Congratulation pour in for Sindhu as she wins country's first ever silver in olympics badminton.
Hats off to you #PVSindhu .... I have become a great fan of yours ... Congratulations !
— Rajinikanth (@superstarrajini) August 19, 2016
Such grit and determination! @pvsindhu1 True fighter!!
— Suriya Sivakumar (@Suriya_offl) August 19, 2016
what an epic epic match!the best I've seen in a while!Congratulations @Pvsindhu1 & #PullelaGopichand #Rio2016
— Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) August 19, 2016
Every cloud has a silver lining indeed! First Olympic silver in Badminton for India! Thank you @Pvsindhu1 Huge respect #Rio2016
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) August 19, 2016
8:58pm - 21-15, Marin WINS. Gold for Marin, Silver for Sindhu
8:57pm - 20-15, Marin leads
8:56pm - 20-14, Marin leads
8:55pm - 18-14, Marin leads
8:52pm - 17-14, Marin leads
8:52pm - 16-14, Marin leads
8:52pm - 16-13, Marin leads
8:50pm - 15-12, Marin leads
8:49pm - 15-11, Marin leads
8:48pm - 14-10, Marin leads - after review
8:47pm - 13-10, Marin leads
8:46pm - 12-10, Marin leads
8:43pm - 11-10, Marin leads - Marin seems to have a small leg injury - small break
8:42pm - 10-10 SINDHU IS BACK!
8:41pm - 10-9, Marin leads, Marin misses a shot
8:40pm - 10-8, Marin leads, Sindhu hits it too long - Shuttle change
8:40pm - 9-8, Marin leads
8:39pm - 9-7, Marin leads, winner by Sindhu
8:39pm - 9-6, Marin leads, net error by Marin
8:38pm - 9-5, Marin leads
8:37pm - 9-4, Marin leads
8:37pm - 8-4, Marin leads
8:35pm - 7-3, Marin leads
8:34pm - 6-3, Marin leads, misses the shot
8:33pm - 6-2, Marin leads, Marin hit it wide
8:33pm - Sindhu consults with coach
8:33pm - 6-1, Marin leads - shuttle change
8:32pm - 5-1, Marin leads
8:32pm - 4-1, Marin leads
8:31pm - 3-1, Marin leads
8:30pm - 2-1, Marin leads, Sindhu forces a net error
8:25 - 21-12 - Marin wins the game. Match - 1 all
8:25pm - 20-12, game point Marin
8:24pm - 19-12 Marin leads, net error by Marin
8:23pm - 19-11 Marin leads
8:23pm - 18-11 Marin leads
8:22pm - 18-10 Marin leads
8:22pm - 18-9 Marin leads
8:21pm - 17-9, Marin leads, net error by Sindhu
8:20pm - 16-9 Marin leads
8:20pm - 16-8 Marin leads
8:19pm - 15-8, Marin leads
8:18pm - 15-7, Marin leads, Sindhu misses the shot
8:18pm - 14-7, Marin leads, Sindhu inches closer
8:17pm - 14-6, Marin leads
8:16pm - 13-6 after review, Marin leads
8:15pm - 13-5, Marin leads, Net fault. Shuttle change
8:15pm - 12-5, Marin leads
8:15pm 12-4, Marin leads
8:14pm - 11-4, Marin leads
8:13pm - 11-3, Marin leads, Marin misses the shot
8:12pm - 11-2 Marin leads, Sindhu talks to her coach Gopi
8:11pm Sindhu's father has arrived at the Hyderabad academy.
8:11pm - 10-2 Marin leads
8:10pm - 9-2 Marin leads, Sindhu hit it in the net
8:10pm - 8-2 Marin leads, Marin misses the shot
8:09pm - 7-2 Marin leads, Sindhu hit it short
8:09pm - 6-2 Marin leads, Marin misses the shot
8:08pm - 6-1 Marin leads, Sindhu hit it long
8:07pm - 5-1 Marin leads, Sindhu could not get to it
8:07pm - 4-1 Marin leads, Marin hit it long
8:06pm - 4-0 Marin leads, Sindhu makes a net error
8:06pm - 3-0 Marin leads, Sindhu could not get the shot
8:05pm - 2-0 Marin leads
8:04pm - 1-0 Marin leads
8:04pm - The next game is going to begin.
GAME FOR SINDHU!!! 21-19, Sindhu wins the first set
8:02pm - 19-20 Sindhu LEADS!!!!!!!
8:01pm - 19 All!!!!!!!!! Sindhu! Sindhu!
8:00pm - 19-18, Marin leads
8:00pm - 19-17, Marin leads!
7:59pm - 19-16 Marin leads. Come on Sindhu, come on
7:58pm - 18-16! Marin leads. What a close miss that was to 17-all
7:56m - What a rally!! 49 shots! And Sindhu wins! 17-16 Marin leads
7:55pm - 17-15, Marin leads - Marin asked for the court to be wiped
7:54pm - 16-15, Marin leads!
7:53pm - 16-13 Marin leads
7:53pm - 15-12 Marin leads
7:52pm - 15-11, Marin leads
7:51pm - 14-11, Marin leads!
7:50pm - Sindhu forces a net error, 13-10 Marin leads
7:48pm - 12-9 Marin leads!
7:45pm - At mid-game interval, Marin leads 11-6.
7:44pm 10-6 Marin! Crowd is cheering hard for India and PV Sindhu.
7:43: 8-5 Marin
7.42pm - 5-3 ! PV Sindu forces an error
7.41pm - It's 3-2 ! Marin leads
7.40pm -It's 3-2 ! Marin leads
7.38pm - PV Sindu wins third point 2-1
7.36pm - PV Sindhu to serve. Play to start.
7:34pm - Both players enter the court, start warm up. Sindhu loses the coin toss
7:20pm - Fans gather at Delhi's CP central park to watch PV Sindhu play
Delhi: Fans gather at CP's Central Park to watch #PVSindhu play for Gold in Badminton women's singles at #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/XNtaYs3rPY
— ANI (@ANI_news) August 19, 2016
7:15pm - All members of the Indian contingent have been asked to cheer for PV Sindhu, players have started arriving at the stadium
7:09pm - Indian men’s hockey team to cheer for Sindhu at the badminton finals in Rio
7:06pm - More wishes for PV Sindhu
I am extremely excited for today's match, let us hope we get a good win: Sachin Tendulkar on #PVSindhu #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/uHMG9Ck94q
— ANI (@ANI_news) August 19, 2016
#PVSindhu Go for gold !! Be yourself & look within.At the cusp of greatness is when champions shine. @OGQ_India
— Viswanathan Anand (@vishy64theking) August 19, 2016
Next on Aditi Ashok !
7:05pm - At the Gopichand academy, all news channels have arrived. A special screening of the match has been arranged in the academy by the govt.
Gagan Narang 2012 bronze winner, Tollywood actor Sudheer Babu are also present
7:00pm - PV Sindhu's match has been delayed due to the ongoing men's singles 2nd semifinal match, we will keep you posted on the new timings.
Wishes pouring in for PV Sindhu!
Wishing #PVSindhu all the very best for finals of #badmintonRio2016. All our prayers with @Pvsindhu1 . #GoForGold.
— Nirmala Sitharaman (@nsitharaman) August 19, 2016
I am in a flight from Singapore to Mumbai. May #PVSindhu bring ultimate cheer to 1.3 billion people. Whole country is praying. Jai Ho.
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) August 19, 2016
Trivia: In the last six meetings in major competitions, Marin has beaten Sindhu four times
PV Sindhu v Carolina Marin
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) August 19, 2016
2011:Maldives (won PVS)
2014:Sydney (CM)
2014:Copenhagen (CM)
2015:Lucknow (CM)
2015:Denmark (PVS)
2015:HKg (CM)
6:50pm - Excitement in the air at Gopichand academy. School kids, friends and family in attendance to watch the match
6:45pm - Here is how it looks at the Gopichand academy at Hyderabad
6:40pm - All set guys, few more minutes and the match will be on. All the best Sindhu!