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PV Sindhu, the first Indian to reach badminton finals in Asian Games

One of India’s best badminton players, PV Sindhu, has stormed into the finals at the Asian Games by defeating the world no 2 Akane Yamaguchi with 21-17, 15-21, 21-10.

The 23-year-old has become the first Indian to reach the finals of an individual event at the Asian Games and would be facing the world no 1 Tai Tzu Ying in the finals on 28 August. Earlier, another ace player from India, Saina Nehwal, bagged a bronze medal after losing to Tai Tzu Ying with 17-21, 14-21 in the semi-finals.

The two Olympic medalists from India have headed to the semifinals while it was Saina Nehwal who bagged the bronze medal ending the 36-year-old wait for an individual medal. This is also the first time that Indian women shuttlers are assured of a medal in Asian Games and fingers cross, anticipating a gold from Sindhu in the finals. The last time India won a singles medal in badminton was during the 1982 Asian Games when Syed Modi won a bronze for the country.

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