Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, who turned 30 on Saturday, received warm wishes from across the sporting world. Among them was a heartfelt message from veteran badminton commentator and former doubles player Gill Clark, who wrote a heartfelt post for Sindhu's special day.
Clark, herself a former World Championships medallist in both women's and mixed doubles, hailed Sindhu as one of the finest performers on the biggest stages. She also expressed confidence that the next phase of Sindhu's journey could be just as remarkable, drawing parallels with sporting greats like Roger Federer and Felix Sanchez, who achieved significant success after turning 30.
"Pusarla Venkata Sindhu has always been a “big tournament player” with 2 Olympic and 5 world championship medals (plus medals at Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and Asian Championships). But what is so remarkable, and testament to Sindhu’s character and “big tournament player” reputation, is that with all 7 medals won at the world championships or Olympic Games, she surpassed expectations according to her ranking at the time," Clark wrote on X.
