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Olympics: PV Sindhu tops her group, through to women's pre-quarter-finals

The two-time Olympic medallist won 21-5 21-10 in her second and last Group M match here. Sindhu, who had beaten Maldives' Fathimath Abdul Razzaq 21-9 21-6 in her first match, topped the group.

PV Sindhu

Paris: India's PV Sindhu acknowledges fans as she leaves after her women's singles group play stage badminton match against Estonia's Kristin Kuuba at the 2024 Summer Olympics, France, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. Sindhu won the match. (Photo: PTI)

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Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu stormed into the pre-quarterfinals of the Olympic Games' women's singles competition after beating Kristin Kuuba of Estonia in straight games here on Wednesday.

The two-time Olympic medallist won 21-5 21-10 in her second and last Group M match here.

Sindhu, who had beaten Maldives' Fathimath Abdul Razzaq 21-9 21-6 in her first match, topped the group.

The winner of each of the 16 groups qualifies for the round of 16.

The Indian ace has previously won a silver medal in the 2016 Rio Games and a bronze in the Tokyo edition.


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First Published: Jul 31 2024 | 3:29 PM IST

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