P. V. Sindhu was born on July 5, 1995, in Hyderabad, India. She began playing badminton at a young age and trained under several coaches during her junior development.
Her talent became increasingly visible on the international junior circuit before she established herself among the world's leading women's singles players.
Sindhu's combination of height, reach, attacking power and court coverage became important elements of her playing style as she progressed into senior international badminton.
Sindhu began making headlines internationally as a teenager. In 2013, she won a bronze medal at the BWF World Championships, becoming one of India's leading women's singles players.
The achievement was followed by further success at major international tournaments and helped establish her as a regular contender at the highest level.
The BWF later recognised her rapid development by naming her the Most Improved Player of the Year for 2016.
The biggest breakthrough of Sindhu's career came at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
She reached the women's singles final and won the silver medal, becoming the first Indian woman to win an individual Olympic silver medal.
Her run in Rio established Sindhu as one of the world's leading badminton players and made her a major figure in Indian sport.
Sindhu repeatedly reached the podium at the BWF World Championships.
She won:
At the 2019 World Championships in Basel, Sindhu defeated Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in the women's singles final to win her first world title.
She became the first Indian badminton player to win a World Championships gold medal.
Sindhu returned to the Olympic stage at Tokyo 2020, held in 2021.
She defeated China's He Bingjiao in the bronze-medal match to claim another Olympic medal.
The result made Sindhu the first Indian woman to win two individual Olympic medals.
Her Olympic record became:
Rio 2016: 🥈 Silver
Tokyo 2020: 🥉 Bronze
Sindhu has also enjoyed success at the Commonwealth Games.
At the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, she won:
Her singles silver added another major individual medal to her international record.
Sindhu won a silver medal in women's singles at the 2018 Asian Games, reaching the final of the competition.
She later added a bronze medal as part of India's mixed team at the 2022 Asian Games.
Sindhu is known for combining her physical attributes with an attacking style of badminton.
Her key strengths include:
Her ability to generate attacking pressure while maintaining long rallies has been a major feature of her game.
1995 — Born in Hyderabad, India 🇮🇳
2013 — 🥉 World Championships bronze
2014 — 🥉 World Championships bronze
2016 — 🥈 Olympic silver at Rio 2016
2017 — 🥈 World Championships silver
2018 — 🥈 World Championships silver
2018 — 🥈 Asian Games singles silver
2018 — 🥇 Commonwealth Games mixed-team gold
2019 — 🥇 World Champion
2020/21 — 🥉 Olympic bronze at Tokyo 2020
2022 — 🥉 Asian Games mixed-team bronze
P. V. Sindhu has played a major role in India's rise in international women's badminton.
Her two Olympic medals, World Championships gold, multiple World Championship podium finishes and success at the Commonwealth and Asian Games have made her one of India's most decorated badminton players.
Her 2019 World Championship victory was particularly historic, making her the first Indian badminton player to win the world title.
Age: 31
Gender: Female
