PV Sindhu is a talented Indian badminton professional player. She is known as the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver medal. She also won silver medals at the Commonwealth Games (2018), BWF World Championships (2017 & 2018) and Asian Games (2018). She won gold at the 2018 BWF World Tours. PV Sindhu has also been awarded numerous national honors including Padma Shri, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award. Pullela Gopichand, one of the best former badminton pros in India, is her coach. She has a huge social media following with more than 1.5 million followers on Instagram and more than 3 million followers on Twitter.

Born name

Pusarla Venkata Ramana Sindhu

nickname

PV Sindhu

Sun sign

Krebs

Place of birth

Hyderabad, Telangana, Indien

Residence

Hyderabad, Telangana, Indien

nationality

training

PV Sindhu studied at the Auxilium Gymnasium in Hyderabad up to the 9th grade. Due to her busy schedule, she completed her studies in Correspondence .

She also holds a Bachelors Degree in Commerce from St. Ann’s College for Women in Mehdipatnam, Hyderabad, India.

occupation

Professional badminton player

family

• Father – V. Ramana (Volleyball international, member of the India team that won the bronze medal at the 1986 Seoul Asian Games)
• Mother – Vijaya (national level volleyball player)
• Siblings – PV Divya (Older Sister) (National Level Handball Player, Doctor)
• Other – Anurag Kumar (brother-in-law) (US-based software engineer)

Manager

unknown

Trainer

Pullela Gopichand

Build

Athletic

Height

5 feet 10 inches or 178 cm

weight

65 kg or 143.5 lbs

friend/spouse

PV Sindhu has rarely spoken about her personal life when dealing with the media, which makes it difficult for us to find out about her dating history and love life.

race/ethnicity

Asian

She is of South Indian origin.

hair colour

Schwarz

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Long square chin
• broad shoulders

brand promotion

PV Sindhu has either endorsed or appeared in commercials for brands like –

• stay free
• Gatorade
• PNB MetLife
• Ojasvita
• Yonex
• Nokia-Smartphones
• Panasonic batteries
• Move
• POCO F1 for Flipkart
• Bank of Baroda
• GST
• Apis Himalaya Honig
• Myntra
• Li-Ning Company Limited
• Samsung Electronics Company
• HARMAN International
• JBL ‘Endurance’ earphones
• Bridgestone India
• Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd.

Known for

Being the first Indian woman to win a silver medal in badminton at the 2016 Rio Olympics, losing to Carolina Marin of Spain. Other top badminton players she faced were Tai Tzu Ying from Taiwan, Akane Yamaguchi from Japan, Ratchanok Intanon from Thailand, Sung Ji-hyun from South Korea, Chen Yufei from China and more.

First game

In April 2009, she was scheduled to play her first match against Pooja Shrestha of Nepal at the Yonex Sunrise India Open in Hyderabad, India, where PV Sindhu advanced to the second qualifying round.

First TV show

In 2016, she made her first appearance in the sports miniseries Rio 2016: Matches of the XXXI. Olympiad .

Aside from broadcasting her badminton matches, she made her first appearance on a TV show Kaun Banega Crorepati? as herself in 2017.

Personal trainer

PV Sindhu trains 6 days a week for 6-7 hours a day. Her training session is held every month and focuses on the back, abs, knees and shoulders. Her fitness plan is prescribed by her physical therapist, Kiran Challagundla, who frequently assesses her blood composition, body weight, heart rate, physical strength and endurance. Kiran monitors their fitness results and makes changes accordingly. He is also responsible for prescribing her supplements when needed. She also practices yoga, pranayama, kapalabhati and swimming. Your workout can be divided into 4 sessions –

Morning:-

• 4:00/4:30 – 7:00 : She has a private training session with trainer Pullela Gopichand.
• 8:00 – 10:00 – Group training
• 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Third training session

Abend:-

• 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. – gymnastics class or endurance training. Here, PV Sindhu does 2-3 sets of ten 400m runs every other day to build endurance and strength. She does 100 push-ups and 200 sit-ups a day for a goal of 600 push-ups and 2400 abdominal exercises in a week, which helps activate her core and abdominal muscles.

As for her diet, she follows a nutritious, balanced diet of carbohydrates and proteins. stay hydrated with plenty of fluids during the training session. Your typical diet plan is –

• Breakfast – Usually consists of milk, eggs and fruit
• Lunch and Dinner – She usually takes meat with vegetables and rice.
• Workout Snack – Small bowl of fruit, some dried nuts, and a bottle of Gatorade

PV Sindhu favorite things

• Cheat Essen – Hyderabadi Biryani

PV Sindhu Facts

1. At the age of 8 she started playing badminton under the tutelage of Mehboob Ali at the badminton courts of the Indian Railway Institute of Signaling and Telecommunications in Secunderabad.
2. In September 2012, at the age of 17, she entered the top 20 of the BWF world rankings.
3. As the youngest Indian woman, she reached the final of the Olympic badminton event and stood on the podium in an individual event.
4. In March 2015, she was awarded the Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian honor.
5. Off the pitch she is not aggressive and is a very cheerful and fun-loving person.
6. Besides sports, she is passionate about clothes and spends a lot of time shopping.
7. V. Sindhu’s hidden talent is dancing.
8. Her Netflix watchlist includes sports documentaries.
9. Your workout playlist contains pop and rock music.
10. The best advice she received is from her father, who told her to keep her feet on the ground and not get carried away by success.
11. Bharat Petroleum employed her as Assistant Sports Manager in 2013.
12. In 2014, she was named Breakthrough Athlete of the Year by FICCI.
13. In 2014, she was named “Native American of the Year” by NDTV.
14. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.