Olympics-Badminton-Spain's Marin defeats Sindhu to win singles gold
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Spaniard Carolina Marin defeated India's Pusarla Sindhu 19-21 21-12 21-15 to win the women's badminton singles gold at the Olympics on Friday.
The top seed's win gave Spain its first Olympic title in the sport and ended India's hopes of a first gold in Rio.
(Reporting by Ian Ransom; Editing by Jan Harvey)
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