India’s young badminton star PV Sindhu ensured second Rio Olympic medal for India. In the semifinal against Nozomi Okuhara, the lanky Sindhu used her height well and “jump and smash” to outdone her opponent who clearly had no answer to Sindhu’s aggressive brand of play.
Now, Sindhu today at 7.30 pm (IST) will meet World No. 1 Carolina Marin of Spain in the final to end India’s illusion for a gold medal for the last 13 days.
Sindhu’s semifinal victory came in the wake of wrestler Sakshi Malik’s bronze medal haul.
During Sindhu’s match against Okuhara, coach Pullela Gopichand instructed her to “jump and smash, jump and toss”. Now, Sindhu on her day of final is trending on the top chart on twitter.
Her fans are wishing all the best for the final.
Here are the pre-match twitter reactions:
What a player !! @Pvsindhu1 I’m waiting for you to join me in the club. You have no idea how lonely it’s been !!!
— Abhinav Bindra (@Abhinav_Bindra) August 18, 2016
All the very best @Pvsindhu1
This is gonna be an epic final clash! #JaiHind #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/6mGCf0JzcZ— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) August 19, 2016
@Pvsindhu1 go get them girl..nonetheless you’ve already made the whole nation proud.we r delighted to have you????#girlpower #SindhuForGold
— Esha Gupta (@eshagupta2811) August 19, 2016
Huge congratulations to @Pvsindhu1 on becoming the first #Indian to enter an #Olympic badminton final! #JeetoRio #RuknaNahiHai
— Sakshi Malik (@SakshiMalik) August 18, 2016
T 2352 – #PVSindhu .. aap “khaali haath” nahein, medal leke wapas aa rahein hain .. aur hum aapke saath ‘selfie’ nikalne chahate hain !!
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 18, 2016
.@Pvsindhu1 and @SakshiMalik .Daughters have shown us the way. #SindhuForGold #Rio2016 1/2
— Dr Jitendra Singh (@DrJitendraSingh) August 18, 2016
IN PIC: Sand art by Sudarsan Pattnaik wishing PV Sindhu ‘All the best’ for today’s finals at #Rio2016 #SindhuForGold pic.twitter.com/FKKsMipFuU
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) August 19, 2016
All the best #PVSindhu for finals. No Pressure, just play your own game. We know that Gold is yours. #SindhuForGold pic.twitter.com/PTWfJldiKX
— Dr. Harsh Vardhan (@drharshvardhan) August 19, 2016
36 yrs ago, Indian hockey team beat Spain for Olympic gold. History will repeat itself if #PVSindhu beats Spain rival today. #SindhuForGold
— Abhijit Majumder (@abhijitmajumder) August 19, 2016