New Delhi: PV Sindhu, the first Indian to win the World Championships title, made history. Their exploits are being praised everywhere. After winning the championship, Sindhu said that when she managed to win her first gold medal, she did not have the words to express her happiness. Sindhu defeated her arch rival Japanese player Nozomi Okuhara 21-7, 21-7 in a one-sided final.
"I am really very happy. I have waited for this victory and finally I have become a world champion," Sindhu told reporters.
"I have no words to express, because I have been waiting for so long. Last time, it was silver, before that it was silver and finally I am a world champion so I am really really happy. I have been expecting this for a very long time. So I got it finally and I want to enjoy it, feel it."
Sindhu is the fifth medal at the World Championships and thus equals former Chinese Olympic and world champion Zhang Ning in the women's singles. Sindhu has bagged two silver and bronze medals in a row.
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