Badminton
Tokyo Olympics: Badminton LIVE Day 9 — PV Sindhu vs He Bingjiao fight it out for bronze — Updates, scores, results, blog
Having lost the chance for gold, PV Sindhu will vie to win her second Olympic medal in the Bronze medal match against He Bingjiao.
He Bingjiao and PV Sindhu (Source: Getty images)
Welcome to The Bridge's LIVE blog for Badminton on Day 9 of the Tokyo Olympics.
After PV Sindhu's missed her chance to fight it out for the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, she will try her luck in the Bronze Medal match at the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza against China's He Bingjiao. The World No. 7 Indian lost to Tai Tzu-ying in straight games in the semi-finals while World No. 9 He Bingjiao lost to the top seed and fellow Chinese, Chen Yufei in her last four encounter.
PV Sindhu will look to equal Sushil Kumar's record haul of 2 Olympic medals by an individual Indian athlete today at the Tokyo Olympics by bagging the bronze. He Bingjiao has displayed great form and saw off 2016 Rio Olympics bronze medallist Nozomi Okuhara in the quarters and even took a game off Yufei before setting up this clash with PV Sindhu. Let's see if history is made today!
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Live Updates
- 1 Aug 2021 12:28 PM GMT
Back to back!
Coach Park's reaction perfectly describes the country's joy as Sindhu goes back to back with yet another Olympic medal. The country is proud of you champ, thank you for your dedication and persistence.
- 1 Aug 2021 12:26 PM GMT
The Champ brings the bronze back home!
Sindhu wins the bronze with a dominant 21-13, 21-15 victory. Back to back medalist, she has truly rewritten history.
- 1 Aug 2021 12:24 PM GMT
Two more to go!
Sindhu tantalizingly close to yet another medal. Leads 19-15.
