PV Sindhu on Sunday became first Indian to win bminton World Championships gold by beating familiar rival zomi Okuhara of Japan in a lop-sided final. Indian won 21-7 21-7 in summit clash that lasted just 38 minutes.  It was Sindhu's fifth World Championships medal -- joint-most for a woman singles player with former Olympics and world champion Zhang Ning of China -- to go with two successive silvers and a couple of bronze medals. Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted his pride in her achievement. He said that PV Sindhu me India proud by creating history. He said that her success will inspire generations of players. 

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PV Sindhu beats long time rival zomi Okuhara

Bminton ace PV Sindhu beat long-time rival Japan's zomi Okuhara to clinch her maiden World Championship title.  Indian targeted deep corners and unleashed her big smashes to gar points at will. A precise net shot helped Okuhara to snap Sindhu's run of straight-eight points but Indian quickly got control back when Okuhara went wide and n unleashed two good-looking smashes to enter break with a massive 11-2 le. Okuhara tried to step up pace but an alert Sindhu was up to task.  Indian targeted Okuhara's forehand corner to take two more points. As match concluded, PV Sindhu posed with zomi Okuhara and picture went viral on social media. 

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Sindhu used her height to produce those attacking clears which Okuhara could t negotiate. At 16-2, Sindhu committed a couple of unforced errors before again taking control of match. Sindhu eventually grabbed as many as 13 game points when Okuhara went long and she sealed first game with a body blow which her rival sent out. In second game, Sindhu continued her rampaging form, grabbing two quick points before Okuhara earned a point with a cross-court smash. Okuhara h answer to Sindhu's razor-sharp returns. Indian me Japanese run to deep corners with her acute angled returns and n swiftly followed m at net to make life difficult for her opponent.

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PV Sindhu leaves Okuhara clueless

Okuhara seemed clueless as she ended up hitting nets or missing lines to allow Sindhu to grab 11-4 le at interval. thing changed after brear as a relentless Sindhu kept her stranglehold on Japanese, who crumbled under pressure. At 16-4, Sindhu me a couple of rare errors when she hit long but that did t matter as she pounced on a weak return from Okuhara and sent it to backline and n left her rival stranded with ar powerful smash. Sindhu grabbed match point when Okuhara went long again and sealed title when ar superb return before throwing her hands in air in celebration. With Sindhu's gold and Praneeth's bronze in this edition, Indian shuttlers also continued six-year streak of winning at least one medal in prestigious event. 

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