PV Sindhu will now have ice cream with PM Modi, says father after she wins Bronze at Tokyo Olympics

Indian shuttler PV Sindhu won a Bronze medal at Tokyo Olympics on Sunday after defeating the eighth seed China's He Bingjiao and now she will have ice cream with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, her father said. 

PV Ramana said that the Badminton champion will return to Delhi on August 3. He said that PM Modi had encouraged her and promised her that if she will return with a medal, he will have ice cream with her. PV Ramana said that now Sindhu will be taking up the offer of the PM and she will have ice cream with PM Modi after her return.

"The encouragement PM Modi had given to her, he had said, 'you go, we will have ice cream when you come back,' so she will now definitely go and have ice cream with the Prime Minister," Ramana said at a press conference 

PV Sindhu became the first Indian woman to win two consecutive medals at the Olympics as in 2016 she had won a Silver medal in the Rio Olympics. She also became the second Indian athlete to win two consecutive medals after Sushil Kumar, who won a bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics 2008 and a silver medal at the London Olympics 2012.

The 26-year-old beat Bingjiao 21-13, 21-15 in a match that lasted 52 minutes at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza BDM Court 1. 

PM Modi congratulated Sindhu on her win, saying, "We are all elated by the stellar performance by PV Sindhu. Congratulations to her on winning the Bronze at @Tokyo2020. She is India’s pride and one of our most outstanding Olympians."

"I am happy that she is the first Indian woman to win two consecutive medals at the Olympics. She has brought name and fame to the country," PV Ramana told reporters on Sunday. 

He added, "I am confident she will play next Olympics also. We have to get as many medals to the country."

"Sindhu is focused and she has that hunger. She enjoys the game. Sindhu is 26, with age you get more experience. I have seen that in the entire Tokyo Olympics," PV Ramana said.