Published 14:57 IST, September 11th 2019
Saina Nehwal praises PV Sindhu for winning World Championship title
PV Sindhu, the only Indian to win the Badminton World Championship, was showered with blessings, love, and appreciation. Read all about the flurry of tweets
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Saina Nehwal congratulated PV Sindhu on winning finals at ' World Championship'. She praised winner by tagging her as first-ever Indian to win World Championship. PV Sindhu won against zomi Okuhara from Japan with score 21-7 21-7. finals were played on August 25, 2019, at Basel, Switzerland. game lasted for a short span of 36 minutes.
Saina Nehwal congratulates PV Sindhu for historic win
World Championship gold medal is PV Sindhu’s first title of year. In this match, she defeated very person she lost to, two years ago. That 110-minute match is still referred to as one of best matches in history of bminton. Sindhu’s sharp moves and aggressive attacks this time left little room for Okuhara to retaliate.
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An overwhelmed, thankful and delighted PV Sindhu posted a picture of herself holding medal, with caption,
'I could t hold back my tears when I saw Indian flag and heard National anm playing. Words can’t express my feelings about yesterday's win at World Championship. H been preparing for it for so long. Finally, wait ended. It wouldn’t have been possible without support of my parents, my coaches ( Gopi sir and Ms Kim ) and my trainer ( Mr. Srikanth Verma) And most importantly I would like to thank my sponsors and all my fans who have supported me all along.🙏🏻🙏🏻 FINALLY WORLD CHAMPION 2019 #worldchampion2019#goldmedal#basel#finallydoneit#happymoment#thankyousuchitraacemy#cantexpressinwords#thankyoueveryoneforyoursupportandlove#🙏🏻🙏🏻'
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Twitter hails champion
Several people congratulated champion on Twitter. One amongst m was Prime Minister of country Shri Narendra Modi. He referred to her as ‘stupendously talented’ and lauded praises on her performance. Twitter was pouring in with appreciation for ace shuttler. A few names amongst m were Gutta Jwala, Himanta Biswa Sarma and Sunil Chhetri. Entities from diverse backgrounds congratulated PV Sindhu on her historic win. Mamta Banerjee, Harsha Bhogle and Tapsee Pannu were a few of m.
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14:06 IST, September 11th 2019