P.V. Sindhu today became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships.

Key facts!

• She beat Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara to win the title.
• Ms Sindhu won 21-7 21-7 in the final match that lasted just 38 minutes.
• This is Ms Sindhu’s fifth World Championships medal (she has won two silvers and two bronze medals previously).
• Ms Sindhu also won an Olympic silver medal in the 2016 Rio Games and a silver medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
• Apart from P.V. Sindhu, B. Sai Praneeth also won the bronze medal in the men’s singles category at this year’s BWF World Championships.

• He is only the second Indian male player to win a medal at the BWF World Championships.
• Prakash Padukone was the first, winning bronze in 1983.

Congratulations to both P.V. Sindhu and B. Sai Praneeth for their fantastic achievements!

What is the BWF World Championships (World Badminton Championships)?

• It is an annual badminton tournament sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
• The tournament offers the most ranking points, along with Summer Olympic Games.
• This year, the tournament was held from 19 to 25 August at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland.

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