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Swiss Open: PM Modi congratulates PV Sindhu on winning Women’s Singles title at Basel

In Swiss Open Badminton Championships 2022, two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu has won the Women’s Singles title beating Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungpha 21-16, 21-8 in straight games at Basel yesterday evening. With this win, the ace Indian shuttler notched up her second women’s singles title of the season. Sindhu had won the Syed Modi International Super 300 in Lucknow in January this year. It was Sindhu’s 16th win over Busanan in 17 meetings, having lost to the Thai only once at the 2019 Hong Kong Open.

However, HS Prannoy lost to Indonesian Jonatan Christie 12-21, 18-21 in the Men’s Singles title clash yesterday.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated PV Sindhu after her massive victory at the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament. Taking to Twitter, Mr. Modi lauded the 26-year-old for inspiring the youth and conveyed his best wishes for her future.

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