PV Sindhu admits that she committed mistakes that cost her the Paris Olympics’ Round of 16 match against China’s He Bing Jio. Sindhu was eliminated from the badminton women’s singles on Thursday (August 1), losing 19-21, 14-21 against her Chinese opponent in 56 minutes at the La Chapelle Arena Court 3.
Sindhu returned empty-handed for the first time in her Olympic career, despite winning silver in Rio 2016 and bronze in Tokyo 2020. Interestingly, Sindhu defeated Bing Jio to win the bronze medal at the Olympics three years ago. However, in Paris, the Chinese shuttler did not provide much breathing room for her Indian opponent.
“It’s sad that I could not get the result that I wanted. Everyone wants to win at the Olympics, and it did not go the right way for me. He Bing Jiao is a good player and I have played her a lot of times. We know each other’s game,” Sindhu told Jio Cinemas after the match.
‘It is a sad day’
Sindhu kept Bing Jiao on her toes in the opening game, making it 19-19, but the latter closed out the game. In the second game, Bing Jiao again put pressure on Sindhu, taking a massive 8-2 lead. Although Sindhu tried her heart out, she was always behind the 8-ball. The two-time Olympic medalist “The first game should have been a bit different is what I felt, especially at 19-19, it was anybody’s game. I challenged a call, and it would have been good had it gone in my favor. Had I won the first game, it would have been different, I would have had a lot of confidence.
“The second game was good in the beginning, but she took a lead and kept going. I was trying to cover up, but then I was making simple errors. It’s a sad day, but I need to keep my head high,” Sindhu said.
Sindhu also sent her wishes to Lakshya Sen, who has been impressive in his maiden Olympics appearance. Lakshya beat HS Prannoy in straight games and advanced to the quarterfinals of the men’s singles.
“I wish him all the very best, I hope he does well. It’s his first Olympics, and so I want him to give his best and give his 100 percent,” Sindhu signed off. said that had she won the opening game, it could have been a different story altogether.
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Source: India Today
