The 2018 Commonwealth Games Women’s badminton Women’s Singles final meet was very eye-pleasing to watch, as the two Indian superstar shuttlers faced each-other with the thirst of winning the gold. It was the debut match for the younger and nostalgia for the elder.
The 28-year old Saina Nehwal with all her experience outplayed her six years old younger junior, PV Sindhu, in the gritty and powerful summit clash on Sunday at Gold Coast.
To prove age is just a number and she is not done yet, Saina made Sindhu weary with her deception returns and angled smashes, that led her to take the second singles gold at the CWG.
Sindhu, at the tender age of 22-years, achieved the great feats which took her to the world no. 2 spot last year and is determined to come back stronger after her loss at the 2018 CWG.
The World no. 3 tweeted, “Fire in my heart, I rage into the next battle to create my own triumph! Penned down a few thoughts, emotions and dreams from my journey so far.”
“As much as I had given my all to this game, I am once again ready to roar for my next fight, to finish and win,’’ she added.
Being the flag-bearer at the Games, Sindhu as a fighter, expresses her journey.
“One more down but many more to go! As much as I had given my all to this game, I am once again ready to roar for my next fight, to finish and win. This is my journey, the journey of a sportsperson, every feat accomplished is followed by zeroing on the next target. No loss is ever enough, neither one nor many to stop me from believing in myself.
Every time I miss a return, every time my shot fails to clear the net and every time I hit it wrong – I remind myself, it is not done until I am done. Standing at the podium, head bowed to receive my silver Commonwealth medal at the women’s singles event, the heart swells with pride, moments of struggle, strife and sweat flash before my eyes. For me, victory only begins to sink when the first beat of national anthem falls on my ears and then it gets louder, so do the cheers from the crowd, that is when I finally breathe out – Mission Accomplished!
Marching down the tracks as the flag bearer of the Indian contingent at the Commonwealth Games this year, I felt upon my shoulders the hope and faith of a million. With every step that I took, I knew it was time, time to bring together my skill, stamina and most of all my spirit, the spirit to rise higher after every fall and come back harder after every drop. From the moment of Get, Set & Go until my last smash, I sweat from every pore, using every iota of strength left in me because giving up is not an option.
I share the learnings of some hard-fought wins, matches I seized back from the clutches of defeat – Let nothing stand in the way of your dreams, let nothing pull you down, let nothing beat you. For within you lies the potential to touch the highest peaks and create history. Winning becomes a habit when sweating for it becomes an attitude! So, to all my countrymen and women, fans, well-wishers and badminton lovers who now tune out after having savoured a nail biting finish, know that I am not done. My journey with Gatorade to Sweat More, Sweat for Gold continues unabashed.”
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