All eyes were on badminton superstar PV Sindhu when the World No.7 squared off against Canada’s World No 13 Michelle Li in the final of the women’s singles event at the action-packed Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 hosted by Birmingham. Double Olympic medallist Sindhu and Indian debutant Lakshya Sen had earlier assured India of at least two more medals before contesting their respective finals on the final day of the CWG 2022.
Making an impressive start in the high-voltage clash, Sindhu made early in-roads by getting the better of the Canadian in the first game. The World No. 7 secured the first game (21-15) in the gold medal match. After wrapping up the first game in her favour, Sindhu thrashed her opponent in the second game (21-13) to enter her name in the history books. By virtue of her flawless win over Li in the women’s singles final on Sunday, ace shuttler Sindhu has secured her first-ever gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.
Completing a hat-trick of wins over Canada’s Michelle, Sindhu outclassed the World No.13 to open India’s medal account on Day 11 of the CWG 2022 in Birmingham. Sindhu also improved her head-to-head record (9-2) over the Canadian superstar. Earlier this year, Sindhu had played two matches against Canada’s World No 13. Prior to her monumental win in the women’s singles final at CWG 2022, Sindhu had emerged victorious in both of her previous two encounters this year.
Sindhu has joined Kidambi Srikanth and the duo of Treesa Jolly- Gayatri Gopichand by becoming the fourth Indian medallist in badminton at CWG 2022. Earlier, World championships silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth signed off from the CWG 2022 with a bronze medal in the men’s singles event. After the women’s singles gold medal match in Birmingham, India’s Lakshya squared off against Malaysian shuttler Tze Yong NG in the men’s final.
