She could also be out of motion because of harm however the limelight infrequently ever abandons PV Sindhu. The two-time Olympic medalist struck the headlines as soon as once more, this time for her moolah as Sindhu used to be named the sector’s twelfth highest-paid feminine athlete in 2022 by way of Forbes on Thursday.
The 27-year-old is the one shuttler and Indian within the checklist of most sensible 25 feminine athletes launched by way of the American industry mag. With a complete incomes of $7.1 million (Rs.59 crore roughly) she is a ways forward of her friends like Olympic gold medalist Chen Yufei of China, reigning international champion Akane Yamaguchi of Japan or three-time international champion Carolina Marin of Spain.
The simplest Indian badminton international champion who received in 2019, Sindhu may 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 famous person Megan Rapinoe amongst others.
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Interestingly, $7 million of Sindhu’s profits got here off the sphere whilst simplest $100,000 used to be pocketed via on-field profits.
The checklist is led by way of Japanese tennis sensation and four-time Major winner Naomi Osaka for the 3rd yr in a row, who accrued a complete wealth of $51.1 million, with 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams, who bid farewell to the game previous this yr, coming in 2nd at $41.3 million. China’s 19-year-old freestyle skier Eileen Gu is 3rd at the checklist with $20.1 million.
Seven of the highest 10 are tennis avid gamers whilst the opposite 3 are Gu, American gymnast Simone Biles and Australian golfer Minjee Lee. It may be the primary time 8 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 presented the score in 2008. Overall, the 25 earned a complete of $285 million. earlier than taxes and agent charges with the highest 10 accounting for $194 million.
Sindhu used to be having an incredible 2022 earlier than a rigidity fracture on her ankle made her pull out of all tournaments, together with the World Championships, in early August. The international No 6 began the yr by way of successful the Syed Modi India International in Lucknow in January – her first identify in 29 months – following it up with the Swiss Open crown in Basel in March.
She received her 3rd identify of the yr with the Singapore Open in July earlier than clinching a ancient gold medal on the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, finishing her set of her medals on the quadrennial video games. She additionally claimed a 2nd bronze medal on the Badminton Asia Championships in Manila in April–May. Despite no longer taking part in for nearly 5 months of the yr, Sindhu by no means dropped out of the highest 8 in international scores.