PV Sindhu settles for silver medal after losing singles final to Carolina Marin

PV Sindhu created history when she become the first Indian woman athlete to win an individual silver in Olympics

In a hard-fought final,Sindhu went down 21-19 12-21 15-21 to the Spaniard world number one Carolina Marin.

Though Sindhu dominated the first set, Marin came back strong in the second and third sets and shattered 1.3 billions Indians dream of winning a Gold medal in the Rio Olympics.

Marin takes the women’s Badminton gold and collapses into tears, all her aggression melted. Sindhu seemed to have lost her verve towards the end there as she goes down 21-19 12-21 21-15.

YS Jagan Mohan Reddy congratulates Sindhu

YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has congratulated badminton star PV Sindhu for winning silver medal at Rio Olympics in the Womens Badminton Championship and thus carving a place for herself as the first Indian women to vie in the finals of Olympics.’Her fighting spirit would inspire the sports fraternity of the country in general and the Telugu speaking states in particular. It would pave way for many more achievements in future. He also congratulated the parents of Sindhu and her coach Pullela Gopichand on the occasion.