'One Of India's Most Outstanding Olympians': PM Modi Celebrates Sindhu's Bronze

PV Sindhu wins India's 3rd medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Social media was flooded with congratulatory wishes

PV Sindhu won the bronze medal in the women's singles badminton event with 21-13, 21-15 victory over China's He Bing Jiao. Sindhu became the first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals.

Post the win, congratulatory messages poured in for the Indian shuttler on Twitter. This is India's third medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

Here is a glance through the congratulatory wishes.

Big congratulations to PV Sindhu for winning the second medal for India. #Tokyo2021 #Bronze

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 1, 2021

World Championships:

🥇🥈🥈🥉🥉

Olympics:

🥈🥉#PVSindhu is G.O.A.T of Indian sports.🐐 pic.twitter.com/tTnwgnETyt

— Hari Priya CR (@cr_hariPriya) August 1, 2021

We are all elated by the stellar performance by @Pvsindhu1. Congratulations to her on winning the Bronze at @Tokyo2020. She is India’s pride and one of our most outstanding Olympians. #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/O8Ay3JWT7q

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 1, 2021

Congrats PV Sindhu for your bronze, truly the best Olympian in terms of medals, and what does one say about the hockey boys, well done for making it to the semi-final after nearly four decades #Olympics #Badminton #Hockey

— Chandresh Narayanan (@chand2579) August 1, 2021

History in #Tokyo2020:

PV Sindhu becomes the first Indian Women to win two individual #Olympics medal - and second overall after Sushil Kumar - PV Sindhu is an All-time great from #TeamIndia.

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) August 1, 2021

Five World Championship medals including a gold. Two medals in consecutive Asian Games. Two medals at CWG. And now two medals at the Olympics. One name -- PV Sindhu.
India's greatest athlete ever.

— Venkata Krishna B (@venkatatweets) August 1, 2021

P V Sindhu becomes the first Indian woman to win medals in two Olympic games. She has set a new yardstick of consistency, dedication and excellence. My heartiest congratulations to her for bringing glory to India.

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) August 1, 2021

Politicians must be busy scrolling in their gallery for a picture with PV Sindhu to post right now.

— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) August 1, 2021

YOU WILL ONLY GET A PLAYER LIKE PV SINDHU ONCE IN A GENERATION!!!!!!

Not a World No.1, No titles coming into the Olympics, but she will deliver in the biggest stage of sport.

Back-to-back Olympic medal for PV Sindhu ❤️.

We have to be just grateful for her 🥲#Tokyo2020

— Hari Priya CR (@cr_hariPriya) August 1, 2021

PV Sindhu did not win alone. Her coach, Park Tae-sang won too! Take a bow - you two! #Badminton #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/rxuowxvecX

— Prajakta (@18prajakta) August 1, 2021

P.V. Sindhu becomes only the fourth player to win two consecutive medals in women's badminton singles across the Olympic History.#Badminton

— 𝕬𝖓𝖐𝖎𝖙 🏳️‍🌈 (@outof22yards) August 1, 2021

He Bingjiao stretched Chen Yufei to the third set yesterday.

Came back onto the back of a win against world no. 3 - Nozomi Okuhara.

Had a 6-4 head to head record against PV Sindhu.

None of that mattered today.#Badminton

— 𝕬𝖓𝖐𝖎𝖙 🏳️‍🌈 (@outof22yards) August 1, 2021

Take a bow @Pvsindhu1. 🙌🏻

Magnificent achievement!

To win back to back #Olympics  Medals is no mean feat.🥈🥉

You are easily one of the greatest athletes 🇮🇳 has produced.#Olympics  🏸 #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/V4UwlxHj3Y

— DK (@DineshKarthik) August 1, 2021