PV Sindhu wins gold medal in women’s singles final at Commonwealth Games

Indian badminton star PV Sindhu wins the gold medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham after defeating Canada’s Michelle Li on Monday.

PV Sindhu beat Michelle Li by 21-15, 21-13 to bag the gold medal for India. This is the first-ever Commonwealth Games singles gold of Sindhu’s career.

Meanwhile, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) took to its official Twitter handle on Monday and celebrated PV Sindhu’s win with a tweet.

“GLORY FOR SINDHU @Pvsindhu1 wins against Michelle Li (CAN) with a score of 2-0 at the #CommonwealthGames2022 With this win the former World Champion Sindhu adds another Gold to her long list of monumental achievements Many Congratulations Champ (sic),” SAI Media Tweeted.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Sindhu on scripting history. “The phenomenal @Pvsindhu1 is a champion of champions! She repeatedly shows what excellence is all about. Her dedication and commitment is awe-inspiring. Congratulations to her on winning the Gold medal at the CWG. Wishing her the best for her future endeavours. #Cheer4India,” he tweeted.

Sindhu’s gold took India’s overall medal tally at the CWG 2022 to 56, which now includes 19 gold medals, 15 silver medals, and 22 bronze medals.