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Tokyo Olympics 2020: 'I was blank for few seconds, didn't know what to do,' says Sindhu on winning her second Games medal

The 26-year-old Indian on Sunday etched her name among the all-time greats after winning badminton's women's singles bronze medal to add to the silver she won at Rio de Janeiro five years back. She became the first Indian woman and second overall from the country to achieve the feat.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: 'Medal is a medal', PV Sindhu's father proud of daughter's consecutive podium finishes

Expressing his happiness over Sindhu securing her second successive Olympic medal, Ramana said said that he asked her to concentrate on her game against China's Bing Jiao in the bronze medal play-off.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: China’s Chen Yufei beats Taiwan’s Tai Tzu-ying to clinch women’s singles badminton gold

Taiwan had bagged their first-ever Olympic badminton medal the previous night with gold in the men's doubles competition.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: 'SUPER SINDHU!', Twitterati full of praise after PV Sindhu clinches women's singles bronze

This is Sindhu’s second consecutive Olympic medal, after claiming silver at the Rio Olympics in 2016.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Lovlina Borgohain assures India of second medal; PV Sindhu beats Akane Yamaguchi to enter semis

Borgohain, all of 23 and already two-time world championship medallist, took a big step in making her own space in the Indian women's boxing's landscape, which has been largely dominated by Mary Kom.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: PV Sindhu fights past Japan's Akane Yamaguchi to enter semi-finals

The 26-year-old Indian, who won a silver in the 2016 Rio Olympics, defended brilliantly and rode on her attack to outclass the fourth seeded Yamaguchi 21-13 22-20 in a 56-minute quarterfinal clash at the Musashino Forest Plaza here.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Men's hockey team, Sindhu and Atanu shine on a bright day for India at Games; Mary Kom exits

A big heartbreak was boxing legend MC Mary Kom's pre-quarterfinal exit despite the fact that the London Olympic bronze-medallist had actually won two of the three rounds in her flyweight (51kg) bout against Colombia's Ingrit Valencia.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: PV Sindhu sails into quarter-finals with win over Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt

Sindhu, a silver medallist at Rio Games, notched up a 21-15 21-13 win over 13th seed Blichfeldt in a 41-minute match.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: PV Sindhu, Deepika Kumari advance; Rani Rampal and Co lose third match in a row

It was, in a nutshell, another mixed day for the country which is waiting for its second medal after the spectacular silver by weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on the opening day of competitions.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: PV Sindhu leads Indian badminton's quest for elusive gold at Games

Sindhu is one of the favourites for the gold, especially in the absence of defending champion Carolina Marin, who missed the Games due to an injury.