{"id":37342,"date":"2019-08-26T02:53:50","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T02:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=37342"},"modified":"2019-08-26T02:53:50","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T02:53:50","slug":"pv-sindhu-creates-history-becomes-first-indian-to-win-bwf-world-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=37342","title":{"rendered":"PV Sindhu creates history, becomes first Indian to win BWF World Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-37341\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/PV-SindhuBWF.jpg\" alt=\"PV SindhuBWF\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 8px;\" width=\"800\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/PV-SindhuBWF.jpg 800w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/PV-SindhuBWF-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/PV-SindhuBWF-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/PV-SindhuBWF-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/PV-SindhuBWF-696x455.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>Basel<\/strong>: PV Sindhu was fifth-time lucky in the World Championships as she created history by becoming the first Indian to win the prestigious event in Basel on Sunday. The Hyderabadi shuttler produced a dominating performance to outclass third seeded Nozomi Okuhara from Japan 21-7, 21-7 to win the gold medal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Highlights | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pvsindhu1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Pvsindhu1<\/a> ?? fulfills a perfect week in Basel securing the first world title of her career ? <\/p>\n<p>Follow LIVE: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WYFILldUvo\">https:\/\/t.co\/WYFILldUvo<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TOTALBWFWC2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TOTALBWFWC2019<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Basel2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Basel2019<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wDdxK1aVly\">pic.twitter.com\/wDdxK1aVly<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BWF (@bwfmedia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bwfmedia\/status\/1165612646864969728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Highlights | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pvsindhu1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Pvsindhu1<\/a> ?? fulfills a perfect week in Basel securing the first world title of her career ? <\/p>\n<p>Follow LIVE: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WYFILldUvo\">https:\/\/t.co\/WYFILldUvo<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TOTALBWFWC2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TOTALBWFWC2019<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Basel2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Basel2019<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wDdxK1aVly\">pic.twitter.com\/wDdxK1aVly<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BWF (@bwfmedia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bwfmedia\/status\/1165612646864969728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sindhu bettered her 2017, 2018 appearances in the World Championships final. She closed the first game in 16 minutes and sealed the final in just 38 minutes. With the historic victory, the Rio Olympics silver medallist Sindhu leads the head-to-head battle against Okuhara 8-7.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The stupendously talented <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pvsindhu1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Pvsindhu1<\/a> makes India proud again! <\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to her for winning the Gold at the BWF World Championships. The passion and dedication with which she\u2019s pursued badminton is inspiring. <\/p>\n<p>PV Sindhu\u2019s success will inspire generations of players.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi\/status\/1165612987614400513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pvsindhu1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Pvsindhu1<\/a> for winning the BWF World Championship. This is a proud moment for the entire country. <\/p>\n<p>Your magic on the court, hardwork and perseverance enthralls and inspires millions. Best wishes World Champion for all your future battles <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PresidentKovind?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PresidentKovind<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rashtrapatibhvn\/status\/1165616200715399169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pvsindhu1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Pvsindhu1<\/a> and extended congratulations on behalf of the people of India for her historic win? Also spoke to coach P. Gopichand and appreciated his efforts for this historic win of PV Sindhu and Bronze medal of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saiprneeth92?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@saiprneeth92<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JDi7RkyMWv\">https:\/\/t.co\/JDi7RkyMWv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KirenRijiju\/status\/1165641831817678848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so happy. I was expecting this for a long time. It\u2019s definitely a proud moment for me and for India. A lot of people have been waiting,\u201d said the Indian ace, adding, \u201cThis is my answer to the people who have asked me questions over and over. I just wanted to answer with my racket and with this win \u2013 that\u2019s all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to BWF website, Sindhu, talking about her &nbsp;match, said that It\u2019s been a long time coming. &#8220;I was dominating. It was important for me to be very alert and every point really mattered to me. I tried to get every point even though I was leading by a large margin,\u201d said Sindhu who also beat Beiwen Zhang, Tai Tzu Ying and Chen Yufei en in her way glory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was prepared for everything. At times, I was nervous but I was determined to finish it off.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-37341\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/PV-SindhuBWF.jpg\" alt=\"PV SindhuBWF\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 8px;\" width=\"800\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/PV-SindhuBWF.jpg 800w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/PV-SindhuBWF-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/PV-SindhuBWF-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/PV-SindhuBWF-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/PV-SindhuBWF-696x455.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>Basel<\/strong>: PV Sindhu was fifth-time lucky in the World Championships as she created history by becoming the first Indian to win the prestigious event in Basel on Sunday. The Hyderabadi shuttler produced a dominating performance to outclass third seeded Nozomi Okuhara from Japan 21-7, 21-7 to win the gold medal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Highlights | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pvsindhu1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Pvsindhu1<\/a> ?? fulfills a perfect week in Basel securing the first world title of her career ? <\/p>\n<p>Follow LIVE: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WYFILldUvo\">https:\/\/t.co\/WYFILldUvo<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TOTALBWFWC2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TOTALBWFWC2019<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Basel2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Basel2019<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wDdxK1aVly\">pic.twitter.com\/wDdxK1aVly<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BWF (@bwfmedia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bwfmedia\/status\/1165612646864969728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Highlights | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pvsindhu1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Pvsindhu1<\/a> ?? fulfills a perfect week in Basel securing the first world title of her career ? <\/p>\n<p>Follow LIVE: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WYFILldUvo\">https:\/\/t.co\/WYFILldUvo<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TOTALBWFWC2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TOTALBWFWC2019<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Basel2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Basel2019<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wDdxK1aVly\">pic.twitter.com\/wDdxK1aVly<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BWF (@bwfmedia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bwfmedia\/status\/1165612646864969728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sindhu bettered her 2017, 2018 appearances in the World Championships final. She closed the first game in 16 minutes and sealed the final in just 38 minutes. With the historic victory, the Rio Olympics silver medallist Sindhu leads the head-to-head battle against Okuhara 8-7.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The stupendously talented <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pvsindhu1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Pvsindhu1<\/a> makes India proud again! <\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to her for winning the Gold at the BWF World Championships. The passion and dedication with which she\u2019s pursued badminton is inspiring. <\/p>\n<p>PV Sindhu\u2019s success will inspire generations of players.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi\/status\/1165612987614400513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pvsindhu1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Pvsindhu1<\/a> for winning the BWF World Championship. This is a proud moment for the entire country. <\/p>\n<p>Your magic on the court, hardwork and perseverance enthralls and inspires millions. Best wishes World Champion for all your future battles <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PresidentKovind?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PresidentKovind<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rashtrapatibhvn\/status\/1165616200715399169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pvsindhu1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Pvsindhu1<\/a> and extended congratulations on behalf of the people of India for her historic win? Also spoke to coach P. Gopichand and appreciated his efforts for this historic win of PV Sindhu and Bronze medal of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saiprneeth92?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@saiprneeth92<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JDi7RkyMWv\">https:\/\/t.co\/JDi7RkyMWv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KirenRijiju\/status\/1165641831817678848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so happy. I was expecting this for a long time. It\u2019s definitely a proud moment for me and for India. A lot of people have been waiting,\u201d said the Indian ace, adding, \u201cThis is my answer to the people who have asked me questions over and over. I just wanted to answer with my racket and with this win \u2013 that\u2019s all.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37341,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-badminton-badminton"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>PV Sindhu creates history, becomes first Indian to win BWF World Championships - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=37342\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PV Sindhu creates history, becomes first Indian to win BWF World Championships - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Basel: PV Sindhu was fifth-time lucky in the World Championships as she created history by becoming the first Indian to win the prestigious event in Basel on Sunday. The Hyderabadi shuttler produced a dominating performance to outclass third seeded Nozomi Okuhara from Japan 21-7, 21-7 to win the gold medal. Highlights | @Pvsindhu1 ?? fulfills a perfect week in Basel securing the first world title of her career ? Follow LIVE: https:\/\/t.co\/WYFILldUvo#TOTALBWFWC2019 #Basel2019 pic.twitter.com\/wDdxK1aVly&mdash; BWF (@bwfmedia) August 25, 2019  Highlights | @Pvsindhu1 ?? fulfills a perfect week in Basel securing the first world title of her career ? Follow LIVE: https:\/\/t.co\/WYFILldUvo#TOTALBWFWC2019 #Basel2019 pic.twitter.com\/wDdxK1aVly&mdash; BWF (@bwfmedia) August 25, 2019  Sindhu bettered her 2017, 2018 appearances in the World Championships final. She closed the first game in 16 minutes and sealed the final in just 38 minutes. With the historic victory, the Rio Olympics silver medallist Sindhu leads the head-to-head battle against Okuhara 8-7. The stupendously talented @Pvsindhu1 makes India proud again! Congratulations to her for winning the Gold at the BWF World Championships. The passion and dedication with which she\u2019s pursued badminton is inspiring. PV Sindhu\u2019s success will inspire generations of players.&mdash; Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 25, 2019  Congratulations @Pvsindhu1 for winning the BWF World Championship. This is a proud moment for the entire country. Your magic on the court, hardwork and perseverance enthralls and inspires millions. Best wishes World Champion for all your future battles #PresidentKovind&mdash; President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) August 25, 2019  Spoke to @Pvsindhu1 and extended congratulations on behalf of the people of India for her historic win? Also spoke to coach P. Gopichand and appreciated his efforts for this historic win of PV Sindhu and Bronze medal of @saiprneeth92 https:\/\/t.co\/JDi7RkyMWv&mdash; Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) August 25, 2019  \u201cI\u2019m so happy. I was expecting this for a long time. 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