-13,21-15 in 53 minutes to clinch her second medal, her first after the silver medal at the Rio Olympics.
Sidhu’s father was very happy with her daughter’s big win and thanked coach Park Tae-Sung.
"I think she's coming on Aug 3. I'm planning to go to Delhi. We have to get as many medals as we can for country at Olympics. PM encouraged her & told Sindhu that we'll eat ice-cream together after returning from Tokyo. Now, she'll eat ice-cream with PM," said PV Ramana, Sindhu's father.
"We are very happy. She won two medals, a silver at Rio Olympics and a bronze in Tokyo. We will definitely celebrate. She was a little upset yesterday. We simply asked her to relax and play well," said her mother P Vijaya.
Sindhu stated after her win, "I'm on cloud nine. Worked hard for so many years. I think I've done really well. 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?"
"My family worked hard for me & put in a lot of effort so I'm very thankful. Indian fans showed me their love and support and I'm very thankful to each and everyone of them. There were really long rallies but I had to be patient and calm. Even though I was leading, I didn't relax," she added.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the ace shuttler on her win tweeting, "She is India’s pride and one of our most outstanding Olympians."
"PV Sindhu becomes the first Indian woman to win medals in two Olympic games. She has set a new yardstick of consistency, dedication and excellence. My heartiest congratulations to her for bringing glory to India," tweeted President Ram Nath Kovind congratulating the shuttler.