Internet Desk: India’s star shuttler PV Sindhu’s unbelievable effort went in vain as she lost in a close encounter to Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara in the final of World Badminton Championships at Glasgow today.
In a mouth watering clash, which lasted for one hour and 49 minutes Sindhu lost 19-21, 22-20, 20-22 and settled for a silver medal in the tournament.
Their bodies were falling apart as the match progressed but both Sindhu and Okuhara used every ounce of energy left in them to make it an epic contest.
After closing the second game by winning an incredible 73-shot rally, Sindhu saved one championship point in the decider but it was the Rio Olympic bronze medallist who had the last laugh.
For India, it still is a historic edition since for the first time country’s shuttler are returning with two medals.
Saina Nehwal won a bronze yesterday after losing her semifinal.
India had one silver and four bronze in the World Championships before this edition.
Prakash Padukone was the first Indian to win a medal when he took a bronze in the men’s singles in 1983 before the women’s doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa bagged another bronze in 2011.