India's most successful badminton player and the country's most decorated female Olympian — the first Indian woman to win a silver medal at the Olympics, World Champion in 2019 and a player who has spent a decade challenging the best in the world.
PV Sindhu was born in Hyderabad, India in 1995. She became the first Indian woman to win a silver medal at the Olympics at Rio 2016, and won bronze at Tokyo 2020. She won the World Championship in 2019 and is the most decorated female Olympian in Indian sporting history. She won the BWF Super Series Finals in 2018 and accumulated multiple World Tour victories. Her combination of height, power and aggressive baseline game made her one of the most formidable women's singles players of the 2010s and 2020s. She has been a commercial and sporting ambassador for India, raising the profile of badminton in a country where cricket traditionally dominates sporting attention.
First Indian woman to win Olympic silver in badminton and World Championship gold
How They Played
Aggressive attacking style with powerful smashes and strong court coverage
Lasting Impact
Pioneering Indian badminton player who broke barriers and inspired a generation
Olympic Silver 2016
Career Honours
- Olympic Silver 2016
- Olympic Bronze 2020
- World Champion 2019
- BWF Super Series Finals winner