News, Rio 2016: India finally has a silver medalist at the Rio Olympic Games 2016. An Indian woman has finally won a silver medal at the Olympics. The 21-year-old Sindhu from Hyderabad has broken new pathways, she has etched her name into the most revered annals of Indian sporting history.

When it boils down to matters of discipline, Pullela Gopichand has no peers with PV Sindhu learning it the hard way since her formative years at the legendary coach’s academy.

In pursuit of excellence, there are little pleasures of life that need to be sacrificed and from Saina Nehwal to Sindhu, Gopi’s theory has never changed.

After PV Sindhu’s match, Gopichand was beaming like a proud father who wanted his ward to celebrate her win. He said,

“Sindhu did not have her phone during the last three months. The first thing is I would return her phone. The second thing, after coming here for last 12-13 days, I had deprived her from having sweet curd which she likes most. I also stopped her from eating ice-cream. Now she can eat whatever she wants.”

 

He also complimented Sindhu on the ample hard work, this 21-Year-Old has put into her game, and he sees her going a long way further

“She has had a great last week. The kind of work she has put in in the last two months is tremendous. The kind of sacrifices she has made without complaining is fantastic. She deserved to enjoy the moment and that’s what I really wanted her to do. I’m very truly very happy.”

He further added, “Sindhu is much younger. I think she has developed a lot in this tournament. She has a lot of potential to grow further. You should give your best shot. She has done us proud. I’m really happy for her”, he exclaimed.”

He wanted Sindhu to treat this like a victory and not the loss of a gold medal. It’s a win in the Olympics.

“I TOLD HER DON’T THINK THAT YOU LOST IT. REMEMBER THAT WE HAVE WON A MEDAL. I WANTED TO TELL HER THIS TO ENSURE THAT SHE DOES NOT FORGET THE LAST WEEK’S EFFORT THAT SHE PUT IN TO COME TO SECOND PLACE ON THE PODIUM.”

Gold or Silver, doesn’t matter, it’s a win and you’re the one who brought it to us, PV Sindhu! Now go on, eat an ice-cream!