PV Sindhu became 1st Indian to win a Badminton World Championships gold by beating familiar rival Nozomi Okuhara of Japan held at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland.

Other BWF World Championship Winners

Men’s Singles: Japan’s Kento Momota

Men’s Doubles: Indonesia’s Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan,

Women’s Doubles: Japan’s Mayu Matsumoto & Wakana Nagahara

Mixed Doubles: China’s Zheng Siwei & Huang Yaqiong