India's PV Sindhu has settled for a Bronze medal at the Asian Badminton Championships at Gimcheon, South Korea. In the semi-finals this morning, Sindhu went down fighting to top seed and world number two Wang Shixian, 21-15, 20-22, 12-21 to end the tournament with a Bronze medal.The duo of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa also settled for a Bronze medal, after it lost to the Chinese pair of Ying Luo and Yu Luo in straight games, 12-21, 7-21 in the semi-finals today.With this, India's campaign in the tournament has come to an end.Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal, who won a bronze at the 2010 edition, gave this tournament a miss. The Olympic Bronze-medallist decided to take rest to focus on the Thomas and Uber Cup which begins next month.P. Kashyap had crashed out of the ongoing tournament, after losing to Hsu Jen Hao of Chinese Taipei in the pre-quarterfinals.
News On AIR | April 26, 2014 12:44 PM
PV Sindhu wins Bronze medal at Asian Badminton Championships in South Korea