scorecardA look back at PV Sindhu journey to be India's first badminton world champion
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A look back at PV Sindhu journey to be India's first badminton world champion

2013: Won Bronze at World Championship

A look back at PV Sindhu journey to be India's first badminton world champion

2014: Won Bronze at World Championship and Commonwealth Games.

2014: Won Bronze at World Championship and Commonwealth Games.

2015: She received India's highest civilian honor Padma Shri award in 2015.

2015: She received India

​2016: Won silver medal at Rio Olympics

​2016: Won silver medal at Rio Olympics

She was also the first Indian to participate and win Olympic silver in a single badminton final at the Olympics held in Rio in 2016.

​2017: Ranked second around the world

​2017: Ranked second around the world

Sindhu is the only Indian to be listed on Forbes' world's top 10 highest-paid female athletes, as she was ranked seventh.Her total earnings for 2018 stood $8.5 million.

​2018: Won a silver medal at the World Championship, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games.

​2018: Won a silver medal at the World Championship, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games.

Japan's Nozomi Okuhara defeated PV Sindhu in the World Championship in 2018.

​2019: Won World Championship

​2019: Won World Championship

This is Sindhu's fifth medal at the World Championships.

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