After winning silver medal at Rio Olympic, P.V. Sindhu along with her coach Gopichand offered prayers at the Sri Venkateswara temple at Tirumala on Sunday. Sindhu went into the temple in the VIP break darshan category.

Joint Executive Officer Pola Bhaskar presented laddu ‘prasad’ to the ace badminton player. Ms. Sindhu also performed ‘tulabharam’, the practice of sitting on a balance and offering something to the Lord by weighing it against one’s own weight. She had vowed to offer 68 kg of jaggery at the Tirumala temple before she left to participate in the Rio Olympics.

Mr. Gopichand tonsured his head in fulfillment of his vow. Sindhu also prayed at Tiruchanur Sri Padmavathi Ammavari temple on Saturday night before reaching Tirumala.

Apart from this, Sindhu was felicitated along with her coach by the non-profit organization, Olympic Gold Quest, which has supported her from the age of 15.

Speaking to the media she said “From now on responsibilities (expectations) are high and everyone’s eyes are on me. This is just the beginning and I need to work harder."

She added "I feel very happy with my achievements. I was able to win back to back world championship medals. When I won that first bronze medal I started to get recognized. And now responsibilities are high. Olympics is something which comes once in four years. There is a lot more to go,” said the 21-year-old from Hyderabad.

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BY M. DIVYA SRI