Forbes annual list, PV Sindhu among top 25 highest-paid female athletes
Forbes annual list, PV Sindhu among
top 25 highest-paid female athletes
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India's badminton
star, PV Sindhu is the only Indian sportsperson to feature in the top 25 of
Forbes' annual list of the world's highest-paid female athletes.
Key Points
Forbes annual list:
India’s badminton star, PV Sindhu is the only Indian sportsperson to feature in
the top 25 of Forbes’ annual list of the world’s highest-paid female athletes.
Sindhu, the 2016 Tokyo Olympics silver medallist, occupies the 12th spot in the
list. Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka tops the list. For the third straight
year, Osaka tops Forbes’ annual list of the World’s highest-paid female
athletes. The list is dominated by tennis players once again.
List of 15 highest
paid female athletes of the year:
Naomi Osaka (Japan) –
Tennis – $51.1 million
Serena Williams (USA)
– Tennis – $41.3 million
Elieen Gu (China) –
Skiing – $20.1 million
Emma Raducanu (UK) –
Tennis – $18.7 million
Iga Swiatek (Poland)
– Tennis – $14.9 million
Venus Williams (USA)
– Tennis – $12.1 million
Coco Gauff (USA) –
Tennis – $11.1 million
Simone Biles (USA) –
Gymnastics – $10 million
Jessica Pegula (USA)
– Tennis – $7.6 million
Minjee Lee
(Australia) – Golf – $7.3 million
Candace Parker (USA)
– Basketball – $7.2 million
P.V. Sindhu (India) –
Badminton – $7.1 million
Leylah Fernandez
(Canada) – Tennis -$7 million
Lydia Ko (New
Zealand) – Golf – $6.9 million
Ons Jabeur (Tunisia)
– Tennis – $6.5 million