Indian shuttler PV Sindhu made a gallant effort to give India its second individual gold at the Olympics but lost to world No. 1. Carolina Marin 21-19, 12-21, 21-15 in the women’s singles final at Rio on Friday to settle for a silver medal
P V Sindhu's gallant attempt to win a coveted gold medal for India ended in heart-break in when she went down fighting against Spain's Carolina Marin and settled for a silver in the women's singles badminton competition of the Rio Olympics on Friday.
The 21-year-old Indian crumbled under the relentless pressure created by Sain's Carolina Marin to lose 21-19, 12-21, 15-21 in a pulsating final that lasted for an hour and 23 minutes at the Riocentre.
P V Sindhu thus became the fourth Indian to win a silver at the Olympics after shooters Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (2004, Athens) and Vijay Kumar (2012, London) and wrestler Sushil Kumar (2012, London)
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