PV Sindhu went down 19-21, 14-21 to Bingjiao He of China in the Round of 16 match of badminton women’s singles at Paris 2024, ending her hopes of adding a third Olympic medal to her name.
On this day, PV Sindhu won the Bronze at Tokyo 2020, and she was facing the same opponent Bingjiao He tonight at Paris 2024 in the round of 16.
This is the first time in her career that Sindhu will return from the Olympics empty-handed. She was chasing a historic hat-trick because no woman in history has ever won three Olympic medals in badminton.
It was a tough day for Indian athletes as the best medal prospects exited the Paris Games. HS Prannoy also suffered a defeat against fellow Indian Lakshya Sen, while two-time World Champion Nikhat Zareen lost to 1st seed, Wu Yu.
