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In which year did PV Sindhu win her first Olympic medal?
2012
2016
2020
2021
2016
P.V. Sindhu won her first Olympic medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, securing a silver medal in the Women's Singles Badminton event. She became the first Indian female athlete to win an Olympic silver medal.
P.V. Sindhu won her first Olympic medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, securing a silver medal in the Women's Singles Badminton event. She became the first Indian female athlete to win an Olympic silver medal.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was founded in 1894, and the modern Olympic Games were revived in 1896 in Athens, Greece.
P.V. Sindhu defeated Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in the 2016 Rio Olympics semifinal.
She lost to Carolina Marin of Spain in the final match to secure the silver medal.
P.V. Sindhu later won a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, becoming the first Indian woman to win two consecutive Olympic medals.
The 2016 Rio Olympics marked the first time India had multiple female medalists, with Sakshi Malik also winning bronze in wrestling.
Saina Nehwal was the first Indian badminton player to win an Olympic medal (bronze in London 2012).
Option A (2012) refers to the year Saina Nehwal won bronze, not Sindhu.
Option C and D (2020/2021) refer to the Tokyo Olympics where Sindhu won her second Olympic medal.
B is correct тАФ P.V. Sindhu created history by winning a silver medal in Badminton at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
When studying Indian sports history, distinguish between 'first medalists' (Saina Nehwal) and 'first multi-medalists' (P.V. Sindhu, Sushil Kumar) as these are frequently tested in UPSC and SSC exams.
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