New Delhi (India), January 11 (ANI): Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Saturday performed badminton with double Olympic medalist PV Sindhu and her husband Venkata Datta Sai on the Constitution Club in New Delhi.
“Super Saturday Morning for Fit India Movement with the Double Olympic Medalist, our pride World Champion @Pvsindhu1 and Venkata Datta Sai at Constitution Club New Delhi. Had a delightful Badminton Game,” Rijiju wrote on X.
Former world ladies’s singles champion PV Sindhu will participate within the prestigious India Open 2025..
This Super 750 occasion has been a flag-ship competitors organized by the Badminton Association of India. The event, which was elevated as a Super 750 in 2023 is a part of the BWF World Tour, providing members a prize pool of USD 950,000 and 11,000 factors for the champions and will probably be performed on the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall, Indira Gandhi Stadium.
Sindhu additionally just lately launched into a brand new chapter of her life by tying the knot with Hyderabad businessman Venkata Datta Sai.
In her illustrious profession, Sindhu has amassed 5 medals on the BWF World Championships, becoming a member of China’s Zhang Ning as certainly one of solely two ladies to attain this feat. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she grew to become the primary Indian badminton participant to achieve the Olympic closing, incomes a silver medal after a hard-fought match in opposition to Spain’s Carolina Marin. She continued to make historical past on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the place she received a bronze medal, changing into the primary Indian girl to win two Olympic medals.
Sindhu’s achievements have cemented her standing as a distinguished determine in badminton, inspiring numerous younger athletes in India and around the globe. (ANI)