Asian Games 2018: Sindhu wins the silver medal in women’s singles

Indian shuttler PV Sindhu won the silver medal in women’s singles event at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta on Tuesday. Sindhu lost the title clash against world number 1 Tai Tzu Ying.

No Indian had ever reached the final of a singles event at the Asian Games before the 23-year-old from Hyderabad, who lost 13-21 16-21 to Chinese Taipei’s Tai in just 34



minutes.

It is the first time that India has won two individual medals at the Asian Games with Saina Nehwal clinching a bronze earlier. Saina was also conquered by Tai in the semi-finals.

It was Sindhu's third defeat in a big final this year, having lost the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games title clash to Saina Nehwal and the World Championship summit clash to Spain's Carolina Marin.