PV Sindhu clinched Gold over Canadian, Michelle Li, marking her Maiden gold win and racking up India’s medal tally.

The final day of the Commonwealth Games has been a historical one for India so far by keeping in the trend going by picking up yet another gold in the women’s badminton category. The women’s Badminton final was played between India’s PV Sindhu and Canada’s Michelle Li which saw Sindhu tear down her opponent, Li, who is the 14th ranked player in the world.

The game was dominated by Sindhu since the first set as she pulled away from her Canadian opponent from the go; winning the first game by 21-15 and subsequently following that trend up by winning the second by 21-13 to pick up the gold over Michelle Li.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi also congratulated Sindhu on her elusive gold medal win at the Commonwealth Games. Modi called her a champion and said that her dedication and commitment is awe-inspiring.

Sindhu’s gold takes the Indian medal tally to 19th gold and 56 medals in total. And with this win India has pushed down down New Zealand to the fifth spot and has taken over the fourth position on the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 medal tally.

With 66 gold and 174 medals in total, Australia is on the unshakable number one spot followed by the host, England on the second position with 168 medals.

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