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P. V. Sindhu Height, Age, Husband, Family, Biography

P. V. Sindhu Height, Age, Husband, Family, Biography

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Age: 29 Years

Education: MBA

Husband: Venkata Datta Sai
Bio
Full Name Pusarla Venkata Sindhu
Profession Indian Badminton player
Physical Stats & More
Height in centimeters- 179 cm
in meters- 1.79 m
in Feet Inches- 5' 10 1ā„2"
Weight (approx.) in Kilograms- 65 Kg
in Pounds- 150 lbs
Figure Measurements (approx.) 34-26-36
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Black
Badminton
International Debut 2009 Sub-Junior Asian Badminton Championships in Colombo
Coach Pullela Gopichand
Handedness Right
Medals Gold
ā€¢ Commonwealth Youth Games Douglas (Girls' singles) (2011)
ā€¢ Asian Junior Championships Gimcheon (Girls' singles) (2012)
ā€¢ South Asian Games Guwahatiā€“Shillong (Women's team) (2016)
ā€¢ Commonwealth Games Gold Coast (Mixed team) (2018)
ā€¢ World Championships Basel (Women's singles) (2019)
ā€¢ Commonwealth Games Birmingham (Women's singles) (2022)



Silver
ā€¢ South Asian Games Guwahatiā€“Shillong (Women's singles) (2016)
ā€¢ Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro (Women's singles) (2016)


ā€¢ World Championships Glasgow (Women's singles) (2017)
ā€¢ World Championships Nanjing (Women's singles) (2018)
ā€¢ Asian Games Jakartaā€“Palembang (Women's singles) (2018)
ā€¢ Commonwealth Games Gold Coast (Women's singles) (2018)
ā€¢ Commonwealth Games Gold Coast (Mixed team) (2022)

Bronze
ā€¢ Asian Junior Championships Lucknow (Girls' singles) (2011)
ā€¢ Asian Junior Championships Lucknow (Mixed team) (2011)
ā€¢ World Championships Guangzhou Women's singles (2013)
ā€¢ World Championships Copenhagen Women's singles (2014)
ā€¢ Uber Cup New Delhi (Women's team) (2014)
ā€¢ Asian Championships Gimcheon (Women's singles) (2014)
ā€¢ Commonwealth Games Glasgow (Women's singles) (2014)
ā€¢ Asian Games Incheaon (Women's team) (2014)
ā€¢ Uber Cup Kunshan (Women's team) (2016)
ā€¢ Olympic Games Tokyo (Women's singles) (2020)


ā€¢ Asian Championships Manila (Women's singles) (2022)
Awards, Honours ā€¢ Arjuna Award (2013)
ā€¢ Padma Shri (2015)


ā€¢ Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (2016)


ā€¢ In 2020, she was honoured with Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award. She received the award at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on 8 November 2021 by President Ram Nath Kovind
.
Career Turning Point Winning a Gold at the 2011 Douglas Commonwealth Youth Games singles event
Highest Ranking 2 (7 April 2017)
Personal Life
Date of Birth 5 July 1995 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2024) 29 Years
Birthplace Hyderabad, India
Zodiac sign Cancer
Nationality Indian
Hometown Hyderabad, India
School Auxilium High School, Secunderabad
College St. Ann's College for Women, Mehdipatnam
Educational Qualification MBA
Family Father- P. V. Ramana
Mother- P. Vijaya
Sister- Divyaram Pusarla (elder)


Brother- N/A
Hobbies Watching movies, Doing Yoga
Favourites
Actor(s) Mahesh Babu
& Prabhas
(Tollywood), Hrithik Roshan
& Ranveer Singh
(Bollywood)
Actress Deepika Padukone
Food Biryani, Ice-creams, Pasta, Pizza
Athlete(s) Roger Federer
, Rafael Nadal
, Usain Bolt
Superhero Wonder Woman
Boys, Affairs and More
Marital Status Married
Marriage Date 22 December 2024
Marriage Place Udaipur, Rajasthan
Husband/Spouse Venkata Datta Sai
(Executive Director of Posidex Technologies)

Some Lesser Known Facts About P. V. Sindhu

  • Does P. V. Sindhu smoke: No

  • In her childhood, Sindhu wanted to become a doctor.

    PV Sindhu In Her Childhood

  • Sindhuā€™s elder sister,Ā Divyaram Pusarla, was a national-level handball player who later became a doctor.

    PV Sindhu With Her Sister

  • She started playing badminton at the age of just 8 and a half years.

  • Sindhu learned the basics of sports at the Indian Railway Institute in Secunderabad under the guidance of Mehboob Ali. Later she joined Pullela Gopichand ā€™s badminton academy and is currently coached by him. Notably, Gopichand is also the Indian Badminton teamā€™s chief coach.

  • She was named the 2014 NDTV Indian of the year.

  • Sindhuā€™s Parents are former Volleyball players.

  • In the year 2000, her father P. V. Ramana was awarded the Arjuna Award for his contribution in Volleyball.

    PV Sindhu With Her Father

  • Her best performance came in 2012 Li Ning China Masters Super Series competition when she defeated the 2012 London Olympics gold medalist Li Xuerui of China.

  • In 2013, she became theĀ first Indian womenā€™s singles player to win a medal at the Badminton World Championship.

  • on 30 March 2015, she received Indiaā€™s 4th highest civilian honour- Padma Shri.

  • In 2016, Sindhu made her entry into the Rio Olympics finals by defeating Japanā€™s Nozomi Okuhara in the semifinals and became the first Indian shuttler to reach the finals of the Olympics.

  • In the finals of the Rio Olympics, P. V. Sindhu was defeated by Spainā€™s Carolina Marin in the 83-minute match.

  • Soon after her Silver win at the Rio Olympics, her caste became highly searched on Google.

  • After her SilverĀ at the 2016 Rio Olympics, the Andhra Pradesh Government appointed herĀ as the Deputy Collector.

    PV Sindhu After Being Appointed As The Deputy Collector By The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu

  • SindhuĀ secured the World Tour title after defeating Japanā€™s Nozomi Okuhara in the 2018 World Tour final.

  • In 2018, Forbes ranked her at seventh position in its list of ā€œHighest-Paid Female Athletes.ā€Ā  The same year, she also stood first on Forbes Indiaā€™s first list of 22 Young Achievers.

  • Sindhu considers Sachin Tendulkar her role model andĀ her coach, Pullela Gopichand, inspiration.

    PV Sindhu With Sachin Tendulkar And Pullela Gopichand

  • Sindhu has featured on the cover of many popular magazines including GRAZIA, JFW, and ELLE.

    PV Sindhu on the cover of Elle Magazine

  • On 1 August 2021, she became Indiaā€™s most decorated female sportsperson when she defeated He Bing Jiao of China to win the womenā€™s singles bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics; it was her second Olympic medal after she won a Silver at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

  • In July 2022, she clinched the Singapore Open title, defeating Chinaā€™s Zhi Yi Wang.

It was like a rollercoaster of emotions, but managed to pulled through and win the championship! Thank you for all your support, it means so much to me.#SingaporeOpen2022 (1/2) pic.twitter.com/mc14nQhaTM

ā€” Pvsindhu (@Pvsindhu1) July 18, 2022

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