| Bio | |
| Full Name | Pusarla Venkata Sindhu |
| Profession | Indian Badminton player |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height | in centimeters- 179 cm in meters- 1.79 m in Feet Inches- 5′ 10 1⁄2″ |
| Weight (approx.) | in Kilograms- 65 Kg in Pounds- 150 lbs |
| Figure Measurements (approx.) | 34-26-36 |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Badminton | |
| International Debut | 2009 Sub-Junior Asian Badminton Championships in Colombo |
| Coach | Pullela Gopichand |
| Handedness | Right |
| Awards, Honours | • Sindhu won a Bronze medal at the 2009 Sub-Junior Asian Badminton Championships held in Colombo. • The star player bagged Silver in the women’s singles at Iran Fajr International Badminton Challenge in 2010. • On 7 July 2012, she won the Asia Youth Under-19 Championship. • Sindhu’s performance at Malaysian open 2013 made her win the maiden Grand Prix Gold title.  • Arjuna Award (2013)  • Padma Shri (2015)  • Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (2016)  • Won a Silver medal the at 2018 Asian Games in Women’s singles.  • In 2020, she was honoured with Padma Bhushan, India’s third highest civilian award. She received the award at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on 8 November 2021 by President Ram Nath Kovind.  |
| Career Turning Point | Winning a Gold at the 2011 Douglas Commonwealth Youth Games singles event |
| Highest Ranking | 2 (7 April 2017) |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 5 July 1995 |
| Age (as of 2022) | 27 Years |
| Birthplace | Hyderabad, India |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Hyderabad, India |
| School | Auxilium High School, Secunderabad |
| College | St. Ann’s College for Women, Mehdipatnam |
| Educational Qualification | MBA |
| Family | Father– P. V. Ramana Mother– P. Vijaya Sister– Divyaram Pusarla (elder)  Brother– N/A |
| Hobbies | Watching movies, Doing Yoga |
| Favourites | |
| Actor(s) | Mahesh Babu & Prabhas (Tollywood), Hrithik Roshan & Ranveer Singh (Bollywood) |
| Actress | Deepika Padukone |
| Food | Biryani, Ice-creams, Pasta, Pizza |
| Athlete(s) | Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Usain Bolt |
| Superhero | Wonder Woman |
| Boys, Affairs and More | |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Affairs/Boyfriends | Not Known |
| Husband | N/A |
Some Lesser Known Facts About P. V. Sindhu
- Does P. V. Sindhu smoke: No
- In her childhood, Sindhu wanted to become a doctor.
PV Sindhu In Her Childhood
- Sindhu’s elder sister, Divyaram Pusarla, was a national-level handball player who later became a doctor.
PV Sindhu With Her Sister
- She started playing badminton at the age of just 8 and a half years.
- Sindhu learned the basics of sports at the Indian Railway Institute in Secunderabad under the guidance of Mehboob Ali. Later she joined Pullela Gopichand’s badminton academy and is currently coached by him. Notably, Gopichand is also the Indian Badminton team’s chief coach.
- She was named the 2014 NDTV Indian of the year.
- Sindhu’s Parents are former Volleyball players.
- In the year 2000, her father P. V. Ramana was awarded the Arjuna Award for his contribution in Volleyball.
PV Sindhu With Her Father
- Her best performance came in 2012 Li Ning China Masters Super Series competition when she defeated the 2012 London Olympics gold medalist Li Xuerui of China.
- In 2013, she became the first Indian women’s singles player to win a medal at the Badminton World Championship.
- on 30 March 2015, she received India’s 4th highest civilian honour- Padma Shri.
- In 2016, Sindhu made her entry into the Rio Olympics finals by defeating Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara in the semifinals and became the first Indian shuttler to reach the finals of the Olympics.
- In the finals of the Rio Olympics, P. V. Sindhu was defeated by Spain’s Carolina Marin in the 83-minute match.
- Soon after her Silver win at the Rio Olympics, her caste became highly searched on Google.
- After her Silver at the 2016 Rio Olympics, the Andhra Pradesh Government appointed her as the Deputy Collector.
PV Sindhu After Being Appointed As The Deputy Collector By The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu
- Sindhu secured the World Tour title after defeating Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara in the 2018 World Tour final.
- In 2018, Forbes ranked her at seventh position in its list of “Highest-Paid Female Athletes.” The same year, she also stood first on Forbes India’s first list of 22 Young Achievers.
- Sindhu considers Sachin Tendulkar her role model and her coach, Pullela Gopichand, inspiration.
PV Sindhu With Sachin Tendulkar And Pullela Gopichand
- Sindhu has featured on the cover of many popular magazines including GRAZIA, JFW, and ELLE.
PV Sindhu on the cover of Elle Magazine
- On 1 August 2021, she became India’s most decorated female sportsperson when she defeated He Bing Jiao of China to win the women’s singles bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics; it was her second Olympic medal after she won a Silver at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
- In July 2022, she clinched the Singapore Open title, defeating China’s Zhi Yi Wang.
It was like a rollercoaster of emotions, but managed to pulled through and win the championship! Thank you for all your support, it means so much to me.#SingaporeOpen2022 (1/2) pic.twitter.com/mc14nQhaTM
— Pvsindhu (@Pvsindhu1) July 18, 2022
- Here’s an interesting video about P V Sindhu’s biography:
