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Tokyo Olympics: Badminton star P V Sindhu scripts history on Super Sunday

Badminton star becomes first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals; men's hockey team secures semi-final berth after 41 long years

P V Sindhu, 2020 Tokyo Olympics
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“It makes me feel really happy because I’ve worked hard for so many years. I had a lot of emotions going through me — should I be happy that I won bronze or sad that I lost the opportunity to play in the final?” the 26-year-old said after the match.

Press Trust of India Tokyo
Reigning world champion P V Sindhu on Sunday became India’s first woman to win two Olympic medals, comfortably securing a bronze in the badminton women’s singles third-place play-off. The men’s hockey team delivered a historic win soon afterwards, advancing to the Olympics for the first time in 49 years and capping off a Super Sunday for India in Tokyo.
 
Sindhu, who has returned with medals from each of the big-ticket events such as the Commonwealth and Asian Games and the BWF World Tour Finals in the last five years, outwitted eighth seed He Bing Jiao of China 21-13 21-15.

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