PV Sindhu's coach Park Tae-Sang's passionate celebration after her bronze triumph breaks the internet - WATCH

PV Sindhu’s coach Park Tae-Sang’s passionate celebration after her bronze triumph breaks the internet - WATCH

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PV Sindhu’s coach Park Tae Sang’s passionate reaction won hearts on Twitter.

Key Highlights PV Sindhu defeated China’s He Bingjiao in the bronze medal match at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 PV Sindhu became the first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals PV Sindhu’s South Korean coach Park Tae-Sang’s passionate celebration went viral after her win

Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu scripted history on Sunday (August 01) as she defeated China’s He Bingjiao in the bronze medal match at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 to become the first Indian woman to clinch two Olympic medals. Sindhu thrashed world no. 9 Bingjiao in straight games to earn back-to-back Olympic medals.

Sindhu had earlier faced a crushing defeat against Tai Tzu-Ying in the semi-final but redeemed herself with a superlative performance in the bronze medal showdown against Bingjiao. The Indian ace thrashed the Chinese 21-13, 21-15 to clinch India’s second medal at the Tokyo Games.

Sindhu’s South Korean coach Park Tae-Sang was seen celebrating passionately on the sidelines of the court as soon as the Indian ace bagged the winning point in the second game. Sang broke into a wild celebration followed by a tight hug from Sindhu as the moment became one of the highlights of the Indian’s triumph in Tokyo.

The video of Sang’s celebration soon went viral on social media with many lauding him for playing an important role in Sindhu’s memorable win.

PV Sindhu is a proud daughter and pride of India!

Special thanks to her coach Park Tae-Sang who has provided excellent support to @Pvsindhu1 throughout the Olympic journey. I also thank BFI, SAI & entire support team 4 their immense contributions.#Cheer4India https://t.co/mOdQzqqCe4 pic.twitter.com/GziOHRRwnT — Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) August 1, 2021

P.V Sindhu’s Korean coach Park Tae-Sang reaction after winning the bronze medal shows sport is the biggest winner!

We could imagine the rigorous training and planning behind this achievement.

Take a bow ! pic.twitter.com/Y3HCGO307X — .ℙ (@Mrpavanazhi) August 2, 2021

Wow!!! Look how much it means to ⁦@Pvsindhu1⁩ and her coach Park Te Sang. Simply brilliant performance. Sindhu on #OLYMPICS #BADMINTON #IND pic.twitter.com/lYeYBmdcgl — Viren Rasquinha (@virenrasquinha) July 30, 2021

Many congratulations to Sindhu’s Coach Mr Park Tae Sang the man behind her medal who made the best strategy as per the opponent’s playing style which was well executed by PVS. And look at his excitement as well, he is as delighted as Sindhu. @virenrasquinha pic.twitter.com/lWhSc3OG6P — Gourav Pratap Singh Chouhan (@Gourav_Tennis) August 1, 2021

Sang has joined the Indian badminton setup as Sindhu’s coach last year. The ace shuttler trained with the South Korean at the Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad ahead of the Tokyo Olympics after leaving the Pullela Gopichand Academy owing to the better facilities at the Gachibowli Stadium.

Sang and Sindhu have worked well together and the latter has had a significant role to play in helping the 26-year-old finish on the podium at the Tokyo Olympics this year. Despite the head-to-head record against Bingjiao not being in her favour, Sindhu brought her A-game in the decisive clash and outclassed the Chinese.

She clinched India’s second medal at the Tokyo Olympics after Mirabai Chanu’s silver in the 49kg weightlifting category. Boxer Lovlina Borgohain has already reached the semi-final in the women’s welterweight category, confirming India’s third medal but the colour is yet to be determined.

‘Not over yet’: PV Sindhu thanks coach Park Tae-Sang for the pep talk

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Reigning world champion PV Sindhu said she was completely blank after winning a second successive Olympic medal and it took her a while to realise the enormity of her historic achievement in the ongoing Games.

Bronze medalist Pusarla V. Sindhu of Team India poses for the camera with her coach Park Tae-Sang (right) during the medal ceremony in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

PV Sindhu of India reaches out to hug her coach after winning the match against He Bingjiao of China. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

PV Sindhu of India hugs her coach as she celebrates winning the match against He Bingjiao of China. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

PV Sindhu of India hugs her coach as she celebrates winning the match against He Bingjiao of China. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

PV Sindhu of Team India talks to her coach Park Tae-Sang (left) as she competes against He Bing Jiao of Team China in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

The 26-year-old Indian on Sunday etched her name among the all-time greats after winning badminton’s women’s singles bronze medal to add to the silver she won at Rio de Janeiro five years back. She became the first Indian woman and second overall from the country to achieve the feat.

“…I was blank, my coach was in tears, it was a big moment, I hugged him and thanked him. I didn’t know what to do for 5-6 seconds, I shouted so all emotions came together at that moment,” she said during a virtual press conference.

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In the third-place play-off, Sindhu beat China’s He Bing Jiao. The win came after a painful loss in the semifinals to world no 1 Tai Tzu Ying.

PV Sindhu of Team India talks to her coach Park Tae-Sang (left) as she competes against He Bing Jiao of Team China in Tokyo. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

Sindhu said coach Park Tae-Sang’s encouragement helped her to recover from the semifinal loss and claim the bronze for the country.

“After semis, I was really sad, I was in tears but my coach said it is not over yet. There were mixed emotions if I should be sad or happy but he told one thing. He said ’there is a lot of difference between a fourth position and a bronze’ and that really hit me,” she said.

“I went with the mindset that I have to give my 100 percent.”

A lot of questions were raised when Sindhu decided to move out of the Pullela Gopichand Academy and train at the Gachibowli indoor stadium which had bigger halls similar to the venue here.

Sindhu said it was one of the best decisions, especially since drift played a role during the Games at the Musashino Forest Plaza.

“Yeah, from the beginning there was no controversy … We had this opportunity to play in conditions similar to Olympics, so from February we have been playing there, it has really helped us because drift played a big role and I learned a lot in Gachibowli, I learned to control the shuttle better.”

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“It had international courts with air conditioners, which was important. So I feel it was the best decision…We got used to different players from Suchitra Academy also. so it was important.”

In the last five years, Sindhu has worked with three different foreign coaches including Indonesia’s Mulyo Handoyo, Korea’s Kim Ji Hyun and Park.

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“I learnt a lot from each coach. It is good to learn new skills and utilise them whenever needed. They all were different, with different mindsets. I’m happy I have with me the knowledge that they taught me.”

Sindhu also said she will want to continue training under Park, who was initially hired to train the men’s singles players but started working with Sindhu after the abrupt departure of Kim Ji Hyun.

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“I have known him for a long time when he was training with the Korean team…initially it took us time to get to know each other, about the conditions but there was this dream to get an Olympic medal so we worked really hard. Especially in this pandemic lot of people suffered, he couldn’t go home, he just went home for 13 days. So it is all his hard work and we finally got this medal back to the country.”

“Park has been my coach for about a year and a half, so yeah, I would love to continue with him as my coach.”

Asked about her plans for the 2024 Paris Olympics, Sindhu laughed and said: “There is still time for Paris, let me just cherish the moment, I will give my best and give my percent.”

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Who Is PV Sindhu’s Coach Park Tae-Sang? Here’s All You Need To Know About Him

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India’s badminton star PV Sindhu on Sunday made history by winning the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics the first woman athlete to win two medals at the Olympic event in a row. PV Sindhu had won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. The Indian shuttler’s victory also gave the country its second medal in the Olympic games. PV Sindhu’s coach in Olympics Park Tae-Sang was ecstatic as Sindhu downed China’s Bing Jiao by 21-13,21-15.

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The South Korean had clinched two mixed team bronze medals at the Sudirman Cup (1999, 2007) and the Asian Games gold medal in 2002 during his international career as a player before turning to coach in 2013. He served as a national coach of the Korean badminton team for five years from 2013 to 2018 before being roped in for the coaching role for Indian shuttles.

Park had represented his nation at the Athens Olympics in 2004. He failed to win the medal at the event after being knocked out in the quarter-finals of the men’s singles event. Speaking to PTI, PV Sindhu’s coach said that the bronze medal won by the Indian shuttler not only fulfilled the aspirations of India but also realised his own dream of claiming an Olympic medal.

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Women’s Singles Bronze Medal Match

You did it @Pvsindhu1👏🙌🥉

Back to back Olympic medals for PV Sindhu! Defeats Bing Jiao to be the 2nd Indian athlete to win 2 individual #Olympics medals. #RukengeNahi #EkIndiaTeamIndia #Cheer4India pic.twitter.com/YfXDvPTpzg — Team India (@WeAreTeamIndia) August 1, 2021

He said “It is the first time that India badminton player has won two Olympic medals in badminton, so it is a great achievement not only for Sindhu but also a big moment for my teaching life. It is an important moment for my leadership career because as a player and coach I never won an Olympic medal. So it is a first for me too. I am very happy, can’t express myself,”.

PV Sindhu’s coach in Olympics Park Tae-Sang started coaching the Indian shuttler after South Korean coach Kim Ji-Hyun resigned in September 2019. Until 2019, Sindhu had been training under Hyun, who was part of the Indian badminton coaching staff. However, Following the arrival of Park, Sindhu then shifted her base to Gachibowli stadium in Hyderabad and since then the rapport built the Indian shuttler and coach has been them achieve success.

PV Sindhu thanks family for the support

Following her win over China’s China’s Bing Jiao in the 6th Bronze medal match, Sindhu said that she was on cloud nine after working hard for this moment all these years. She said, “I’m really happy and I think I’ve done really well. It’s a proud moment getting a medal for my country. I’m on cloud nine. Worked hard for so many years. I think I’ve done really well. I had a lot of emotions going through me - should I be happy that I won bronze or sad that I lost the opportunity to play in the final?”.

The multiple-time Olympic medalist also thanked her family for the support they showed to her till now. Giving credit to her family Sindhu said “My family worked hard for me and put in a lot of effort so I’m very thankful. Indian fans showed me their love &support& I’m very thankful to each and every one of them.

(Inputs from PTI)

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