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On PV Sindhu's Birthday, Fans Wish Her A 'Glorious' Year Ahead Of Tokyo Games

PV Sindhu who is one of India's medal hope at the Tokyo Olympics 2021, celebrates her birthday on July 5. Here' how social media sent across its wishes to the ace shuttler.

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PV Sindhu birthday: Ace Indian badminton player PV Sindhu turns 26 on July 5. As she has been prepping for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics this month. Social media was flooded with birthday wishes for the Hyderabad-based shuttler who has made the country proud at multiple international tournaments.

After becoming the first Indian woman to win a silver medal at the Olympics Games five years back in Rio, Sindhu has been rightfully hailed as a superstar in the Indian sporting circuit. After the year 2016, she went on to win medals at both the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. In 2019, she became the first Indian to win the World Badminton Championships beating Nozomi Okuhara in the finals. Currently, she is one of the Tokyo Olympics favourites, becoming the only Indian female shuttler to have made the cut.

Today, on the special occasion of her birthday, let us take a look at how fans and colleagues are celebrating the ace shuttler:

"Happy happy birthday Sindhu….," wrote fellow professional badminton player, Jwala Gutta, who recently tied the know with Tamil actor and producer Vishnu Vishal.

Karnataka Social Welfare Minister B Sriramulu B Sriramulu extended his wish and said, "May this year be glorious to you and your game."

Yashodhara Raje Scindia, Madhya Pradesh minister of Sports and Youth Welfare, Technical Education and Skill Development and Employment, wished India’s Badminton Superstar as well today, writing, "Wishing you the very best of luck for #Tokyo2020. The entire nation is behind you." Wherein, Tuhin Mishra, whose firm Baseline manages the top stars wrote, "Happy Birthday to a very special athlete & person to all of us. Wish you the very best always."

Politician Vijay Darda too took to Twitter to wish Sindhu, "The entire nation is gripped with a sense of excitement & awe during your matches. You are an inspiration for the youth. My best wishes & blessings on your birthday today, @Pvsindhu1. May your incredible talent bring more laurels to India."

A fan named Vinay Sharma on Twitter wrote, "Wishing #PVSindhu a very Happy Birthday! Pusarla Venkata Sindhu, the first Indian woman to earn an Olympic silver medal, is the country’s beloved Badminton player. The entire country had their eyes glued to the television during the finals of the Summer Olympics, 2016."

Another fan wrote, "Pusarla Venkata Sindhu, the first Indian woman to earn an Olympic silver medal, is the country’s beloved Badminton player. The entire country had their eyes glued to the television during the finals of the Summer Olympics, 2016." A Twitter page India Wants To Know - Panel Quiz Show uploaded a throwback picture from Sindhu's childhood days and wrote, "This short little girl celebrating her birthday would become a giant for India at badminton. Happy birthday  @Pvsindhu1 - among the very few Indians who can call themselves a world champion. Hope we can also call you an Olympic Champion in a month's time."

Another user wrote, "In 2004, a 9 year old took one of her Arjuna Awardee father's visiting cards and carefully struck out his name and wrote her own. And replaced the volleyball logo with a shuttlecock. And that was the day her mother realized @Pvsindhu1 would become a star. Happy birthday Sindhu."

Feature Image Credit: The New Indian Express

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