Sacchi Baat Special
Rarely has India’s focus and glare been on one athlete at the Olympics. As images of PV Sindhu training under the watchful eyes of Prakash Padukone flood social media, the immediate thought, can Sindhu again win a medal. From the silver medal in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 to bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, Sindhu has shown longevity and strength.
Yet, for the girl who wants to keep performing at optimum, Paris 2024 will be defining. Before this, no Indian athlete competing in an individual event has been subjected to such intense scrutiny, day in and day out. When Sindhu did not well at the Asian Games in Hangzhou last year, the ruthless critics had written her off. She did not mind it, for media and fans, both included, are unaware of what it means to come back from an injury.
PV Ramanna, Sindhu’s father has backed his daughter all along and said that he will support his daughter as long as she wants. Then again, if Sindhu opted for training under Vimal Kumar and mentorship of former All England champion Prakash Padukone, nobody can grudge it. They are based in Germany now, and will then heads to Paris.
Yes, Sindhu began under Dronacharya P.Gopichand and then shifted to Korean coach Park, before Tokyo. Each of these changes has worked well for her. To have slogged during the Covid pandemic and delivered a medal in Tokyo was defining. When sports academies and training were shut because of the Covid pandemic before the Tokyo Olympics, Sindhu found her own ways to train in Hyderabad. Her physical fitness standards are very high and she has focused on speed, strength and stamina. All of these are essential.
Whether she wins a medal or not in Paris 2024, for Sindhu to train under a new team and nurse hopes shows she is the diva of Indian sport. She has battled injuries and come back strongly each time, her goal to do well for India. This spirit and mentality marks her out as very special, indeed.
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