India At Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 (31st July) Highlights | PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen storm to the RO16, Swapnil in 50m Rifle 3 positions finals, Lovlina and Nishant into QFs
Badminton stars PV Sindhu and Lakshya won their matches, Swapnil Kusale in finals of 50m rifle 3 position shooting, and Lovlina and Nishant Dev won in boxing on Day 5 of Paris Olympics 2024.
Hello and Welcome to Sportz Point's coverage of India atParis Olympics 2024as we look to bring you all the updates of Day 5 (31st July) from the web desk.
This is Abishek Goswami who will be joined by Koushik Biswas later to bring you all the timely updates, news, scores, and results of Indian athletes/teams in action today.
PV Sindhu into the round of 16 of women's singles ๐ธ
Swapnil Kusale qualified for the Men's 50m Rifle 3 position finals ๐ซ
Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy qualify for the round of 16. They will face each other in the next round. ๐ธ
Lovlina Borgohain qualified for the Quarter-finals of the Women's 75kg ๐ฅ
Deepika Kumari qualified for the round of 16 of Women's individual event ๐ฏ
Sreeja Akula and Manika Batra lost their respective round of 16 matches ๐
Nisant Dev qualified for the quarter-finals of Men's 71kg category ๐ฅ
Jul 31, 2024, 8:20 PM
Day 5 ends!
That's it for today. It was a great day with Indian badminton stars moving to the next rounds, good results in shooting while we saw some great fights from our paddlers and wins in boxing too!
Thank you for staying back and hope you enjoyed the coverage!
See you tomorrow with the updates of Day 6! Good night.
Jul 31, 2024, 7:49 PM
Table Tennis: Sreeja gets eliminated
A brilliant fight by the Indian paddler against the World No. 1. But, the Chinese star was too strong for her. The first two games will haunt Sreeja for a long time for sure.
Sreeja fights but the World No.1 proves to be too good for her.
Sun Yingsha wins the game by 11-8!
3-0 to Yinghsa
Jul 31, 2024, 7:28 PM
Table Tennis: The repeat of the first game
The repeat of the first game. From 5-10 to 12-10, Sun Yingsha bags the second game as well.
Heartbreaking for Sreeja and Indian fans!
Jul 31, 2024, 7:23 PM
Boxing: Nishant Dev wins RO16 match by 3-2
Jul 31, 2024, 7:16 PM
Table Tennis: Sreeja loses first game by 10-12
From 10-6 to 10-12, Sreeja Aklua had the chance to win the first game but lost six consecutive points against World No. 1 Sun Yingsha
1-0 to Yingsha!
Jul 31, 2024, 7:00 PM
Up Next: Sreeja Akula in action against World No.1
Sreeja Akula will be in action against World No.1 Sun Yingsha in the round of 16 of women's singles in Table Tennis.
Can she be the first Indian to reach the quarter-finals of a singles event at Olympics?
Jul 31, 2024, 6:35 PM
Badminton | HS Prannoy into the Round of 16
The Indian shuttler was down and out after the first game but won the next two sets by 21-11 and 21-12 to win the match by 2-1!
He will now face Lakshya Sen in the round of 16 as the group topper.
Jul 31, 2024, 6:13 PM
Badminton | HS Prannoy comes back in the second game
HS Prannoy makes a stunning comeback in the second game (21-11) and makes it 1-1 in the match.
Game on!
Jul 31, 2024, 5:55 PM
Badminton: Prannoy losses the first game 16-21
HS Prannoy loses the first game by 16-21 against the Vietnamese Duc Phat Le!
Jul 31, 2024, 5:36 PM
Badminton: HS Prannoy is in action
HS Prannoy is in action in men's singles!
Jul 31, 2024, 4:51 PM
Next Up!
HS Prannoy in Men's singles ๐ธ 11.00 pm
Sreeja Akula in Women's singles round of 16 ๐ 12.30 am (next day)
Nishant Dev in Men's 71kg round of 16 ๐ฅ 12.34 am (next day)
Jul 31, 2024, 4:14 PM
Archery | Tom Hall wins the match by 6-4
Tom Hall beats Tarundeep Rai by 6-4.
In his fourth Olympics, Tarundeep Rai exits from the round of 64.
Jul 31, 2024, 4:11 PM
Archery | Hall leading by 5-3
Tom Hall wins the fourth set by 29-28 and leads by 5-3 points in the match!
Jul 31, 2024, 4:08 PM
Archery | 3-3
Tarundeep Rai wins the third set by 28-25 and makes it 3-3 in the match!
Jul 31, 2024, 4:07 PM
Archery | Hall leading by 3-1
Hall leading by 3-1 after two sets.
Jul 31, 2024, 4:03 PM
#Archery | Tarundeep Rai in action
Tarundeep Rai is in action against Tom Hall in Men's individual round of 64!
Jul 31, 2024, 3:56 PM
Table Tennis | Hirano wins the match by 4-1
Manika tried her best but Miu Hirano was indeed the better player with faster hands, better skill and fewer errors.
Miu Hirano wins the fifth game by 11-6 and wins the match by 4-1!
Manika now will have to focus on team event.
Jul 31, 2024, 3:51 PM
Table Tennis | 5-1 to Hirano in fifth game
Hirano making it clear that she is going for Batra's backhand and winning points easily.
5-1 to Hirano!
Jul 31, 2024, 3:48 PM
Table Tennis | Hirano wins the fourth game
Manika tried her best to come back and close out the game. But, Hirano proves to be too strong and wins the fourth game by 11-8
3-1 to Hirano!
Jul 31, 2024, 3:43 PM
Table tennis | 5-6 to Hirano in fourth game
Manika was trailing by 2-6 and came back strong to make it 5-6 before Hirano took the break!
2-1 to Hirano
Jul 31, 2024, 3:37 PM
Table Tennis | Manika Batra wins the third game
Yes, come on, says Manika and the whole of India!
Manika was able to take the game deep and then be calm in the pressure situations to win the game by 14-12
Huge, game for her!
Hirano still leading by 2-1
Jul 31, 2024, 3:35 PM
Table Tennis | 12-12
It is getting deep! Manika saves three game points.
12-12!
Jul 31, 2024, 3:30 PM
Table Tennis | 8-6 Batra
Manika loses the momentum again and she takes the break!
Manika needs to win this game.
Jul 31, 2024, 3:28 PM
Table Tennis | 7-2 Manika in the third game
Great start to the third game for Manika. 7-2!
Jul 31, 2024, 3:25 PM
Table Tennis | Hirano wins the second game
Hirano wins the second game by 11-9. The Japanese showed her class as despite having a big 2-6 deficit at the start, she was able to force Batra to errors!
2-0 to Hirano!
Jul 31, 2024, 3:23 PM
Table Tennis | 9-9
Manika Batra comes back with a few backhand shots and makes it 9-9!
Jul 31, 2024, 3:20 PM
Table Tennis | 6-6
Hirano makes it 6-6 after four consecutive points!
Jul 31, 2024, 3:19 PM
Table Tennis | Manika leading by 6-2 in the second game
Manika takes the 6-2 lead in the second game!
Jul 31, 2024, 3:14 PM
Table Tennis | Hirano wins the first game
Hirano wins the first game by 11-6 against Manika Batra.
Manika needs to do something different before the match goes out of hand quickly.
Jul 31, 2024, 3:12 PM
Table Tennis | 6-6 in the first break
Manika has been able to go toe-to-toe against the Tokyo silver medalist.
6-6 at the towel break.
Jul 31, 2024, 3:01 PM
Up next | Manika Batra in action Miu Hirano
Manika Batra will be in action against Miu Hirano in Women's Singles round of 16.
Jul 31, 2024, 11:24 AM
Archery | Deepika Kumari qualifies for Round of 16
Deepika Kumari qualifies for the round of 16 as she won the fourth set by 28-23!
The Indian archer won by 6-2!
She qualifies for round of 16 and will be in action on 3rd August at 10.22 pm IST Michelle Kroppen of Germany!
Jul 31, 2024, 11:19 AM
Archery | Deepika wins the third set
Deepika wins the third set as Roffeen missed the first shot completely.
The Indian archer won the set by 25-17!
4-2 to Deepika!
Jul 31, 2024, 11:17 AM
Archery | Deepika loses the second set
Deepika Kumari lost the second set by 27-29!
2-2!
Jul 31, 2024, 11:14 AM
Archery | Deepika wins the first set
Deepika Kumari wins the first set by 29-28!
2-0 to Deepika!
Jul 31, 2024, 11:12 AM
Archery | Deepika Kumari faces Quinty Roeffen
Deepika Kumari faces Quinty Roeffen in the round of 32.
Jul 31, 2024, 10:52 AM
Archery | Deepika Kumari in Round of 32
Deepika Kumari qualifies for round of 32 by beating Reena Parnat in the shoot-off. Deepika won by 6-5 in after scoring 9 in the shoot-off!
Her round of 32 match will start at 4:35 pm IST.
Jul 31, 2024, 10:46 AM
Boxing | Lovlina Borgohain qualifies for Quarter-final
Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain qualifies for the Quarter-finals of the Women's 75kg category. She beats Sunniva Hofstad by 5-0!
She will face No. 1 seed Li Qian of China in QF on 4th August from 3.02 pm IST.
Jul 31, 2024, 10:40 AM
Archery | Deepaki Kumari vs Reena Parnat in Women's individual
Deepaki Kumari vs Reena Parnat in Women's individual goes to shoot-offs!
Jul 31, 2024, 10:37 AM
Boxing | Lovlina Borgohain is in action
Lovlina Bogohain has won the first two rounds.
Jul 31, 2024, 10:06 AM
Next: Lovllina will be in action soon
Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain will face Norwayโs Sunniva Hofstad in the next match.
Badminton | Sindhu lead by 11-6 in the second game
PV Sindhu has tried some tricks in the second game. A few came off and a few did not. Still, Sindhu is leading by 11-6 in the second game.
Jul 31, 2024, 8:08 AM
Badminton | Lakshya Sen will be in action in a must-win match
Lakshya Sen vs Jonatan Christie coming up soon in Men's singles as Lakshya Sen looks to qualify for round of 16.
Jul 31, 2024, 8:01 AM
Badminton | PV Sindhu wins first game 21-5
Down the line smashes, disguise drops, overhead smashes, wrist play PV Sindhu threw everything to Kuuba and she had no answer to those.
Sindhu takes the first game by 21-5 and if this goes like this, this match would be over before Lakshya Sen's match starts!
Jul 31, 2024, 7:52 AM
Badminton | Sindhu leading by 11-2
Brilliant start for the two-time Olympic medalist. Sindhu is trying to play with the position of Kuuba and dictating the game.
11-2 at the break in the first game.
Jul 31, 2024, 7:48 AM
Badminton | SIndhu takes 5-0 lead in the first game
Sindhu dominating Kuuba from the word go and she takes the 5-0 lead in the first game.
Jul 31, 2024, 7:46 AM
Shooting | 197 in prone round for Swapnil
Swapnil Kusale scores 197 in the prone round with 98 in the first and 99 in the second series.
Total score: 198+197 = 395
Jul 31, 2024, 7:42 AM
Badminton | Sindhu vs Kristin Kuuba to start soon
Both the shuttlers are on the court and we are about to start the match.
Jul 31, 2024, 7:35 AM
Shooting Update | Tomar with 199 in prone round
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar scores 199 in the prone round with 100 in the first and 99 in the second series of shots.
Total score: 197+199 = 396
Jul 31, 2024, 7:23 AM
Badminton | PV Sindhu will be in action soon
PV Sindhu will be in action against Kristin Kuuba in Women's Singles.
Jul 31, 2024, 7:20 AM
Shooting Update | Swapnil at number six position after kneeling round
After two series in the Keeling round, Swapnil Kusale is at the number six position with 198. He scored 99 in each series.
Jul 31, 2024, 7:17 AM
Shooting Update | Tomar in number seven after kneeling series
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar is at the number seven position after kneeling shots. He scored 197 in kneeling with 98 in the first series and 99 in the second.
Jul 31, 2024, 7:09 AM
Shooting | What is "3 Positions Shooting?"
In this event, shooters will have to shoot from three positions: Kneeling, Prone and Standing. Each shooter will have two series of shots from those three positions. First Kneeling, then Prone followed by Standing.
Jul 31, 2024, 7:07 AM
Shooting | Reminder
Top 8 athletes from the Qualification round will move to the finals just like you saw with Manu Bhaker, Ramita Jindal, Arjun Babuta qualifying for finals in other events.
Jul 31, 2024, 7:04 AM
Shooting | We are starting the day with Shooting
Hello everyone, this is Koushik Biswas, taking over from Abishek Goswami who started the LIVE blog for you. We are starting India's day with Shooting.
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Swapnil Kusale in action in Men's 50m Rifle 3 positions qualification round.
Jul 31, 2024, 6:12 AM
India At Paris Olympics: Day 4 rewind
Manu Bhaker/Sarabjot Singh won bronze in 10m Air Pistol Mixed team ๐ซ
Indian Men's Hockey team won against Ireland by 2-0 ๐
Ankita Bhakat lost against Wioleta Myszor in the Women's Individual round of 32 round ๐น
Bhajan Kaur won two matches to qualify for the Women's Individual round of 16 round ๐น
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated the Indonesian team to top Group C ๐ธ
Amit Panghal exited from the Men's 51kg event ๐ฅ
Jasmine got eliminated from the Women's 57kg event ๐ฅ
Dhiraj Bommadevara won in the Round of 32 but lost in the Round of 16 in Men's individual ๐น
Preeti Pawar lost against Yeni Arias in a split decision of 2-3 in the Women's 54kg event ๐ฅ
Jul 31, 2024, 6:11 AM
India At Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Schedule
Boxing
Women's 54kg Preliminaries Round of 16 - Preeti Pawar vs Yeni Arias (Colombia) - 1:22 AM
Women's 75kg Preliminaries Round of 16 - Lovlina Borgohain vs Sunniva Hofstad (Norway) - 3:50 PM
Badminton
Women's Singles Group Play Stage Group M - PV Sindhu vs Kristin Kuuba (Estonia) - 12:50 PM
Men's Singles Group Play Stage Group L - Lakshya Sen vs Jonatan Christie (Indonesia) - 1:40 PM
Men's Singles Group Play Stage Group K -HS Prannoyvs Le Duc Phat (Vietnam) - 11:00 PM
Wherever Neeraj Chopra goes, he does not return empty-handed. So, it's time we take a look at every Neeraj Chopra records that he has made in his tremendous career so far.
Wherever Neeraj Chopra goes, he does not return empty-handed. This series started in 2016 when this rising star made a record for the first time at the Under-20 World Athletics Championships. From that day itself, we got a glimpse of the future to come, in which many records were to be made and broken one after the other.
On Friday night of 16 May, Neeraj maintained the same trend in Doha Diamond League 2025 and got his name registered in history, becoming the first Indian to breach the 90m mark in the sport. So, it's time we take a look at every Neeraj Chopra records that he has made in his tremendous career so far.
First Indian to breach the 90m mark: Neeraj Chopraโs best throw is 90.23m, achieved at the Doha Diamond League on May 16, 2025. The mark stands as the menโs national record in India and Neeraj Chopraโs personal best. It was the first time an Indian had breached the 90m-mark in the javelin.
First Indian to win Olympic medal in athletics: At the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, Neeraj Chopra produced a historic performance in the men's javelin throw event. Neeraj won the gold medal in the final with a throw of 87.58m, giving India its first Olympic medal in athletics. With this win, Neeraj Chopra also became the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal in a track and field event at the Olympics.
First Indian to win silver at World Athletics Championships: Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra won a historic silver medal at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon. He recorded a throw of 88.13m in his fourth attempt to claim the second spot. Chopra thus is the first Indian to win a silver medal at the World Athletics Championships and only the second medallist from the country after Anju Bobby George in 2003.
First Indian track and field athlete to win world championship: Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. With this win, the then 18-year-old Neeraj became the first Indian track and field athlete to become a world champion in any event and any age level.
First Indian World Record holder in track & field: Neeraj Chopra Threw 86.48m at the junior championships in Poland to win the title. With this, he set the new under-20 world record, beating the 84.69m mark established by the previous holder, Latvia's Zigismunds Sirmais. Neerajโs 86.48m attempt at Bydgoszcz still stands as both the U20 world record as well as the U20 Asian record in the javelin throw.
Indian national javelin throw record holder: Neeraj Chopraโs best attempt to date came at the Stockholm Diamond League 2022 in Sweden on June 30, 2022, where he managed his personal best of 89.94m to establish the new national record.
First Indian to win javelin throw gold at Asian Games: Neeraj Chopra is the first Indian javelin thrower to win a gold medal at the Asian Games. Before him, Gurtej Singh was the only menโs javelin thrower from the country to win a medal โ bronze at the 1982 New Delhi Asian Games. Neeraj threw 88.06m to claim the 2018 Asian Games title.
First Indian to win a Diamond League meet: Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to win a Diamond League meet after he topped the field in Lausanne in 2022. With a depleted field that had world champion Anderson Peters missing, the Indian comfortably led the charts with an 89.08m throw, in his first attempt.
First Indian to become Diamond League champion: Neeraj Chopra is the first Indian athlete in history to clinch the Diamond League trophy, by winning the Zurich Diamond League 2022 Final. The Indian ace recorded a best throw of 88.44m to beat Tokyo 2020 silver medallist and 2016 champion Jakub Vadlejch to the title.
First Indian to become world champion: Neeraj Chopra became India's first world champion after he clinched the gold medal in the men's javelin throw final at the World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest with an effort of 88.17m. It was Neeraj Chopra's second straight medal at the world championships after his silver at Oregon 2022.
Neeraj Chopraโs best throws: Here are all the top throws by javelin ace Neeraj Chopra
Neeraj Chopraโs best throw is 90.23m, achieved at the Doha Diamond League on May 16, 2025. The mark stands as the menโs national record in India and Neeraj Chopraโs personal best.
Indian javelin ace Neeraj Chopra bettered his throw of 89.94m with a season-best throw of 90.23m at the at the Doha Diamond League 2025. After this, he became the first Indian to breach the 90m mark in the sport.
Despite the historic achievement, Chopra missed out on the top podium spot at the Doha Diamond League, where Germanyโs Julian Weber stole the show with a massive throw. Chopraโs previous best was 89.94m, set on June 30, 2022, at the Stockholm Diamond League โ a mark that stood as both his personal best and the menโs national record.
Neeraj achieved his target
Neeraj Chopraโs best throw is 90.23m, achieved at the Doha Diamond League on May 16, 2025. The mark stands as the menโs national record in India and Neeraj Chopraโs personal best.
The second-best throw of Neeraj Chopra's career is 89.94m. Neeraj had thrown this throw in the Stockholm Diamond League on 30 June 2022. This throw is a national record and one of Neeraj Chopra's best throws.
Neeraj Chopra's third-best throw of 89.49m came at the Lausanne Diamond League 2024This is Chopra's best throw ever at a global championship and his third-best overall.
Neeraj Chopra's fourth-best throw in javelin throw came at Paris Olympics 2024 where he bagged the silver medal with an 89.45m throw.
His fifth best throw came in Paavo Nurmi Games in 2022 where he went close to that 90m mark once again.
In the Lausanne Diamond League 2022, held in the month of August, Neeraj Chopra had thrown the sixth-best throw of his career. Neeraj had thrown the javelin 89.08 meters.
Neeraj's seventh-best throw came in the Asian Games 2023 held in Hangzhou. In this round, Neeraj had achieved a distance of 88.88m.
Neeraj Chopra's eighth-best throw came in the World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest. In this competition which was held on August 25, 2023, Neeraj showed excellent performance and achieved a distance of 88.77m.
Indian badminton player Lakshya Sen crashed out in the first round of the Thailand Open 2025 badminton tournament while Malvika Bansod, Aakarshi Kashyap and Unnati Hooda advanced to the second round of the women's singles after winning tough matches in the Super 500 tournament.
Unnati faces a tough challenge
Unnati Hooda faces a tough challenge against top seed Pornpawee Chochuwong, while Malvika Bansod takes on former world champion and seasoned Thai shuttler Ratchanok Intanon in the second round.
Aakarshi Kashyap completes the women's singles trio as she looks to continue her campaign. In the menโs singles draw, Tharun Mannepalli remains the lone Indian hope.
Lakshya and Priyanshu suffered early exits
In the men's singles, both Lakshya Sen and Priyanshu Rajawat suffered early exits, bowing out in the first round. The womenโs singles saw better fortunes, with Aakarshi Kashyap, Unnati Hooda, and Malvika Bansod progressing to the second round, while Anupama Upadhyay and Santosh Ramraj were eliminated.
Lakshya Sen was ousted by Irelandโs Nhat Nguyen in a three-game encounter that lasted 1 hour and 20 minutes. Sen, ranked among Indiaโs top badminton talents, went down 18-21, 21-9, 17-21 in a match that saw momentum swings.
After narrowly losing the opening game, Sen responded with a dominating performance in the second, unleashing sharp smashes and fast-paced rallies to level the match. But Nguyen dug deep in the decider, pulling ahead 17-13 and holding his composure in the pressure moments to complete the upset and move into the second round. Indiaโs menโs singles woes were compounded by Priyanshu Rajawatโs exit, as he fell short in another three-game battle, losing 13-21, 21-17, 16-21 to Indonesiaโs Alwi Farhan.
Kidambi Srikanth could not qualify for main round
Earlier, former world no.1 Kidambi Srikanth could not qualify for the main round of the Thailand Open 2025 badminton tournament after losing his second match in the qualifiers on Tuesday.
Srikanth, a world championships silver medallist, defeated Sankar Subramanian 21-15, 21-17 in his first round of qualifiers before losing to Tharun Mannepalli 21-16, 21-19 in the second.
Welcome to our live coverage of the ISSF World Cup 2025, currently underway in Lima, Peru, from April 13 to 22, 2025.
In this LIVE blog we will update you with medal tally, India's results across compettions on daily basis.
On day 1 of the ISS World Cup 2025, Indiaโs Suruchi Singh clinched her second consecutive gold in the Womenโs 10m Air Pistol, while Manu Bhaker secured silver.
Saurabh Chaudhary added a bronze in the Menโs 10m Air Pistol.
The pair of Saurabh Chaudhary and Suruchi Singh went on to win the Gold medal in the 10m mixed pistol event on day 2.
Stay tuned for more updates as the worldโs top shooters, including Olympic champions, battle for podium finishes at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range in Peru.
LIVE Updates
Apr 18, 2025, 4:33 PM
LIVE Medal Tally
Rank
Nation
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1
United States (USA)
3
2
1
6
2
India (IND)
2
1
1
4
3
China (CHN)
1
1
3
5
4
Czech Republic (CZE)
1
1
0
2
5
Norway (NOR)
0
2
0
2
6
Brazil (BRA)
0
0
1
1
7
Hungary (HUN)
0
0
1
1
Apr 16, 2025, 9:48 PM
SAURABH & SURUCHI WIN THE GOLD
Saurabh Chaudhary and Suruchi Singh defeated the People's Republic of China's Yao Qianxun and Hu Kai in the final of the 10m air pistol mixed team event to win the gold.
The Indian pair scored 17 in the final match. This was India's fourth medal at the Lima ISSF World Cup 2025.
Apr 16, 2025, 11:22 AM
Menโs 10m air pistol: Saurabh Chaudhary wins bronze
Saurabh Chaudhary, won his first individual World Cup medal in almost three years after scoring 219.1 in the men's 10m air pistol event.
The Indian shooter had finished seventh in qualification with a score of 578 to make the final.
Chinaโs Hu Kai won gold with a score of 246.4 and Brazilโs Felipe Almeida Wu clinched silver with a score 241.0.
Apr 16, 2025, 11:20 AM
Womenโs 10m air pistol: Suruchi Singh and Manu Bhaker win medals for India
Suruchi Singh, the 18-year-old shooter stunned everyone by scoring 243.6 to beat her Indian counterpart Manu Bhaker, a two-time Olympic medallist, for the gold.
Manu scored 242.3 to grab the silver medal. Peopleโs Republic of Chinaโs Yao Qianxun won the bronze medal with 219.5.
Suruchi also shot 244.6 to win the gold medal in Buenos Aires last week to win her first Senior World Cup medal.
Puma announces Indian badminton superstar PV Sindhu as its brand ambassador in a multi-year deal, marking the German sports apparel giants' official entry into Badminton.
PUMA has roped in the Indian Badminton sensation PV Sindhuas its new brand ambassador, partnering in a multi-year deal.
The German Sports Apparel brand has chosen India as the first country to expand its orbit in the world of sports, marking its official appearance in Badminton.
Ahead of the announcement, PUMA has executed a pioneering move, changing its brand signage to 'PVMA' at several official stores in the country for almost a week.
PV Sindhu becomes the new brand ambassador of PUMA
PV Sindhu is undoubtedly one of the greatest Indian badminton icons of this generation, surging the excitement of the game into millions of fans in India. The two-time Olympic medalist has achieved numerous accolades throughout her career, popularizing the game among Indian sports fanatics.
Sindhu has not only become the first Indian to conquer five badminton world championship medals, but also she has earned noteworthy honours such as the Khel Ratna, Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, and Arjuna Award.
However, Sindhu's unparalleled achievements have injected interest among the youth, and PUMA has adopted the plan to capitalize on the popularity of the 29-year-old.
According to the Google-Deloitte Think Sports report from 2024, India has a growing fanbase of Badminton, which stands at nearly 57 million.
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PUMA adopted an unprecedented marketing strategy to draw the interest of Indian sports fans, changing their brand name to 'PVMA' in several stores and many billboards across India for almost a week.
This move left the netizens and fans wondering as some speculated the possibility of onboarding PV Sindhu, whereas the partnership has been made official today.
Many PUMA stores across India have changed their logo and branding to โPVMAโ. This change can be seen in the Indian website as well.
However, The partnership between PUMA and Sindhu will debut at the India Open 2025 in New Delhi. This exciting collaboration will bring a high-performance badminton range soon, featuring specialized footwear, apparel, and accessories.
Sindhu has expressed her elation regarding this move, stating the following.
Iโm excited to join the PUMA family, a brand that shares my belief in the power of sport to inspire. This partnership with PUMA India isnโt just about being part of something biggerโit is an opportunity to connect with those who value pushing boundaries and embracing challenges.
โBadminton has always been a platform for growth and self-discovery for me, and through this collaboration, I hope to encourage others, especially women, to take risks, believe in themselves, and strive for moreโboth on and off the court,
Karthik Balagopalan, Managing Director of PUMA India, said:
PV Sindhu is a legend and a trailblazer, and we are proud & delighted to welcome her into our PUMA family. She is the most followed badminton athlete in the world. Her extraordinary legacy in Indian sports which includes a lot of historic firsts has not only placed India on the badminton map globally but has also inspired millions, pushed the boundaries, and paved the way for future generations of athletes.
โAs we make our first-ever step into badminton, this association will further our goal to increase PUMAโs footprint in the rapidly growing sports landscape in the country, inspiring more youngsters to take up the racquet-sport,