Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu storms into semi-finals
Tokyo: India's Olympic medalist PV Sindhu stormed into the semi-final round of the women's Badminton event of the Tokyo Olympics here by beating Japan's Akane Yamaguchi.
She won the silver medal in the 2016 Olympics.
Sindhu reached the last-four stage of the tournament by registering a 21-13, 22-20 win over Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi in the quarter-finals.
The match witnessed a brilliant 54-shot rally.
PHEW! 🥵@Pvsindhu1 making Indian hearts race faster than @usainbolt at the #Olympics! 😩🤩#Tokyo2020 | #BestOfTokyo | #StrongerTogether | #UnitedByEmotion pic.twitter.com/K1U9sfhDfC
— #Tokyo2020 for India (@Tokyo2020hi) July 30, 2021
Sindhu's opponent in the semi-finals will be decided in the match between Thailand's Intanon Ratchanok and Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu-Ying.
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