br PV Sindhu reached the semi-finals of the women's singles badminton event of the Tokyo Olympics. He defeated Japanese star Akane Yamaguchi 21-13, 22-20 in Kante's match. Earlier, in a one-sided pre-quarterfinal match, she defeated Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt in straight games to make it to the last eight. Keeping her pulse, PV Sindhu also won the second set. With this win, the Indian shuttler reached the semi-finals. That is, now he is one victory away from his Olympic medal.