Bollywood
stars
Akshay
Kumar,
Kartik
Aaryan,
Taapsee
Pannu
and
Shahid
Kapoor
among
others
on
Sunday,
said
they
were
proud
of
ace
shuttler
P
V
Sindhu's
historic
win
at
the
ongoing
Tokyo
Olympics
2020.
Sindhu
became
only
the
second
Indian
to
win
two
Olympic
medals,
securing
a
bronze
after
a
straight-game
win
over
world
no.
9
He
Bing
Jiao
of
China
in
the
women's
singles
third-place
play-off.
She
had
secured
a
silver
in
the
2016
Rio
Games.
Kumar
took
to
Twitter
and
lauded
Sindhu.
"You
did
it
again,
#PVSindhu
!
What
focus
and
determination.
Congratulations
on
bringing
home
the
bronze!
#Tokyo2020
#Cheer4India," he
wrote.
Kareena
Kapoor
Khan
also
hailed
Sindhu
for
her
win
and
dropped
a
heart
emoji
on
her
Instagram
story.
Calling
Sindhu
"one
of
a
kind" sportsperson,
Pannu
said
her
win
must
be
celebrated
across
the
country.
"Our
girl
is
getting
home
the
bronze!
She
did
it!
One
colour
at
a
time
I
say!
Come
on
champ
@Pvsindhu1.
This
calls
for
a
celebration!
You
are
one
of
a
kind,
let’s
celebrate
you!"
the
actor
tweeted.
Baahubali
director
SS
Rajamouli
said
Sindhu's
achievement
has
made
the
nation
proud.
"1
woman!
2
individual
Olympic
medals!
2
consecutive
Olympics!
What
an
achievement.
Congratulations
@Pvsindhu1,"
the
filmmaker
wrote.
South
star
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
took
to
Twitter
and
posted
a
picture
of
Sindhu
celebrating
her
victory.
"What
a
trailblazer!
#PVSindhu,"
he
wrote.
Shahid
Kapoor
said
Sindhu's
win
at
the
Tokyo
Olympics
was
a
"proud
moment
for
India".
Ayushmann
Khurrana
shared
the
news
of
her
win
on
Instagram
and
posted
applause
emoticons,
along
with
that
of
the
Indian
flag.
Kartik
Aaryan
shared
the
sports
star's
picture
on
his
Instagram
Story
and
captioned
it
as:
"India's
Pride".
Varun
Dhawan
shared
a
video
of
him
and
his
filmmaker-father
David
Dhawan
watching
the
match
from
their
house.
"PV
Sindhu
does
it
again.
The
world
champion,"
he
wrote
on
his
Instagram
story.
Sindhu,
who
has
returned
with
medals
from
each
of
the
big-ticket
events
such
as
Commonwealth
Games,
Asian
Games
and
BWF
World
Tour
Finals
in
the
last
five
years,
outwitted
eighth
seed
Bing
Jiao
21-13
21-15
to
add
a
bronze
to
her
silver
that
she
had
secured
at
the
2016
Rio
Games.
"Congratulations
@Pvsindhu1
on
winning
the
bronze
and
also
for
becoming
the
first
Indian
woman
to
win
two
Olympic
medals.
You
make
India
proud,"
Abhishek
Bachchan
tweeted.
Actor
and
BJP
MP
Sunny
Deol
tweeted
that
he
was
proud
of
Sindhu's
win.
"Proud
of
you
@Pvsindhu1.
First
Indian
woman
to
win
#Olympics
Medal
Twice!
Making
India
and
Indians
proud.
#PVSindhu
#Bronze
#Cheer4India
#Tokyo2020
#Olympics2020,"
Deol
wrote.
Dia
Mirza
said
the
country
is
proud
of
the
badminton
player.
"You
are
Gold
Girl
@Pvsindhu1.
Congratulations.
India
is
proud
of
you,"
she
tweeted.
South
star
Dulquer
Salmaan
also
congratulated
the
shuttler
on
her
victory.
"Congrats
@Pvsindhu1!
Always
making
India
proud
!
#Tokyo2020,"
Salmaan
tweeted.
It's
the
Indian
women
showing
the
way,
said
actor
Randeep
Hooda.
"Bravo
#PVSindhu!!
1s
Indian
Woman
Olympian
to
win
2
individual
medals
at
the
#OlympicGames
#Bronze
Champion,"
he
tweeted.
"Congratulations
@Pvsindhu1,
the
first
Indian
woman
to
win
two
Olympic
medals,"
wrote
Malayalam
star
Nivin
Pauly
on
Twitter.
Kangana
Ranaut
took
to
her
Instagram
stories
and
wrote,
"Congratulations
legend
@pvsindhu1
for
winning
the
medal
for
India
and
also
for
China
ko
dhulai
karne
keliye
(for
beating
China)."
"Congratulations,
PV
Sindhu,"
Deepika
Padukone
hailed
Sindhu's
win.
Weightlifter
Mirabai
Chanu
has
already
gone
back
after
collecting
a
silver,
while
boxer
Lovlina
Borgohain
is
assured
of
at
least
bronze
so
far.
With
this
win,
the
sixth
seeded
Sindhu
also
made
up
for
the
straight-game
loss
to
world
no.
1
Tai
Tzu
Ying
in
the
semifinals
on
Saturday.
Wrestler
Sushil
Kumar
is
the
first
and
only
other
Indian
to
win
two
Olympic
medals,
following
up
his
bronze
at
2008
Beijing
with
a
silver
at
the
London
edition.