01:4901:4901:49PM Narendra Modi meets world champion PV Sindhu, calls her 'India's pride'

India’s pride, a champion who has brought home a Gold and lots of glory! Happy to have met @Pvsindhu1. Congratula… https://t.co/k2s1LYAPS8 — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1566892727000

Also extended honour to @Pvsindhu1 's father PV Ramana, coach P. Gopichand & Kim from the Govt and BAI President… https://t.co/UpWbmIUS5J — Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) 1566891336000

NEW DELHI: PV Sindhu is not just the toast of the Nation, but the toast of the entire badminton world, after she became the first Indian shuttler to win a badminton World Championship title.After arriving in India from Basel, where she won the historic gold, Sindhu had a series of high profile meetings in the capital on Tuesday.The 24-year-old, who won her fifth World Championship medal on Sunday met the Prime Minister Narendra Modi , who congratulated her on her historic feat and wished her the very best for the future.Sindhu was accompanied by legendary Indian badminton star and current Chief National coach Pullela Gopichand , who has trained her for a very long time and her new coach Kim Ji Hyun, a former South Korean international, who is responsible for adding to and sharpening Sindhu's attacking prowess on the court, turning her into an aggressive player who goes for the jugular. Under Gopichand's guidance, Kim was given a free hand to train Sindhu. She was also accompanied by her father PV Ramana, a former India volleyball player and Arjuna awardee.Earlier in the day, Sindhu, Gopichand, Kim Ji Hyun and PV Ramana also had a breakfast meeting with the Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju . The meeting was also attended by the Badminton Association of India (BAI) President and senior politician Himanta Biswa Sarma , The Union Sports Secretary Radhey Shyam Julaniya and the Director General of the Sports Authority of India Sandeep Pradhan.The sports minister also presented Sindhu a cheque of Rs. 10 lakh for her historic achievement in Basel.Sindhu, who had won two bronze and two silver medals earlier at the World Championships, thrashed Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in the final 21-7, 21-7 to win the historic gold medal for India.Sindhu will also be a big contender for an Olympic medal in Tokyo 2020. She already has an Olympic silver, which she won in the Rio Games in 2016.