Sponsors, govt. support key to Indian athletes success, says Sindhu

TIL Desk Sports/ Star shuttler PV Sindhu on Wednesday said support from different sectors, including the government, has played a key role in the success of Indian sportsperson at international level.

“We have sponsors now-a-days, a lot of people have sponsors. Before if you do well, achieve success and are in the top, then only sponsors used to support you,” said Sindhu, who recently became the first Indian to win the badminton World Tour Finals. “But now there are a lot of sponsors who are coming and encouraging at the grass-root level. That is very important.”

Sindhu broke her silver jinx in great fashion on last Sunday by defeating her nemesis Nozomi Okuhara of Japan 21-19 21-17 in the women’s singles to become the first Indian to win gold at year-ending World Tour Finals in Guangzhou, China. “The government is doing a great job by supporting us, so if you do well they will recognise you and they will sponsor you,” Sindhu said.