PV Sindhu wins her first-ever career CWG singles gold medal
Birmingham (UK), August 8: Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu on Monday bagged India's first gold medal in Badminton at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 and the first women's singles CWG gold medal of her career.
Sindhu achieved this feat by defeating Canada's Michelle Li in the final on the last day of Commonwealth Games 2022.
Sindhu was the dominant figure in the match, despite her opponent's strong performance. The Indian player won the match with a score of 21-15, 21-13. PV Sindhu had a great start. She was up 11-8 halfway through the first game. Michelle Li gave her Indian opponent a good fight but fell short in every rally. Sindhu won the first game by a score of 21-15.
Li got off to a strong start in the second game. But Sindhu quickly took advantage of the situation again. The Canadian kept making errors, and each one increased Sindhu's lead. Sindhu was in a good position with an 11-6 lead halfway through the second game.
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The Indian shuttler needed ten more points to win India's first CWG 2022 gold medal in badminton.
After the break, things became more level, with both players scoring two points fast due to their opponent's errors. Sindhu and Li had a thrilling 57-shot rally that ended with the Indian losing a point. Li was gradually gaining an edge over Sindhu as she reduced the deficit. Sindhu's lead was eventually cut to 13-11.
Sindhu fought her way through the second game, eventually winning 21-13. She also won her first-ever women's singles medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022, as well as India's first-ever gold in badminton at the CWG 2022.
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