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Pusarla Venkata Sindhu

Pusarla Venkata Sindhu

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Pusarla Venkata Sindhu is an Indian badminton player. Considered as one of India's most successful athletes, Sindhu has won medals at tournaments such as the Olympic Games, the World Championships, and on the World Tour.

BORN

5 July 1995

HONOUR

world champion

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Key facts

Born
5 July 1995, Hyderabad
State of birth
Hyderabad, Telangana
Sector
Badminton
Profession
Indian badminton player
Gender
Female

Biography

Pusarla Venkata Sindhu is an Indian badminton player. Considered as one of India's most successful athletes, Sindhu has won medals at tournaments such as the Olympic Games, the World Championships, and on the World Tour. She is the first and only Indian to become the badminton world champion and only the second individual from India to win two consecutive medals at the Olympic Games. She rose to a career-high world ranking of No. 2 in April 2017.

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Timeline

  1. 1995Born in Hyderabad
  2. 2013Awarded the Arjuna Award
  3. 2013Awarded the CNN-News18 Indian of the Year
  4. 2015Awarded the Padma Shri in sports
  5. 2016Awarded the Olympic silver medal
  6. 2016Awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in Sports and Games
  7. 2020Awarded the Padma Bhushan
  8. 2020Awarded the Olympic bronze medal
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