“Badminton has always been my world, but this is very different. There’s no opponent. Just you, the clock, and eight stations that test everything out at once,” said Sindhu, before adding: “Kaur cheered me on and brought an energy that pushed me harder.”

Harmanpreet’s fans couldn’t stop praising her. “Yellow, yellow sundar [beautiful] fellow,” wrote one online follower.  Another replied: “Pure elegance,” while a third wrote: “Slaying without even trying.”