At just 21, PV Sindhu became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver at the 2016 Rio Olympics, capping a meteoric rise for the Hyderabad girl. She now hopes to end the year on a high with a win at the China Open and hopefully qualify for the year-ending Super Series final.ESPN runs you through a brief timeline of the young stars career:Early years Born on July 5, 1995 in Hyderabad, Sindhu began playing badminton at the age of eight, with her inspiration being Pullela Gopichand, whose academy she later joined. Sindhu showed promise and was soon winning titles in the under-10 and under-13 age categories, with the cherry being a gold in the under-14 category of the 51st national school games.2012: A special win After taking gold at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games, Sindhus only title of 2012 was gold in the 2012 Asian Junior Championships. However, the year was special for a different reason. In the China Masters Super Series that year, she beat 2012 London Olympics Gold medallist Li Xuerui of China, beating her 21-19, 9-21, 21-16.2013: Young, but maturePV Sindhu, still in her teens, won her first Grand Prix gold at the 2013 Malaysian Open, beating Singapores Juan Gu 21-17, 17-21, 21-19. She then became Indias first medallist in womens singles at the Badminton World Championships when she beat Chinas Wang Shixian 21-18, 21-17 to win bronze. She capped that with a win at the Macau Open Grand Prix in December 2013, beating Canadian Michelle Li. For her achievements, she was awarded the Arjuna Award.2014: History at Worlds She then became the first Indian to win back-to-back medals at the World Badminton Championships, when she won bronze. In addition to that, she won bronze at the Uber Cup, the Asian Games, the Commonwealth Games and the Asia Championships.2015: Xuerui revenge Sindhu reached her first Super Series final, losing to Li Xuerui 19-21, 12-21 in the final. She made up for that disappointment a month later, winning her third successive Macau Open.2016: The big one Sindhu began the year with a bang, winning the Malaysia Masters Grand Prix, adding to her title in the same competition from 2013. However, the biggest achievement of the year came at the Rio Olympics in Brazil, when she won silver after losing in the womens singles final to Spains Carolina Marin. The silver meant she became the youngest and the first woman to win a womens singles Olympic medal from India, and it was only the second time any Indian badminton player finished in the top three at the Olympics. She won her maiden Super Series title defeating Chinas Sun Yu 21-11, 17-21, 21-11 in the final of the China Open at Fuzhou. Patrick Roy Jersey .J. Jefferson has been charged with assaulting his girlfriend. Nikita Zadorov Jersey . Spiller left Week 3s 27-20 loss to the New York Jets with a thigh injury, but fully practiced with the team all week and expects to be ready to go on Sunday. http://www.cheapavalanchejerseys.com/?tag=adidas-tyson-barrie-jersey .Y. -- Injured Buffalo Sabres forward Marcus Foligno did not practice with the team Monday and head coach Ron Rolston said its unlikely hell play in Wednesdays season opener in Detroit. Mark Barberio Jersey . Here are his mid-season NBA awards. MVP: (KEVIN DURANT-Thunder) - Has been sensational this season and more importantly, the most consistent player in the league. Considering that his team has been without star guard Russell Westbrook and with the free agent departure of sharpshooter Kevin Martin, hes had to carry the majority of the load to not only keep his team afloat but more importantly, at an elite level. Teemu Selanne Jersey . Denis Coderre, the former federal MP who was elected mayor on Nov. 3, has drawn the ire of some Montreal Canadiens. During last nights game he tweeted: "Hello? Can we get a one-way ticket to (minor-league) Hamilton for David Desharnais please. ' ' '