P V Sindhu suffered a heart break at the World Badminton Championship as the Indian shuttler had to settle for a second consecutive bronze medal after succumbing to Carolina Marin of Spain in straight games at the semifinals,in Copenhagen on Saturday.Sindhu, seeded 11th, failed in her bid to become the first Indian women shuttler to reach the finals of the World Championship as her battle against ninth seeded opponent ended with a 17-21 15-21 loss. A bronze medallist at the last edition, Sindhu had conjured up hopes of bettering the colour of her medal this year . The 19-year-old thus became the first badminton player towin two bronze medals at the World Championship. Badminton Legend Prakash Padukone had won the men's singles bronze in1983, while Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa won bronze in women's doubles in 2011.
News On AIR | August 31, 2014 7:14 AM