
How family, fight and fortune fashioned India's very own sporting 'Wonder Woman'
CNN
Catapulted to stardom by her landmark silver medal at the 2016 Olympic Games, badminton star P. V. Sindhu has become a sporting, social and cultural female figurehead in India. At 25 she's already the country's most marketable female athlete and her upward trajectory continues both on and off the court.
In the bubble of Rio de Janeiro -- at her maiden Summer Olympics -- she was phoneless. The decision to relinquish a millenial's must have device on the advice of her coach -- Pullela Gopichand -- was a statement of intent.More Related News

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