PUSARLA Venkata Sindhu

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Asian Games
2	Women's Singles	2018	Indonesia
3	Women's Team	2014	Incheon, KOR
Quarterfinal	Women's Team	2018	Indonesia
Last 16	Women's Singles	2014	Incheon, KOR
Olympic Games
2	Women's Singles	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
3	Women's Singles	2020	Tokyo, JPN
World Championships
1	Women's Singles	2019	Basel, SUI
2	Women's Singles	2018	Nanjing, CHN
2	Women's Singles	2017	Glasgow, GBR
3	Women's Singles	2014	Copenhagen, DEN
3	Women's Singles	2013	Guangzhou, CHN
Quarterfinal	Women's Singles	2021	Huelva, ESP
Quarterfinal	Women's Singles	2015	Jakarta, INA
Last 32	Women's Singles	2023	Copenhagen, DEN
Last 32	Women's Singles	2022	Tokyo, JPN
BWF World Tour
1	Women's Singles	2022	Singapore, SIN
1	Women's Singles	2022	Basel, SUI
1	Women's Singles	2022	Lucknow, IND
1	Women's Singles	2017	Lucknow, IND
1	Women's Singles	2016	George Town, MAS
1	Women's Singles	2015	Macau, CHN
2	Women's Singles	2023	Madrid, ESP
2	Women's Singles	2021	Basel, SUI
2	Women's Singles	2019	Jakarta, INA
2	Women's Singles	2018	Bangkok, THA
2	Women's Singles	2018	New Delhi, IND
3	Women's Singles	2023	Calgary, AB, CAN
3	Women's Singles	2023	Kuala Lumpur, MAS
3	Women's Singles	2022	Bangkok, THA
3	Women's Singles	2022	Suncheon, KOR
3	Women's Singles	2022	New Delhi, IND
3	Women's Singles	2021	Bali, INA
3	Women's Singles	2021	Bali, INA
3	Women's Singles	2021	Paris, FRA
3	Women's Singles	2021	Birmingham, GBR
3	Women's Singles	2019	Singapore, SIN
3	Women's Singles	2019	New Delhi, IND
3	Women's Singles	2018	Kuala Lumpur, MAS
3	Women's Singles	2018	Birmingham, GBR
3	Women's Singles	2015	Lucknow, IND
3	Women's Singles	2015	Kuching, MAS
Quarterfinal	Women's Singles	2023	Sydney, NSW, AUS
Quarterfinal	Women's Singles	2023	Council Bluffs, IA, USA
Quarterfinal	Women's Singles	2022	Kuala Lumpur, MAS
Quarterfinal	Women's Singles	2022	Kuala Lumpur, MAS
Quarterfinal	Women's Singles	2022	Jakarta, INA
Quarterfinal	Women's Singles	2021	Odense, DEN
Quarterfinal	Women's Singles	2020	Bangkok, THA
Quarterfinal	Women's Singles	2020	Birmingham, GBR
Quarterfinal	Women's Singles	2020	Kuala Lumpur, MAS
Quarterfinal	Women's Singles	2019	Paris, FRA
Quarterfinal	Women's Singles	2019	Tokyo, JPN
Quarterfinal	Women's Singles	2019	Jakarta, INA
Quarterfinal	Women's Singles	2018	Fuzhou, CHN
Quarterfinal	Women's Singles	2018	Paris, FRA
Quarterfinal	Women's Singles	2018	Changzhou, CHN
Quarterfinal	Women's Singles	2018	Jakarta, INA
Quarterfinal	Women's Singles	2018	Jakarta, INA
Quarterfinal	Women's Singles	2016	Changzhou, CHN
Quarterfinal	Women's Singles	2016	Basel, SUI
Quarterfinal	Women's Singles	2016	Mulheim an der Ruhr, GER
Quarterfinal	Women's Singles	2015	Malang, INA
Last 16	Women's Singles	2023	Jakarta, INA
Last 16	Women's Singles	2023	Basel, SUI
Last 16	Women's Singles	2022	Birmingham, GBR
Last 16	Women's Singles	2022	Mulheim an der Ruhr, GER
Last 16	Women's Singles	2020	Jakarta, INA
Last 16	Women's Singles	2019	Odense, DEN
Last 16	Women's Singles	2019	Changzhou, CHN
Last 16	Women's Singles	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS
Last 16	Women's Singles	2019	Kuala Lumpur, MAS
Last 16	Women's Singles	2018	Hong Kong, CHN
Last 16	Women's Singles	2018	Tokyo, JPN
Last 16	Women's Singles	2016	Lucknow, IND
Last 16	Women's Singles	2015	Taipei, TPE
Last 32	Women's Singles	2019	Hong Kong, CHN
Last 32	Women's Singles	2023	Tokyo, JPN
Last 32	Women's Singles	2023	Yeosu, KOR
Last 32	Women's Singles	2023	Singapore, SIN
Last 32	Women's Singles	2023	Bangkok, THA
Last 32	Women's Singles	2023	Birmingham, GBR
Last 32	Women's Singles	2023	New Delhi, IND
Last 32	Women's Singles	2023	Kuala Lumpur, MAS
Last 32	Women's Singles	2022	Jakarta, INA
Last 32	Women's Singles	2020	Bangkok, THA
Last 32	Women's Singles	2019	Fuzhou, CHN
Last 32	Women's Singles	2019	Incheon, KOR
Last 32	Women's Singles	2019	Birmingham, GBR
Last 32	Women's Singles	2018	Odense, DEN
HSBC BWF World Tour Finals
1	Women's Singles	2018	Guangzhou, CHN
2	Women's Singles	2021	Bali, INA
2	Women's Singles	2017	Dubai, UAE
3	Women's Singles	2016	Dubai, UAE
1st Round	Women's Singles	2019	Guangzhou, CHN
1st Round	Women's Singles	2020	Bangkok, THA
MetLife BWF World Superseries
1	Women's Singles	2017	Seoul, KOR
1	Women's Singles	2017	New Delhi, IND
1	Women's Singles	2016	Fuzhou, CHN
2	Women's Singles	2017	Hong Kong, CHN
2	Women's Singles	2016	Hong Kong, CHN
2	Women's Singles	2015	Odense, DEN
3	Women's Singles	2017	Paris, FRA
Quarterfinal	Women's Singles	2017	Fuzhou, CHN
Quarterfinal	Women's Singles	2017	Sydney, NSW, AUS
Quarterfinal	Women's Singles	2017	Singapore, SIN
Quarterfinal	Women's Singles	2017	Birmingham, GBR
Quarterfinal	Women's Singles	2016	Shah Alam, MAS
Quarterfinal	Women's Singles	2016	New Delhi, IND
Last 16	Women's Singles	2017	Tokyo, JPN
Last 16	Women's Singles	2017	Jakarta, INA
Last 16	Women's Singles	2016	Paris, FRA
Last 16	Women's Singles	2016	Odense, DEN
Last 16	Women's Singles	2016	Singapore, SIN
Last 16	Women's Singles	2015	Fuzhou, CHN
Last 16	Women's Singles	2015	Seoul, KOR
Last 32	Women's Singles	2016	Seoul, KOR
Last 32	Women's Singles	2017	Odense, DEN
Last 32	Women's Singles	2017	Kuala Lumpur, MAS
Last 32	Women's Singles	2016	Sydney, NSW, AUS
Last 32	Women's Singles	2016	Birmingham, GBR
Last 32	Women's Singles	2015	Hong Kong, CHN
Last 32	Women's Singles	2015	Paris, FRA
Last 32	Women's Singles	2015	Tokyo, JPN
Last 32	Women's Singles	2015	Jakarta, INA
Last 32	Women's Singles	2015	Sydney, NSW, AUS
Asian Championships
3	Women's Singles	2022	Manila, PHI
3	Women's Singles	2014	Gimcheon, KOR
Quarterfinal	Women's Singles	2023	Dubai, UAE
Quarterfinal	Women's Singles	2019	Wuhan, CHN
Quarterfinal	Women's Singles	2018	Wuhan, CHN
Quarterfinal	Women's Singles	2017	Wuhan, CHN
Quarterfinal	Women's Singles	2015	Wuhan, CHN
Quarterfinal	Women's Singles	2013	Taipei, TPE
Last 16	Women's Singles	2016	Wuhan, CHN
South Asian Games
1	Women's Team	2016	India
2	Women's Singles	2016	India
TotalEnergies BWF Thomas & Uber Cup
Quarterfinal	Women's Team	2022	Bangkok, THA
TotalEnergies BWF Sudirman Cup
Group 1	Mixed Team	2019	Nanning, CHN
Group Stage	Mixed Team	2023	Suzhou, CHN

Meditation. (vogue, 02 Oct 2021; tokyo2020, 24 Jun 2020)

Athlete, Public Servant

Commerce - St. Ann's College for Women, Hyderabad, IND

English, Hindi, Telugu

Srikanthvarma Madapalli [fitness]

Right (jagranjosh, 06 Jul 2020)

Her father PV Ramana represented India in volleyball, and won bronze at the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Her mother P Vijaya played volleyball at national level in India. (olympicchannel, 05 May 2020; hindustantimes, 29 Aug 2016; ONS, 20 Jul 2016; olympicgoldquest, 18 Jan 2015)

A stress fracture to her left ankle meant she missed the 2022 National Games in India and the 2022 World Tour Finals in Bangkok, Thailand. She sustained the injury during the quarterfinal match at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, although it did not prevent her from winning gold in women's singles at the tournament. She returned to competition in January 2023. (outlookindia, 25 Sep 2022; scroll, 24 Feb 2023; onmanorama, 08 Oct 2022)

She sprained her right ankle ahead of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, but was still able to compete at the event. (newsx, 03 Apr 2018)

In 2015 she was unable to compete or train for four months after suffering a stress fracture to her left foot. She first noticed the pain in 2014, but she thought it was just stiffness and decided to continue playing. (hindustantimes, 29 Aug 2016; economictimes, 10 Aug 2015)

She missed the 2012 World Junior Championships in Chiba, Japan, after sustaining a knee injury at the Super Series event in the People's Republic of China the previous month. (dnaindia, 13 Oct 2012)

She began playing badminton at age eight. She initially trained at the Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications in Secunderabad, India, before joining Gopichand Academy in Hyderabad in 2008. (firstpost, 26 Feb 2018; ONS, 20 Jul 2016)

"My father used to play volleyball and I would accompany him to the volleyball courts when I was very young. There was a badminton court beside the volleyball courts and I initially only played for fun, but I gradually developed a great interest and love for badminton." (rediff, 03 Jan 2012)

To win gold at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, and the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. She also aspires to open a badminton academy once she retires from the sport. (Anupam Kher YouTube channel, 25 Feb 2023)

She trains for up to seven hours each day. Twice a week she trains at the Suchitra Badminton Academy facilities in Hyderabad, India. (scroll, 24 Feb 2023; timesofindia, 06 Feb 2023)

Winning silver in singles at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (bwfbadminton, 09 Mar 2021)

Indian boxer and politician Mary Kom. (bwfbadminton, 09 Mar 2021)

Her parents. (olympicchannel, 05 May 2020)

"The greatest asset is a strong mind. If I know that someone is training harder than I am, I have no excuses." (Facebook page, 27 Apr 2016)

She and hockey player Manpreet Singh were flag bearers for India at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. She performed the same role at the 2018 Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. (timesofindia, 28 Jul 2022; gc2018, 04 Apr 2018)

In January 2020 she received the Padma Bhushan Award, the highest civilian award given by the Indian government. (jagranjosh, 06 Jul 2020)

In 2019 she was named BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year. (bbc, 08 Mar 2019)

In August 2016 she received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, the highest sporting honour in India. (thehindu, 29 Aug 2016)

In 2015 she was presented with a Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award given by the Indian government. (sports, 30 Mar 2015)

She was named the 2014 Breakthrough Sportsperson of the Year by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry [FICCI]. (news, 13 Feb 2014)

She was named the 2013 CNN-IBN Indian of the Year in the sports category. (sportskeeda, 20 Dec 2013)

In 2013 she received the Arjuna Award in recognition of her outstanding achievements in badminton. (ONS, 20 Jul 2016; daijiworld, 25 Sep 2013)