In the hard-fought title clash, Sindhu managed to stay strong in the key moments to come up against the 22-year-old Wang, the reigning Asian Championships gold medallist.
India is assured of a silver as Srikanth and Sen will face each other in the first semifinal Saturday. Sindhu lost to top-seeded Chinese Taipei player Tai Tzu.
Sindhu defeated China's He Bing Jiao in straight sets in the women's singles third-place play-off to add a bronze medal to her silver that she had secured at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
On Friday, Sindhu had stormed into the semi-finals of the women's singles event after defeating Japan's number four seed Akane Yamaguchi in the quarterfinals.
World No. 7 Sindhu, who had claimed a silver medal in the last edition in Rio, prevailed over world No. 34 Cheung 21-9 21-16 in a 35-minute match to top the group.
The reigning world champion, seeded sixth, beat the 58th ranked Polikarpova 21-7 21-10 in a lop-sided opening match in the women’s singles group J match Sunday.
Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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