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Olympic silver
Won silver at Rio 2016.
Stories of achievement, courage and contribution
Pusarla Venkata Sindhu is one of India’s most successful badminton players. An Olympic silver medallist, Olympic bronze medallist and 2019 world champion, she built her reputation by repeatedly delivering at the sport’s biggest events.
Sindhu grew up in Hyderabad in a sporting family and trained under leading coaches including Pullela Gopichand. Her height, reach, power and disciplined training quickly made her a standout junior prospect.
She won her first World Championships medal in 2013 and developed an extraordinary record at major events. At Rio 2016 she became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver medal.
Sindhu won the World Championships in 2019 and added Olympic bronze at Tokyo 2020, becoming the first Indian woman to win medals at two Olympic Games. She later won Commonwealth Games singles gold in 2022.
Sindhu won bronze at the World Championships, announcing herself at global level.
She reached the women’s singles final and won India’s first Olympic silver in badminton.
Sindhu continued collecting major championship medals and establishing remarkable big-event consistency.
She won gold at the BWF World Championships in Basel.
Sindhu earned a second Olympic medal, becoming the first Indian woman to do so.
She won the women’s singles title at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
Sindhu’s career stands out not simply for winning tournaments but for repeatedly reaching the final rounds of Olympics and World Championships. Her ability to peak at major events made her one of India’s most reliable global performers.
Performance • Resilience • Indian SportWon silver at Rio 2016.
Won bronze at Tokyo 2020.
Won the 2019 BWF World Championships.
Built one of the strongest World Championships records in her era.
Won singles gold in 2022.
Helped establish Indian women’s badminton as a consistent global force.
Official international badminton records and tournament information.
View source →Olympic athlete and medal records.
View source →National governing body for badminton in India.
View source →She has won two: silver at Rio 2016 and bronze at Tokyo 2020.
She won the BWF World Championships in 2019.
It made her the first Indian woman to win medals at two Olympic Games.
She won gold in women’s singles.
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