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PM praises Sindhu for her performance at badminton C'ship

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today praised ace shuttler PV Sindhu for her performance at the World Badminton Championships at Glasgow.

Sindhu settled for silver after losing 19-21, 22-20, 20- 22 to Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in an epic final today.

"Well played @Pvsindhu1! We are proud of your game at the @2017BWC finals. Congratulations," the prime minister tweeted.

Even though Sindhu lost in the final, it was a historic edition for India, as for the first time country's shuttler are returning with two medals. Saina Nehwal had won a bronze yesterday after losing her semifinal.

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First Published: Aug 27 2017 | 10:13 PM IST

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