PV Sindhu becomes the 1st Indian shuttler to win a gold at World Championships

World No. 5 PV Sindhu crushed higher-ranked Nozomi Okuhara in straight games in the women’s singles final of World Badminton Championships to win the elusive gold in her third successive final. Sindhu became the first Indian to finish on the top step of the podium in the prestigious world meet.

Sindhu, World No. 5 currently, bagged her fifth medal at the World Championships, which is the joint highest in women's singles in the history of the tournament along with Xhang Ning of China, a two-time Olympic gold medallist.