PV Sindhu creates history, enters semis of World Badminton Championship

Hyderabadi wonder PV Sindhu becomes the first Indian woman to reach semi-final of the badminton World Championships. Sindhu created history on Friday when she defeated China’s Wang Shixian 21-18, 21-17 in the quarter-finals. Sindhu also ensure at least a bronze medal from the championship.

Sindhu had earlier upset defending champion Yihan Wang of China in the pre-quarter-finals.

The 10^th seed Sindhu will play either Carolina Marin or Ratchanok Intanon in the semifinal.

So far India bagged two bronze medals from World Championship. In 1983, Prakash Padukone won that in men singles and the doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa won bronze in 2011.

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