The women’s singles badminton competitor, PV Sindhu who is rated seventh in the world enters the Paris Olympics having triumphed against Fathimath Nabaaha from Maldives in straight games efficiently. Sindhu had an early victory of confidence to set the mood and tone for the rest of the tournament. 

 The opening of the group-stage schedule for the women’s singles in the tournament happened on Sunday, July 28th where PV Sindhu, India’s top prize-winning female badminton player gave quite a good first look. Sindhu moved very fast and dominated her opponent thus the match was over in less than half an hour: 21-9, 21-6. Fathimath Nabaaha, ranked slightly lower than 100 in women’s singles had no answers to Sindhu’s attacking style of play. 

Sindhu was seeded 10th in the tournament and looked almost at her best beating the rival from the very beginning of the match. Nabaaha’s inconsistent position put her always low in the backcourt allowing the opponent to take advantage of her weak net exchanges. Indian heroine Sindhu smacked Fathimath to the board and the latter could not find ways to counterattack. 

The fifteen points Sindhu lost were mainly because she tried different shots from the backcourt. Sindhu took the match lightly and appreciated it saying it was more like a practice session for her. Speaking to the press, Sindhu said: ‘‘I knew her style of play because we had played before hence approached it as a practice match, but at the same time did not underestimate her from the start. Getting an early lead helped me familiarize myself with the court. 

Sindhu, in particular, Princess of Arunachal Pradesh, has been poorly performing recently, mainly due to injuries, which it takes a lot of attempts to recover from. Sindhu said that she realized that physical and mental strength was needed to return to the top. Speaking to the media, Sindhu said, ‘It’s tough both mentally and physically. Staying positive was a challenge. Physical injuries are hard to treat and there should be moments of doubt. Some people motivate me a lot of people- including Prakash Padukone and my parents. 

Thus, the journey of Sindhu to the Paris Olympics has not been a very ebullient one. She could not endure the multiple injuries that she received at the beginning of the year, which greatly affected her training and preparation processes. However, Sindhu was not to be disheartened and over time she slowly found her mojo back and regained the form. The victory over Fathimath Nabaaha could not have been in any way easy for her hence she deserved it. 

In her post-match interview, Sindhu also thanked her coaching team and support staff /backup staff team for their consistent support. The great physical preparation before a brink-to-brink comeback is not the easiest task, but it is even harder psychologically I guess; getting out of bed, let alone being in shape sometimes is an inspiration when something is triggering or motivating you, Injuries can demotivate, but a support team does not The experience was tough but Sindhu added, “I have my Prakash (Padukone) and my entire support staff, who have 

 Thus, the start showed that Sindhu has great potential and she intends to continue a successful performance in the next rounds of the tournament. Her attitude will be to retain the best posture as she does not wish to produce sloppy moves in her dance. Thus, having regained confidence after gaining the win, Sindhu is ready to face the excessive activities present in the future. 

The Olympics is a challenging journey and Sindhu’s from being a young girl to the champion is inspirational. The more she progresses in the tournament people around the world will be waiting for her next match and another win. 

It is not only the victory for PV Sindhu which also increases her morale but the signal which she recorded to all her competitors. The first is that she will exhibit the mastery to overpower her opponent while taking advantage of her opponent’s flaws in the subsequent games. Thus, due to Sinthu’s tactical vision and her highly physical nature, she is a major contender in the Paris Olympics. 

However, the credit for her consistent inspiring performances in on-field does go to the management and her determination and unabated focus on her career during the tournament. Her followers expect her to do it again in the Olympics and hope she will add another medal to her collection. 

Thus, PV Sindhu has a definite hope to advance in the Paris Olympics, having defeated Fathimath Nabaaha in straight games. The determination, work ethic, and assistance from her team will in a way lay the foundation for a potentially fantastic Olympics

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