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Sindhu Scales a Peak No Indian Ever EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE DELHI THE HINDU 18 SPORT MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ‘Sindhu can Sindhu scales a peak no Indian ever has win all major Blows away arch­rival Okuhara in the summit clash to win her first title of the year; proves third­time lucky after losing in the 2017 and ’18 finals events’ BADMINTON WORLDS Press Trust of India Basel P.V. Sindhu on Sunday script­ ed history as she became the first Indian to win badminton World Championships gold by beating arch­rival Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in a lop­sid­ ed summit clash on Sunday. The Olympic silver­medal­ Prakash Padukone. list Indian won 21­7, 21­7 in * FILE PHOTO: SUDHAKARA JAIN the final that lasted just 38 Shreedutta Chidananda minutes. Bengaluru Never-say-die attitude Prakash Padukone believes It was third time lucky for P.V. Sindhu can go on to Sindhu who had lost to dominate women’s bad­ Okuhara and Carolina Marin minton after her victory in of Spain respectively in the the BWF World Champion­ 2017 and 2018 finals to bag a ships in Basel on Sunday. silver twice. She had won a “If she can remain inju­ bronze each in the 2013 and ry­free and choose the right 2014 editions. tournaments, she can defi­ Sindhu is now the joint nitely win all the major highest medal winner in wo­ tournaments and be World men’s singles in the World No.1 for a long time,” Padu­ Championships history with kone told The Hindu. former Olympic champion “She’s at her best right Zhang Ning of China who has now. It’s the first time an In­ won an identical one gold, dian has won the World two silver and two bronze Championships. I had a between 2001 and 2007. from the start to race to 8­1 points but the Indian quickly was up to the task. The In­ committed a couple of un­ which her rival sent out. and swiftly followed them at feeling she’d win today but I The fifth seeded Indian, lead. got the control back when dian targeted Okuhara’s fore­ forced errors before again In the second game too, the net to make life difficult didn’t expect that it would who enjoyed an 8­7 head­to­ The Indian targeted the Okuhara went wide and then hand corner to take two taking control of the match. Okuhara had no answer to for her opponent. be so easy.” head lead over the third­ deep corners and unleashed unleashed two good­looking more points. The Indian eventually Sindhu’s razor­sharp re­ With Sindhu’s gold and seeded Okuhara ahead of her big smashes to gather smashes to enter the break Sindhu used her height to grabbed as many as 13 game turns. Praneeth’s bronze, the In­ Good augury Sunday’s contest, was simply points at will.A precise net­ with a massive 11­2 lead. produce those attacking points when Okuhara went The Indian made the Japa­ dians continued the six­year Padukone felt Sindhu’s win unstoppable as she dished shot helped Okuhara to snap Okuhara tried to step up clears which Okuhara could long and she sealed the first nese run to the deep corners streak of winning at least one augured well for her chanc­ out an attacking game right Sindhu’s run of straight eight the pace but an alert Sindhu not negotiate. At 16­2, Sindhu game with a body blow with her acute­angle returns medal at the Worlds. es of winning gold at next year’s Olympics but he also cautioned against putting too much pressure on the 24­year­old. ‘It was a near-perfect game’ Manasi makes it a red­letter day “Now that she’s won a very important event, and An elated Sindhu says her next goal is the Olympic gold PARA BADMINTON her third appearance in the that too very convincingly, Worlds (she won a bronze in it should give her a lot of with a big smile. at my best in this World 2017). “It was a terrific expe­ confidence going into the EXCLUSIVE I was at my best in V.V. SUBRAHMANYAM <> “Well, I didn’t expect it to championship over a week rience to play at the same ve­ Olympics. I hope she will be this World HYDERABAD V.V. SUBRAHMANYAM championship and be such a one­sided final but and that was the key to my nue, share corridors with able to repeat this perfor­ I must say I played as well I success,” Sindhu said. India had another world the other badminton greats. mance there. But it’s not so­ HYDERABAD that was the key to my success could in the most important champion in Basel on Sun­ It makes you feel that you are mething we should take for India’s golden girl of the mo­ match of the championship,” Biggest gift day when the 30­year­old there with the elite,” she granted. We should not put ment P.V. Sindhu says she hu said. Sindhu said. “I was really “Yes, this is the biggest gift I Manasi Joshi, who also trains said. too pressure on her. It’s im­ played the best and most “Definitely, the Korean dominating from the start,” could give to my mother who at the Gopi Chand Academy What was Gopi’s advice? portant she takes little consistent badminton in re­ coach Kim Ji Jyun’s inputs she added. is celebrating her birthday here, clinched the women’s “To stay calm, play clear breaks in between, tries to cent times in the World and Gopi sir’s guidance were today and I dedicate this win singles SL3 gold defeating strokes and just be focused. peak at the right time,” he championships. major plus points in my cam­ Not a conscious ploy to my parents, grandpa­ World No. 1 and compatriot Not think about what hap­ said. In an exclusive chat with paign,” she said. “I must say “It was not a conscious ploy rents, coaches, all the sup­ Parul Parmar 21­12, 21­7. This pened or what is going to Sindhu had faltered in The Hindu after being Kim has her own effective to attack right from the first port staff at the Gopi Acade­ was her maiden title in the happen,” said Manasi. successive finals before crowned women’s singles style of getting the best out game but since every aspect my and fellow­players who BWF Para World badminton “It was great to be treated crossing the line on Sunday champion in Basel (Switzer­ of me,” she added. of my game was falling in have always been there with championship. Manasi Joshi. on par with the regular but Padukone stated that land), Sindhu said she was “I never felt any pressure place, I just ensured that the me,” she said. “It feels great to be called * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT players and I hope life will he had never doubted her fully prepared for the final before entering what was my momentum never really “Well, one goal is a World champion. Never ea­ change, after having sacrif­ ability. and was in a much better third final. I just wanted to slipped away. I am immense­ achieved and the next one is sy for any athlete and more ry tough and this is my first iced everything for this gol­ “Earlier, when people frame of mind. give my best shot and didn’t ly delighted with what is the there — Olympics. I will real­ so for someone like me who win against Parul, having den moment, in terms of asked if she would ever win, “Honestly, I was expect­ bother whether I would win most important win of my ly work hard and will pre­ had to face adversity on all lost in the Canadian Open re­ better recognition and sup­ I maintained that she defi­ ing a long battle, given Okuh­ or not when the final start­ career,” she said. pare to win that one also by fronts to script this golden cently. This time I was well port, especially like getting nitely would,” he said. “I ara’s reputation. But, I am ed,” she revealed. “The best “I can’t say whether there doing well in the Super Se­ moment in my career,” said prepared, having worked on world class equipment to knew it was just a matter of glad that I could peak at the part is there were very few was any specific turning ries in the run­up to the To­ Manasi in an exclusive chat my strokes, fitness and men­ chase my dream of winning time and a little experience. right time and never really unforced errors and it was a point in the championship kyo Games next year,” an with The Hindu from Basel. tal toughness,” said Manasi, a gold in Paralympics and Even now she’s very young. let the lead slip away,” Sind­ near­perfect game,” she said but I must repeat that I was elated Sindhu concluded. “The competition was ve­ who became a champion in the next Asian Games.” She has a bright future.” Rahane, Vihari and bowlers pile on the misery for WI Aguero on 400 in City stroll The hosts, pursuing a target of 419, reduced to 15 for five at tea with Bumrah and Ishant on fire Newcastle stuns an insipid Tottenham Hotspurs INDIA IN WI (1) and John Campbell (7) — batting. The moment Vihari EURO LEAGUES before castling Darren Bravo miscued a pull which landed PRESS TRUST OF INDIA (2) with a beauty.
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