The nail biting encounter in the finals between PV Sindhu and her Japanese opponent Nozomi Okuhara not only signals India's arrival on the big stage, but also makes it clear that that the country is a serious contender.
Badminton has changed a lot over the years and has emerged as one of the most challenging sport where endurance, stamina, skill, fitness and temperament are all put to test. Gone are those days when shuttlers used to on a set of points.
Now players need to strategise on every point. In fact,
Sindhu had comfortably beaten the same opponent at the 2016 Rio Olympics semi-final with a scoreline of 21-19, 21-10.
From being called as a ‘clear winner', ‘super human' and ‘wonder woman', India went gaga. Not only were there tweets and messages across social platforms, but fans and celebrities across the spectrum found victory in defeat, and rightly so.
The sport sparked off an interest that was never seen before. For the first time a female badminton player was trending even as India was playing an ODI against Lanka with Rohit Sharma nearing a century. The recent badminton success which Indian shuttlers achieved will give a massive boost to the sport in India. Well done shuttlers.
Badminton has changed a lot over the years and has emerged as one of the most challenging sport where endurance, stamina, skill, fitness and temperament are all put to test. Gone are those days when shuttlers used to on a set of points.
Now players need to strategise on every point. In fact,
Sindhu had comfortably beaten the same opponent at the 2016 Rio Olympics semi-final with a scoreline of 21-19, 21-10.
From being called as a ‘clear winner', ‘super human' and ‘wonder woman', India went gaga. Not only were there tweets and messages across social platforms, but fans and celebrities across the spectrum found victory in defeat, and rightly so.
The sport sparked off an interest that was never seen before. For the first time a female badminton player was trending even as India was playing an ODI against Lanka with Rohit Sharma nearing a century. The recent badminton success which Indian shuttlers achieved will give a massive boost to the sport in India. Well done shuttlers.
