PV Sindhu secured India's second medal at the Rio Olympics as she reached the final of the women's singles badminton tournament. She will win at least a silver medal, even if she loses in the final.
Sindhu defeated Japan's Nozomi Okuhara 21-19, 21-10 in the semi final of the the event in a fairly one-sided match which was dominated by the Indian shuttler.
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Japanese badminton prodigy Okuhara kept up with Sindhu's aggression in the first set as the two clashed head to head for a final berth in a stadium filled with loud cheering Indian fans. The first set saw an even match up that Sindhu edged to win 21-19. Okuhara started the second set strongly taking a 5-3 lead. Sindhu shifted gears when sides changed and won 11 straight points to clinch the set and the match.
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Sindhu defeated the world no. 8, world no. 6 and world no. 2 on her Olympics journey so far, and became the first ever Indian to reach an Olympic badminton final.
PV Sindhu will now face World no. 1 Carolina Marin of Spain in her final showdown for a gold medal.
India's Sports Minister Vijay Goel congratulated Sindhu and her coach P Gopichand on Twitter.
India's women assure India of another medal.Hard yards put in by @Pvsindhu1 and P.Gopichand have reaped rewards. pic.twitter.com/xQcUO4EAKZ
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