The only Indian badminton players to win medals at Olympics

Bminton is one of most interesting sports in world and quite popular among Indians. popularity of bminton in India has contributed much to country's recent Olympic success. Talented bminton players from India have won medals in each of last three Olympic Games, making a fantastic showing for sport.    

3 things you need to kw 

• India has won three medals in bminton at Olympics
• All three medals came from female contingent 
• India is yet to win a gold medal in Olympics 

PV Sindhu followed in Saina Nehwal's footsteps, becoming second Indian bminton player to earn an Olympic medal, with Nehwal's historic performance coming in 2012. Sindhu won a silver medal at Olympic Games in Rio in 2016, and a bronze medal in Tokyo in 2020. Let's take a closer look at incredible paths taken by se two Indian bminton legends on ir way to Olympic glory.  

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Saina Nehwal – Bronze medal at London 2012 Olympics

Saina started her season with two decisive victories over Sabrina Jacquet (21-9, 21-4) and Lianne Tan (21-4, 21-14), while suffering from a viral fever. She defeated Yao Jie (21-14, 21-16) in round of 16, paving way for a difficult quarterfinal matchup with Tine Baun. After a fiercely fought encounter, Saina prevailed in two close sets (21-15, 22-20), taking a step closer to winning a medal.

Saina's dreams of making it to championship match were, however, short-lived when Wang Yihan, world champion, soundly beat her in semifinal with a score of 21-13, 21-13.

Saina's perseverance paid off, though, as she was able to win bronze medal. By a fortunate break, Wang Xin, her opponent, quit early in second set after winning opening set 21–18. Saina Nehwal became first bminton player from India to proudly stand on Olympic podium as a result of her accomplishment.

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PV Sindhu – Silver medal at Rio 2016 Olympics

Sindhu, who was 21 years old, started her Rio journey with a strong showing. She beat Laura Sarosi (21-8, 21-9) and Michelle Li (19-21, 21-15, 21-17) in her group matches to easily earn a spot in top 16.

For next round, she played Tai Tzu-Ying, who would go on to become one of best players in sport. Even though Tai Tzu was a tough opponent, Sindhu beat her by a score of 21-13, 21-15, earning her spot in quarterfinals.

toughness of Sindhu's fight against Wang Yihan showed through as she won a hard-fought 22–20, 21–19 victory, earning her spot in semi-finals.

re was one more win for PV Sindhu to become most successful Indian bminton player at Olympics. Sindhu beat zomi Okuhara in semis, showing how dominant she was. This earned her a spot in final on her first Olympic day.

In final, Sindhu beat Carolina Marin in first set, but she couldn't keep up good work and ended up with a silver medal after losing next two sets (21-19, 12-21, 15-21).

In her first Olympics, PV Sindhu played so well that she won silver medal. This me her one of India's best bminton players ever on Olympic scene.

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PV Sindhu – Bronze medal at Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Even though COVID-19 pandemic pushed back Tokyo 2020 Olympics and cancelled many or events, PV Sindhu was only Indian woman to make it to women's doubles event.

With Carolina Marin's injury absence, Sindhu became one of top contenders in Tokyo after winning silver medal in Rio 2016. She once again showed how strong she was by beating Cheung Ngan Yi (21-9, 21-16) and Ksenia Polikarpova (21-7, 21-10), which earned her a spot in kckout rounds.

After beating Mia Blichfeldt (21-15, 21-13) in round of 16, Sindhu met Asian winner Akane Yamaguchi (21-13, 22-20) in quarterfinals, which was a tough match. After winning, she faced off against her old foe Tai Tzu-Ying in semi-finals.

This time, though, Tai Tzu won. In second-to-last round, Sindhu lost to world number one in a close match (21–18, 21–12). Sindhu's Olympic trip wasn't for thing, even though she lost. She showed how tough she was by beating He Bing Jiao to get third title and a well-deserved spot on podium.  

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