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Despite putting up a heroic fight against the world's top-ranked player Carolina Marin, India's PV Sindhu failed to clear the final hurdle as the world number 10 lost to the Spaniard 21-19 12-21 15-21 in the women's badminton final at the Rio Olympic Games on Friday.
Sindhu showed amazing spirit against the two-time defending world champion in the first game. She was trailing 6-12 at one stage, but staged a great comeback to clinch the first game that saw some breathtaking rallies.
The Spaniard hit back in the second game with her superb shot-making skills. In the third game, the Spaniard dominated once again, but Sindhu kept fighting. In the end, the experience of Marin came to the fore as she held her nerve to win what a fabulous game of badminton.
With this defeat, Sindhu failed to emulate ace Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra who won the country's only Olympic individual gold medal in shooting at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
LIVE: Moment when #India's @Pvsindhu1 won the first game against Marin @Rio2016_en : https://t.co/Ck33M60L31 pic.twitter.com/jIgyLPuADrThe 23-year-old Marin won her first Olympic gold medal on Friday.
- KT Sport (@ktimessport) August 19, 2016
LIVE: Spain's #Marin vs against #India's @Pvsindhu1 @Rio2016_en badminton final pic.twitter.com/XntbfUylM1"It is more than a medal because of everything behind the medal. I have the best team behind me, they helped me a lot and were amazing."
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) August 19, 2016
#Marin beats @Pvsindhu1 @Rio2016_en for #badminton gold, India takes home silver https://t.co/Ck33M60L31 pic.twitter.com/0lYBNV7QMN
- KT Sport (@ktimessport) August 19, 2016
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