PV Sindhu Biography : Age, Education, Family, Husband, Ranking, Records, Cast, Tokyo Olympics and other details
PV Sindhu (Pusarla Venkata Sindhu) is an Indian badminton player born on 5th July 1995 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh now in Telangana India.
P. V. Sindhu is the first Indian who win the badminton World championship and she is the second athlete from India who win two consecutive medals at Olympic Games. Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu won the Singapore Open Super 500 trophy. She beats China's Wang Zhi Yi in an intense women's singles final on 17th July 2022.
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PV Sindhu : Awards & Achievements
- PV Sindhu was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, in January 2020.
- PV Sindhu was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, in March 2015.
- PV Sindhu was awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, India's highest sporting honour, on 29 August 2016.
- PV Sindhu was awarded the Arjuna Award for Badminton on 24 September 2013.
- CNN - IBN Indian of the Year in 2013
- FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry) Sportsperson of the Year in 2014
- NDTV India of the Year in 2014
- BWF (Badminton World Federation) Most Improved Player of the year in 2016
- Indian Sports Honours Sportswoman of Year in 2017
- TOISA (The Times of India Sports Awards) Sportsperson of the Year in 2019
- TV9 Nava Nakshatra Sanmanam in 2019
- BCC (British Broadcasting Corporation) Indian Sportswoman of the Year in 2020
- COC (Champions of Change Telangana) in 2021
PV Sindhu : Birth, Family, Age Education, Training and Early Life
PV Sindhu was born on 5th July 1995 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, which is now in Telangana. Her father P. V. Ramana is an Indian Railway employee who was born in Nirmal, Telangana, while his mother P. Vijaya was born in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. Both her parents have been national level volleyball players. Her father PV Ramana, was a member of the Indian volleyball team, that won the Bronze medal in the 1986 Seoul Asian Games. PV Ramana was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2000 for his contribution to the sport.
PV Sindhu was educated at Auxilium High School, Hyderabad and St. Ann's College for Women, Hyderabad. She started playing badminton at the age of eight. She first joined Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications in Secunderabad, where she learned basics of badminton under the guidance of Mehboob Ali at the badminton courts. After that, she joined Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy.
PV Sindhu won many titles after joining Pullela Gopichand's badminton academy. In the under-10 years doubles category, she won the fifth Servo All India ranking championship and the singles title at Ambuja Cement All India ranking championship. She also won the Gold medal at the 51st National State Games in India in the under - 14 team.
At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Sindhu won her first Commonwealth Games Gold medal in women's singles by beating Michelle Li of Canada in the final. With this win, she becomes the second player in women's singles to win full set of medals at the Commonwealth Games. She also won a Silver medal in the mixed team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
She was the flag bearer of the Indian contingent at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Medals won by PV Sindhu
Olympic Games
1. Rio de Janeiro 2016 women's singles Silver
2. Tokyo 2020 women's singles Bronze
World Championships
1. Basel 2019 women's singles Gold
2. Glasgow 2017 women's singles Silver
3. Nanjing 2018 women's singles Silver
4. Guangzhou 2013 women's singles Bronze
5. Copenhagen 2014 women's singles Bronze
Commonwealth Games
1. Gold Coast 2018 mixed team Gold
2. Gold Coast 2018 women's singles Silver
3. Glasgow 2014 women's singles Bronze
4. Birmingham 2022 women's singles Gold
5. Birmingham 2022 mixed team Silver
Commonwealth Youth Games
1. Douglas 2011 girl's singles Gold
Asian Games
1. Jakarta Palembang 2018 women's singles Silver
2. Incheon 2014 women's singles Bronze
South Asian Games
1. Guwahati - Shillong 2016 women's team Gold
2. Guwahati - Shillong 2016 women's singles Silver
Asian Championships
1. Gimcheon 2014 women's singles Bronze
2. Manila 2022 women's singles Bronze
Uber Cup :
1. New Delhi 2014 women's team Bronze
2. Kunshan 2016 women's team Bronze
Asian Junior Championships
1. Gimcheon 2012 girl's singles Gold
2. Lucknow 2011 girl's singles Bronze
3. Lucknow 2011 mixed team Bronze
PV Sindhu Personal life
PV Sindhu has been working as Assistant Sports Manager at Bharat Petroleum since July 2013 at their Hyderabad office. After winning the Silver medal at the Rio Olympics, she was promoted to Dupty Sports Manager. She was appointed as the Dupty Collector (Group-I) by the Andhra Pradesh government in July 2017. She was appointed as the first brand Ambassador of Bridgestone India.
PV Sindhu is the first Indian female athlete to appear in the top 10 Forbes in 2018, 2019 and 2021.
FAQ
Who is PV Sindhu?
Indian badminton player.
What is the full name of PV Sindhu?
Pusarla Venkata Sindhu.
What is the name of PV Sindhu's husband?
She is still unmarried.
What is the salary of PV Sindhu per month?
PV Sindhu is the highest-paid athlete in the Indian. She is the 13th highest-paid athlete in the world. PV Sindhu's salary is around 6 crores annually.
What is the PV Sindhu world ranking?
7 in women's singles rankings.
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