PV Sindhu Dictated Pace Of The Game, That Helped Her Win In Two Games: Sindhu's Father To NDTV

Tokyo Olympics: Star shuttler PV Sindhu's father PV Ramana spoke with NDTV on the role of coach Park Tae-Sang in Sindhu's win and how he motived Sindhu to bounce back from the semifinal loss.

PV Sindhu's bronze medal win at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday sent waves of happiness among her family members as she became the first Indian woman to win two individual medals at the Olympics. Speaking with NDTV, Sindu's father PV Ramana said Sindhu dictated the pace of her bronze-medal clash against China's He Bing Jiao that helped her win in straight games. Ramana also lauded Sindhu's coach Park Tae-Sang for helping Sindhu change her attitude towards the game. "I am so glad. This is the highest achievement for a woman athlete in the Olympics - winning back-to-back medals. This is the hard work which she has put in this five years," Sindhu's father PV Ramana told NDTV. "It's not that easy to come out of a loss. You're not in a good mood because you have lost but we had given her some motivational words to just forget that (loss)," said Sindhu's father about Sindhu's loss in the semifinal just 24 hours before winning the medal. "She dictated the pace. She never allowed He Bing Jiao to come to her original game. That really helped Sindhu to just win in two sets," Ramana added. On Sindhu's coach Park Tae-Sang, her father said: "He is such a nice person. He is so committed. He gave tips to Sindhu before going for the tournament.