P. V. Sindhu Age, Wiki and Bio

P. V. Sindhu

Quick Info

ProfessionIndian Badminton player
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth05/07/1995
Age29 years
BirthplaceHyderabad, India

Bio/Wiki

Full NamePusarla Venkata Sindhu

Physical Stats & More

Height179 cm
Weight65 Kg
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

EducationMBA

Personal Life

Marital StatusUnmarried
HobbiesWatching movies, Doing Yoga

Family

FatherP. V. Ramana
MotherP. Vijaya
SiblingsDivyaram Pusarla (elder)

Career

International Debut2009 Sub-Junior Asian Badminton Championships in Colombo
CoachPullela Gopichand
HandednessRight
Medals
Gold
  • Commonwealth Youth Games Douglas (Girls' singles) (2011)
  • Asian Junior Championships Gimcheon (Girls' singles) (2012)
  • South Asian Games Guwahati–Shillong (Women's team) (2016)
  • Commonwealth Games Gold Coast (Mixed team) (2018)
  • World Championships Basel (Women's singles) (2019)
  • Commonwealth Games Birmingham (Women's singles) (2022)
Silver
  • South Asian Games Guwahati–Shillong (Women's singles) (2016)
  • Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro (Women's singles) (2016)
  • World Championships Glasgow (Women's singles) (2017)
  • World Championships Nanjing (Women's singles) (2018)
  • Asian Games Jakarta–Palembang (Women's singles) (2018)
  • Commonwealth Games Gold Coast (Women's singles) (2018)
  • Commonwealth Games Gold Coast (Mixed team) (2022)
Bronze
  • Asian Junior Championships Lucknow (Girls' singles) (2011)
  • Asian Junior Championships Lucknow (Mixed team) (2011)
  • World Championships Guangzhou Women's singles (2013)
  • World Championships Copenhagen Women's singles (2014)
  • Uber Cup New Delhi (Women's team) (2014)
  • Asian Championships Gimcheon (Women's singles) (2014)
  • Commonwealth Games Glasgow (Women's singles) (2014)
  • Asian Games Incheaon (Women's team) (2014)
  • Uber Cup Kunshan (Women's team) (2016)
  • Olympic Games Tokyo (Women's singles) (2020)
  • Asian Championships Manila (Women's singles) (2022)
Awards, Honours
  • Arjuna Award (2013)
  • Padma Shri (2015)
  • Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (2016)
Career Turning PointWinning a Gold at the 2011 Douglas Commonwealth Youth Games singles event
Highest Ranking2 (7 April 2017)

Favourites

Actor(s)Mahesh Babu, Prabhas (Tollywood), Hrithik Roshan, Ranveer Singh (Bollywood)
ActressDeepika Padukone
FoodBiryani, Ice-creams, Pasta, Pizza
Athlete(s)Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Usain Bolt
SuperheroWonder Woman

Some Lesser Known Facts

P. V. Sindhu does not smoke.
In her childhood, Sindhu aspired to become a doctor.
PV Sindhu's elder sister, Divyaram Pusarla, was a national-level handball player who pursued a career in medicine.
Sindhu began playing badminton at 8 and a half years old.
Sindhu received training at the Indian Railway Institute in Secunderabad before joining Pullela Gopichand’s badminton academy under his mentorship.
She was honored as the 2014 NDTV Indian of the year.
Sindhu's parents were former Volleyball players.
In 2000, her father P. V. Ramana received the Arjuna Award for his contributions to Volleyball.
Her notable victory came in the 2012 Li Ning China Masters Super Series where she defeated Li Xuerui, the 2012 London Olympics gold medalist.
In 2013, Sindhu became the first Indian woman's singles player to secure a medal at the Badminton World Championship.
On March 30, 2015, she was awarded the Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian honor.
Sindhu made history at the 2016 Rio Olympics by reaching the finals and winning a Silver medal.
She lost to Carolina Marin of Spain in the Rio Olympics finals.
After winning Silver at the 2016 Rio Olympics, there was a surge in searches about Sindhu's caste on Google.
Following her Olympic success, she was appointed as the Deputy Collector by the Andhra Pradesh Government.
Sindhu claimed the World Tour title by defeating Nozomi Okuhara in the 2018 World Tour final.
Forbes ranked her as the seventh highest-paid female athlete in 2018 and as the top achiever on Forbes India’s list of 22 Young Achievers.
Sindhu looks up to Sachin Tendulkar and her coach Pullela Gopichand.
She has been featured on the covers of several popular magazines such as GRAZIA, JFW, and ELLE.
On August 1, 2021, Sindhu became India’s most decorated female athlete by winning a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, her second Olympic medal after the 2016 Silver.
In July 2022, she won the Singapore Open title by defeating Zhi Yi Wang of China.

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