CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -In the semifinal, she defeated second seed Akane Yamaguchi to enter the final round. Though she lost to top seed Tai Tzu-ying in the final, she won a historic first silver medal for India in badminton.

Detailed explanation-2: -PV Sindhu wins India’s first Asian Games silver in badminton. World number three PV Sindhu lost to world number one Tai Tzu-ying in the women’s singles final on Tuesday to bag India’s first-ever silver medal in badminton at Asian Games.

Detailed explanation-3: -Saina Nehwal became the first Indian woman to win the 1st Olympic medal in badminton in London in 2012. She has become the face of Indian badminton since then. She also owns several other titles, such as: Saina Nehwal has acquired 24 international titles containing 11 tiles in superseries.

Detailed explanation-4: -On 19 August in 2016, PV Sindhu became the first Indian shuttler to win the Olympics silver medal after she lost to Carolina Marin in an exhilarating final.