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Chiranjeevi, Samantha, Taapsee, other celebs congratulate PV Sindhu on Olympic win

Several celebrities took to social media to celebrate and congratulate badminton player PV Sindhu on becoming the first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals.

Written by : TNM Staff

Badminton player PV Sindhu won the women’s singles bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, August 1, after defeating China’s He Bing Jiao. She is the first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals. She had bagged the silver at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Several Tollywood celebrities like Mahesh Babu, Chiranjeevi, Kajal Aggarwal, Pooja Hegde and Samantha Akkineni took to social media to congratulate her.

Calling it a historic win, Mahesh Babu wrote: “Yet another historic win.. by one of India’s best!! Congratulations on winning the bronze @Pvsindhu1! Immensely happy and proud!! #Tokyo2020 (sic).” Chiranjeevi shared a picture of himself with Sindhu and congratulated her on becoming the first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals. “Congrats @Pvsindhu1 on winning the medal & creating history for being the first Indian woman to bring an Olympic medal twice in a row. Delighted that both medals won so far are by Indian women! No stopping our Women Power!! You make India proud! #MirabaiChanu @Pvsindhu1 #Tokyo2020 (sic).”

On her Instagram Stories, Samantha wrote that she loves and respects Sindhu’s hard work and dedication. “And she does it again! can’t imagine what this takes @pvsindhu1. We absolutely love you and respect your hardwork and dedication. You are so special (sic).” Kajal Aggarwal too shared a video on her Instagram Stories and wrote: “@pvsindhu historic indeed! #Somuchrespect #Andpride (sic).”

“It takes a lot of grit, focus and sacrifice to achieve what you’ve done. Such a big reminder to dream big and put the work that goes in to it. First Indian female athlete to win consecutive Olympic medals. Take a bow. Thank you for the inspiration @pvsindhu1 (sic),” Pooja Hegde wrote while congratulating Sindhu.

Celebrating the badminton player’s victory, Taapsee Pannu, “Our girl is getting home the bronze!!!!! She did it!!! One colour at a time I say! Come on champ @Pvsindhu1 This calls for a celebration!!!!!! You are one of a kind, let’s celebrate YOU! (sic).”

Several Bollywood celebrities, including Kareena Kapoor Khan, Sonam Kapoor and Ayushmann Khurranna, also took to Instagram Stories to celebrate Sindhu’s historic win. Meanwhile, actors such as Sai Dharam Tej, Sunny Deol, Dia Mirza and several others conveyed their wishes to Sindhu on social media.

Sindhu, who has returned with medals from each of the big-ticket events such as the Commonwealth and Asian Games and the BWF World Tour Finals in the last five years, outwitted eighth seed Bing Jiao 21-13, 21-15 to clinch the bronze.

Also read: ‘I shouted so all emotions came together at that moment’: PV Sindhu on her Olympic medal