The 42-year-old from South Korea was initially hired to train the men's singles players but started working with Sindhu after the abrupt departure of Kim Ji Hyun, following the World Championship in 2019.
Sindhu, the reigning world champion, on Sunday became only the second Indian and first woman from the country to claim two Olympics medals, after she won a bronze in Tokyo, five years after claiming a silver at Rio Games.
Sindhu on Sunday etched her name among the all-time greats after winning badminton women's singles bronze medal to add to the silver she won at Rio in 2016.
Tai Tzu-ying revealed a heartwarming gesture from PV Sindhu after the Chinese Taipei shuttler won the silver medal in badminton women's singles.
Bindra complimented badminton player PV Sindhu on her achievement of becoming the first woman sportsperson from the country to win two Olympic medals.
Sindhu is also the first Indian to win the Badminton World Championships and also the first to win Badminton World Tour Finals. And she is the reigning world champion as well.
With the bronze medal, the 26-year-old Sindhu also became the fourth shuttler to win two consecutive medals in women's singles in Olympic history.
The 26-year-old paid gratitude to the fans for supporting her throughout the tournament.
The country rejoiced at badminton ace P V Sindhu winning her second Olympic medal with the sports fraternity hailing her feat.
Reigning world champion Sindhu on Sunday became only the second Indian and the country's first woman to win two Olympic medals.
Ayushmann Khurrana, Taapsee Pannu, Dulquer Salmaan and Abhishek Bachchan among others on Sunday celebrated Indian shuttler P V Sindhu's bronze win at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics 2020.
Wishes poured in for ace badminton player PV Sindhu after she won bronze in the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi too hailed the badminton star, calling her "India's pride".
Sindhu is now the only Indian after wrestler Sushil Kumar to clinch two Olympic medals.
The 26-year-old silver-medallist from the Rio Games defeated He Bing Jiao of China in the bronze medal match.
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Many across the country came in support of PV Sindhu and Pooja Rani on social media and encouraged them for a better game next time. Bollywood actress Taapsee Pannu was one of them.
Sindhu had no answers to Tai's acute angles and deceptive shots as Sindhu lost the first game in 21 minutes and the second in 19 minutes to lose the all-important contest.
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If Sindhu can overcome the "tricky player", she will guarantee India a third medal in Tokyo and inch closer to the elusive gold
PV Sindhu, Atanu Das headline India's action on Day 8 at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
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