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Saina Nehwal (pronunciation ⓘ; born 17 March 1990) is an Indian professional badminton player. A former world no. 1, she has won 24 international titles, which includes ten Superseries titles.
Learn about Saina Nehwal, the first Indian woman badminton player to reach world number one and win an Olympic medal. Find out her age, height, husband, family, achievements, controversies and more.
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Saina Nehwal had secured India's first Olympic badminton medal. Returning home a hero, Nehwal's burgeoning reputation was enhanced over the coming years as she went on to win the Australian Open twice, the India Open and the China Open over the next three years.
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Saina Nehwal was born to Harvir Singh Nehwal and Usha Rani Nehwal. Her father is a Ph.D. in agricultural science and her mother is a former state-level badminton player. Both her parents were badminton state champions. Saina had spent the initial years of her childhood in Haryana before she and her family moved to Hyderabad due to her father’s tran...
Saina tasted her first success by winning the Sub-Junior National title in the U-13 Category in 2002. In 2004, she won the Junior National title and 3 years later, she became Senior National Champion. Saina has 14 National titles in singles and doubles at Sub-Junior, Junior, and Senior Nationals. In 2005, she won her first international title by wi...
Saina Nehwal made her World Championships debut in 2006 at the age of 16, where she was defeated by Jiang Yangjioa in the 1st round. That year, she reached the final of the World Junior Badminton Championships and ended up as a Runner-Up. In 2007, Saina competed in her debut All England Badminton Championships and lost in the 2nd round. Later, in J...
- March 17, 1990
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- Saina Nehwal
- India
21 hours ago · London Olympics bronze winner Saina Nehwal on Friday backed two-time medallist P V Sindhu to find her “touch” in time, saying she shouldn’t be “judged” based on recent results as a medal at the Paris Games will boil down to “fitness” and “training”. Sindhu will be gunning for her ...
May 9, 2024 · Saina Nehwal (born March 17, 1990, Hisar, Haryana state, India) is the first Indian badminton player to win an Olympic medal. During the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Nehwal captured the women’s singles bronze medal.
