PusarlaVenkata Sindhu took her game to the global league, when she became the first Indian sportswoman to win silver in badminton and reached the finals in the Olympics 2016. She is currently world no. 2 in the BWF World Ranking. She is one of the two Indian badminton players to ever win an Olympic medal, other being SainaNehwal. She won the All England Open Badminton Championship in 2001. She has also secured her career-best rank soon, after winning the India Open Superseries, held on April 2 2017.
She was honored with INDIAN WOMEN ACHIEVERS AWARD by the President of India on January, 20, 2018 at New Delhi
