INDIA’S GOLDEN GIRL- PUSARLA V SINDHU WINS TOP HONORS AT BWF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 IN BASEL
by Shrutee K/DNS
Delhi 27th August 2019: It was a proud moment for India, as the tricolor flew high in
Basel, the culture capital of Switzerland
and the host of the BWF World Championship 2019 as P.V Sindhu created history
by becoming the first person from India to win a Gold at the BWF World
championships.
The 24-year-old Indian did the country proud by winning the
women’s singles world title this year. This was Sindhu’s third consecutive
final in the tournament. The crowd in Basel was treated to one of the most
overwhelming performances of the badminton champions career, be it attacking,
defending or rallying, Pusarla bossed the match. Sindhu is also the second Indian
woman shuttler to have earned five medals. “I’m so happy. I was expecting this
for a long time. It’s definitely a proud moment for me and for India. A lot of
people have been waiting,” said the new queen of badminton.
Situated on the banks of the Rhine, Basel hosted both the BWF
World Championships and BWF Para badminton World Championships this year
attracting sports enthusiast and travellers from across the globe. This is the
first time that these world championships for badminton and Para badminton have
been hosted together in one city. The beautiful city’s 2,000-year history is
still alive in all the nooks and crannies of the city’s old town and also offers
a wide variety of historic landmarks, 40 unique museums, countless galleries
and artistic laneways.
One of the most well-preserved and prettiest in Europe the
city’s Historic landmarks include the large market square with its richly
decorated red sandstone town hall and the late Romanesque-Gothic cathedral.
Basel is also a paradise for museum lovers with almost 40 museums including the
Basel Art Museum, the museum devoted to the iron sculptor Jean Tinguely, the
Fondation Beyeler and the Museum of Cultures, Toy World Museum and Paper Mill
Museum attract many visitors, as do several galleries and playhouses.
So, discover the best of Basel with its unique museums,
historic landmark and world class events.
MySwitzerland.com/Basel
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