She could also be out of motion as a consequence of damage however the limelight not often ever abandons PV Sindhu. The 2-time Olympic medallist struck the headlines as soon as once more, this time for her moolah as Sindhu was named the world’s twelfth highest-paid feminine athlete in 2022 by Forbes on Thursday.
The 27-year-old is the one shuttler and Indian within the checklist of prime 25 feminine athletes launched by the American enterprise journal. With a complete incomes of $7.1 million (Rs.59 crore roughly) she is way forward of her friends like Olympic gold medallist Chen Yufei of China, reigning world champion Akane Yamaguchi of Japan or three-time world champion Carolina Marin of Spain.
The one Indian badminton world champion who gained in 2019, Sindhu can be forward of the likes of 2021 US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez of Canada, 2022 Wimbledon and US Open runner-up Ons Jabeur of Tunisia, United States soccer star Megan Rapinoe amongst others.
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Apparently, $7 million of Sindhu’s earnings got here off the sector whereas solely $100,000 was pocketed via on-field earnings.
The checklist is led by Japanese tennis sensation and four-time Main winner Naomi Osaka for the third yr in a row, who amassed a complete wealth of $51.1 million, with 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams, who bid farewell to the game earlier this yr, coming in second at $41.3 million. China’s 19-year-old freestyle skier Eileen Gu is third on the checklist with $20.1 million.
Seven of the highest 10 are tennis gamers whereas the opposite three are Gu, American gymnast Simone Biles and Australian golfer Minjee Lee. Additionally it is the primary time eight girls have earned $10 million every, double the quantity from a yr in the past and the maiden time greater than seven have crossed the barrier since Forbes launched the rating in 2008. Total, the 25 earned a complete of $285 million earlier than taxes and agent charges with the highest 10 accounting for $194 million.
Sindhu was having an amazing 2022 earlier than a stress fracture on her ankle made her pull out of all tournaments, together with the World Championships, in early August. The world No 6 began the yr by successful the Syed Modi India Worldwide in Lucknow in January – her first title in 29 months – following it up with the Swiss Open crown in Basel in March.
She gained her third title of the yr with the Singapore Open in July earlier than clinching a historic gold medal on the Commonwealth Video games in Birmingham, finishing her set of her medals on the quadrennial video games. She additionally claimed a second bronze medal on the Badminton Asia Championships in Manila in April-Could. Regardless of not taking part in for nearly 5 months of the yr, Sindhu by no means dropped out of the highest 8 in world rankings.