Published 16:26 IST, October 9th 2019
Tokyo Olympics 2020: PV Sindhu says, 'My ultimate aim is to win Gold'
After becoming first Indian to win BWF World Championships, ace Badminton player Sindhu said that her only focus now is to win a gold medal at Tokyo Olympics
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After becoming first Indian to win BWF World Championships in August this year, ace Badminton player PV Sindhu on Wednesday said that her only focus w is to win a gold medal at Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
"Right w my focus is on Tokyo 2020 Olympics and my main aim is to work hard and give my best at Olympics," Sindhu told reporters.
"My ultimate aim is to get gold, but it is t going to be easy and I need to work hard," she added. Sindhu spoke about her 2020 Tokyo Olympics plan while attending an event by Kerala State Government. shuttler was felicitated with a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh by Kerala Olympic Association President V Sunil.
Talking about her performance in Korea Open, she said that game was a learning experience for her and she hopes to perform better in future.
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"I was happy with my performance, but n you win some you lose some. I learn from my game and hopefully, I will do well in Denmark Open," said Sindhu.
PV Sindhu was kcked out of Korea Open in first round. On August 25, 24-year-old became first Indian to win a World Championships gold medal by defeating Japan's zomi Okuhara 21-7, 21-7 in finals of tournament held in Switzerland's Basel.
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PV Sindhu on becoming India's first badminton world champion
After becoming World Champion, PV Sindhu has promised to work harder to clinch more medals. 24-year-old athlete out-played Japan's zomi Okuhara 21-7 21-7 in a lop-sided final of big event in Basel, Switzerland August 25, two years after being robbed of gold by Okuhara in an epic 110-minute final at Glasgow that went down as one of greatest battles in badminton history.
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2020 Tokyo Olympics
2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, would just t be about games but y will also be promoting mess of sustainable development and climate change. medals for event were recently unveiled and it is revealed that medals will be made from recycled electronic waste, primarily old phones that Japanese people have disposed of.
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(With inputs from ANI)
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14:56 IST, October 9th 2019