Tokyo: A day after all the glory when she made history by winning her second medal at the Olympics, a radiant PV Sindhu was back, this time in front of the excited Indian media through a press conference with video calls from Tokyo. Along with her sits Korean coach Park Tae Singing.
Sindhu, who won silver at Rio Games, said in her speech on the emotions and drama after winning the final point against Chinese He Bing Jiao for the bronze medal. “I was empty, my coach was literally in tears. It was a great moment. I hug him and say ‘Thank you’. I did not know what to do for 5-6 seconds, I shouted, so all emotions came together at that moment,
She said she was in tears when she lost in the semifinals to world rankings Tai Tzu Ying. But playing the bronze match was much harder than the semi-final, and in this aspect she praised Park for raising her morale.
“After the semi-final I was really sad, I was in tears, but my coach said it was not over yet. There were mixed emotions, if I had to be sad or happy, but Park said one thing. He said ‘there is a big difference between a fourth position and a bronze’ and that really struck me, ‘she said.
Regarding her new relationship with coach Park, Sindhu said she has known for a long time while training with the Korean team. “It initially took us a while to get to know each other about the circumstances, but there was a dream of getting an Olympic medal, so we worked hard.”
She revealed it Covid-19 pandemic upset the training program and her coach was only able to stay at his home in Korea for 13 days. ‘It’s all his hard work, and we finally got this medal back to the country. He (Park) was my coach for about a year and a half, so yes, I would love to continue with him as my coach. “
Asked about the key decision to leave the Pullela Gopichand Academy, Sindhu said: “I had the attitude that I should give my 100 percent and get the medal.”
She thought it was one of the best decisions to practice in Gachibowli’s indoor stadium.
‘Yes, from the beginning there was no quarrel. much in Gachibowli, I learned to control the shuttle bus better. So I feel it was the best decision … We also got used to different players from the Suchitra Academy. It was important. ”
Sindhu wished she had even lost to her, saying: ‘If you play sports at the end of the day, you are opponents and you have no mercy, but when the match is over, you return to normal friendship. . which matters at the end of the day. ”
The next Olympics are in Paris 2024, with a smile that Sindhu said: “Let me just cherish the moment.”
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Source: Telangana Today