PV Sindhu defeated China's He Bing Jiao for the bronze medal match
PV Sindhu after winning her bronze medal match. Pic/AFP
Indian shuttler PV Sindhu defeated China's He Bing Jiao 21-13, 21-15 to win bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. With this win, Sindhu becomes only the second Indian athlete to win multiple medals at Olympics. The entire nation went into a frenzy after Sindhu's spectacular performance. Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed Sindhu as India's pride after she won bronze in the Tokyo Olympics.
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PM Modi tweeted, "We are all elated by the stellar performance by P V Sindhu. Congratulations to her on winning the Bronze at @Tokyo2020. She is India's pride and one of our most outstanding Olympians."
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
President Ram Nath Kovind also congratulated the bronze medalist shuttler for her consistency, dedication and excellence.
P V 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.
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) August 1, 2021
Union Sports Minister, Anurag Thakur also took to social media site Twitter and hailed the performance of Sindhu. He captioned the tweet by saying, "SMASHING VICTORY PV Sindhu !!! Badminton racquet and shuttlecock You dominated the game & made history #Tokyo2020 ! An Olympic medalist twice over! Third place medal India Flag of India is so proud of you & awaits your return! YOU DID IT ! (sic)."
SMASHING VICTORY PV Sindhu !!! 🏸
— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) August 1, 2021
You dominated the game & made history #Tokyo2020 !
An Olympic medalist twice over! 🥉
India 🇮🇳 is so proud of you & awaits your return!
YOU DID IT ! pic.twitter.com/kpxAAYQLrh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, too, wished Sindhu for her win at Tokyo Olympics.
Fantastic game by India’s Badminton player @Pvsindhu1! Congratulations to her for the Bronze medal in the #Olympics. She has made the country proud on several occasions by achieving remarkable success. Today she has done it again! #TokyoOlympics2020
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) August 1, 2021
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi also sent his wishes for the athlete. He wrote, "Big congratulations to PV Sindhu for winning the second medal for India."
Big congratulations to PV Sindhu for winning the second medal for India. #Tokyo2021 #Bronze
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 1, 2021
Nirmala Sitharam, Union Finance Minister, appreciated the perseverance of Sindhu for her hard-fought victory.
Congratulations @Pvsindhu1 on winning the bronze medal in the @Olympics
— Nirmala Sitharaman (@nsitharaman) August 1, 2021
Your perseverance is a motivation.#TokyoOlympics #OlympicGames
Kiren Rijiju, the former sports minister, took to microblogging site Twitter and called PV Sindhu India's pride.
India strikes 3rd Olympic Medal at #Tokyo2020
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) August 1, 2021
Very proud of you @Pvsindhu1 on winning Bronze, your 2nd Olympic medal and making India proud🇮🇳#Cheer4India pic.twitter.com/XImJ2oJNLb
Also Read: Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu wins bronze medal, beats China's He Bing Jiao
Even though I was leading, I did not relax: Sindhu
Reflecting on her victory, PV Sindhu said she has reaped the reward of years of hard work. Speaking after winning the bronze medal match against He Bing Jao, Sindhu said she had to close her emotions for this game.
"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? 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 said as per Badminton World Federation (BWF).
With inputs from agencies
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