PV Sindhu, waiting for you to join the club, says Abhinav Bindra as Twitter erupts with joy

PV Sindhu stormed into the finals of the women’s singles badminton event at Rio 2016 Olympics after beating Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara 21-19, 21-10 in the semi-finals to guarantee a silver or gold medal for India.

Twitter erupted in jubilation as Sindhu used her aggression to shut the Japanese shuttler down and chart her way to a historic final. She becomes India’s first badminton player in the finals of an Olympic event and has also made history by being a part of a non-Chinese women’s singles final in Olympics badminton, a first since 1996.

Here’s a look at some of the most popular tweets after Sindhu’s spectacular victory:

T 2352 - YEEEAAAAHHHHHH !! COME ON INDIA .. PV Sindhu in FINALS of Womens Badminbton at #Rio2016 .. another women from India ! HISTORIC

T 2352 - YEEEAAAAHHHHHH !! COME ON INDIA .. PV Sindhu in FINALS of Womens Badminbton at #Rio2016 .. another women from India ! HISTORIC

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 18, 2016

India's performance at #Rio2016 is all about the strength & determination of Indian women! #DipaKarmakar #SakshiMalik #PVSindhu #Olympics

— VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) August 18, 2016

Bhaiyo es chori ne bhe lath gaad diya proud of #PVSindhu and wish u all the best for finale hope u come up wth gold 🇮🇳

— Vijender Singh (@boxervijender) August 18, 2016

THATS the body language and game of a CHAMPION!!!! #PVSindhu #Rio2016

— richa anirudh (@richaanirudh) August 18, 2016

Hearty congratulations #PVSindhu, well played, all the best for the finals #PresidentMukherjee

— President Mukherjee (@POI13) August 18, 2016

#Rio2016 Congrats @Pvsindhu1 Convincg victory..Well deservd..Keep up d momntm..Stop not till the GOLD is reached..Best wishes #PVSindhu #IND

— Col Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) August 18, 2016

Super #PVSindhu nails #Rio2016 medal. May grey turn to yellow for you super girl! #GoYellow @Pvsindhu1 @pullelagopicha1

— Gagan Narang (@gaGunNarang) August 18, 2016

I SALUTE YOU #PVSindhu. Those smashes could move mountains. WHAT AGRRESSION !!! Another Indian Woman creates history #goforgold #Rio2016

— Kapil Dev (@therealkapildev) August 18, 2016

Gopichand, you legend. Pioneer as a player and now as coach. Can't remember any Indian sportsperson such an impact as player and coach

— Mihir Vasavda (@mihirsv) August 18, 2016

What a player !! @Pvsindhu1 I'm waiting for you to join me in the club. You have no idea how lonely it's been !!!

— Abhinav A. Bindra OLY (@Abhinav_Bindra) August 18, 2016

BOOOOOOOOOOOOM pic.twitter.com/Lr2RTDQ5ry

— Digvijay Singh Deo (@DiggySinghDeo) August 18, 2016

Superb performance @PvSindhu1. You make India proud! Best of luck for the finals. #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/kXwqodB3K7

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 18, 2016

Aiyo. Couldn't think of golden girl, could you? Someone take her twitter account down, please? https://t.co/USbYqk4rfq

— Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) August 18, 2016

P Gopichand is the Dronacharya of Indian sport. #PVSindhu

— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) August 18, 2016

Sindhu is now set to face World No 1 Carolina Marin of Spain in the final. A win would make her the first Indian woman to win an individual gold medal. But in case she doesn’t, a silver medal is at least guaranteed for India. The final is set to take place on Friday at 7:30 PM IST.