What is the name of the Indian badminton player who won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics?

On this day in 2016, PV Sindhu bettered Saina’s bronze and secured silver in women’s singles after a hard-fought match against Spain’s Carolina Marin.

While Sindhu may not have won the gold, her spirited performance in the match and the exhilarating contest captivated the entire world.

On her return to her hometown Hyderabad, Sindhu and coach Pullela Gopichand were given a hero’s welcome and were feted with a parade over an open deck double-decker bus to celebrate the grand achievement.

In the semi-final, Sindhu defeated second seed Nozomi Okuhara 21-19, 21-10 to become the first Indian shuttler to reach the Olympics final.

Sindhu began the match strongly and won the first game 19-21. However, from then on, the momentum shifted in the favour of Marin. Sindhu continued to fight hard but the Spaniard clinched the match and gold medal by winning the last two games 21-12, 21-15.

It was the day when Sindhu showed the world that her era was about to start. In 2019, she became the world champion by winning the BWF World Championships, becoming the first Indian to do so.

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