# Sindhu targets home World Championships gold after 2019 triumph 2026-08-13T15:51:10+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets P.V. Sindhu is eager to reclaim the Badminton World Championships title on home soil for the first time since India hosted the event in 2009, when she was 14. The 31-year-old, who won gold in Basel in 2019 and has five Worlds medals, says playing at home is “exciting”. Fresh from a historic Japan Open win, she aims to end a medal drought that followed quarterfinal exits in 2021 and 2025 and a stress fracture withdrawal in 2022. Sindhu credited better support staff, government schemes like the Target Olympic Podium Scheme, and her own mental evolution for the changes in Indian badminton. “Irrespective of the medal, I want to give my best,” she told The Hindu and Sportstar. ## Coverage - thehindu.com - sportstar.thehindu.com Tags: Badminton World Championships, home soil, India badminton, P.V. Sindhu, Sindhu, sports Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/p-v-sindhu-excited-for-world-championships-on-home-soil/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/p-v-sindhu-excited-for-world-championships-on-home-soil/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.