The country rejoiced at badminton ace P V Sindhu winning her second Olympic medal with the sports fraternity hailing her feat.
PV Sindhu became only the second Indian and the country's first woman to win two Olympic medals, securing a bronze after a straight-game win.
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.
Reigning world champion PV Sindhu on Sunday brushed aside He Bing Jiao of China 21-13, 21-15 to secure the bronze medal in the women's singles event at the Tokyo Olympics. After missing the chance to advance into her second successive Olympics final, Sindhu outclassed the Chinese shuttler to register a straight-game win in the third-place playoff at Musashino Forest Plaza
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".
Up against an opponent, who had beaten her nine times so far in the last 15 meetings, Sindhu showed great determination to outplay Bing Jiao.
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.
P V Sindhu's hopes of securing India's first-ever Olympic gold in badminton came crashing down as she slumped to a straight-game defeat.
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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
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Lovlina Borgohain assured India a second medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, PV Sindhu reached the semis and Indian women's hockey team kept their hopes alive to cap India's rather decent Day 7. However, the shooters disappointed while the athletics campaign failed to get off to a good start.
The 26-year-old Indian, who won a silver in the 2016 Rio Olympics, defended brilliantly and rode on her attack to outclass the fourth seeded Yamaguchi.
The 26-year-old Indian, who won a silver in the 2016 Rio Olympics, defended brilliantly and rode on her attack to outclass the fourth seeded Yamaguchi.
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