Pusarla Venkata Sindhu on Thursday became the first Indian woman to win a silver medal in the Olympics. Spain’s Carolina Marin beat her 21-19, 12-21, 21-15 at the badminton final on Thursday. With PV Sindhu becoming the first Indian woman to clinch a Silver medal at the Olympics here’s how twitterati reacted:

Congratulations to #PVSindhu for winning #silvermedal for #India at #Rio. She is an inspiration. pic.twitter.com/6VtVILtFkD

— Ravi Shankar Prasad (@rsprasad) August 19, 2016

Loving the determination in @Pvsindhu1's eyes! #badminton

— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) August 19, 2016

#PVSindhu has nothing to lose. Still see her determination. Take a bow! #SindhuForGold #Rio2016

— Suresh Raina (@ImRaina) August 19, 2016

https://twitter.com/robbieuthappa/status/766637881062371328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Every Indian is praying to the universe for you today #PVSindhu ….go gold!!! Make history!!!!

— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) August 19, 2016

https://twitter.com/hegdepooja/status/766642870396809216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

#GopichandPullela keep giving her your golden words!! You are a true star! Respects!! #PVSindhu #PVSINDHUFORGOLD

— Shreya Ghoshal (@shreyaghoshal) August 19, 2016

Watching #PVSindhu playing right now is like watching our children run on sports day, our hearts pounding faster than theirs #GoGirlGo

— Twinkle Khanna (@mrsfunnybones) August 19, 2016

https://twitter.com/deepikapadukone/status/766644386386079745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Also read : PV Sindhu wins Silver medal in Badminton Rio Olympics 2016