PV Sindhu, ranked second in the world, added yet another feather to her cap on 25 August, perhaps the most illustrious one alongside her Olympic silver. It's been 42 years since the Badminton World Championships began in 1977, and thanks to Sindhu’s heroics, India finally bagged its first gold.
For sports fans and even for those who aren't, this victory marks a milestone for Indian badminton but also for Indian sports. Having made it to both the previous finals and ended up on the runners-up podium, Sindhu became the first Indian to win the badminton World Championships gold by beating arch-rival and current world number 7 Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in a lop-sided summit clash in Switzerland.
For those who don't follow badminton, 2019 hasn't been a great one for India in terms of titles. PV Sindhu has bit of a bitter history with Okuhara from two years back when she lost to the Japanese at Glasgow in one of the best games, but turned it around in this game.
Sindhu started attacking from word go, dominated the proceedings throughout and created the history by winning 21-7, 21-7 inside 38 minutes. In this episode of The Big Story we speak with sports commentator and analyst Novy Kapadia about what makes this match one of the greatest badminton games. Tune in!
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