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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.
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.
Mar 10, 2020 · Saina Nehwal’s 14-year-long playing career is hailed as one of the most successful sporting stints in the country and the Indian badminton star has been conferred with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and the Arjuna Award, apart from India's third highest civilian award – the Padma Bhushan.
Aug 10, 2021 · Saina Nehwal ’s Olympic medal at the London 2012 Games was truly a significant milestone for Indian badminton. The singles bronze made her the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal in badminton. It also proved to be the spark that Indian shuttler PV Sindhu needed to win a historic silver at Rio 2016 and a bronze at Tokyo 2020.
Jul 11, 2024 · Nehwal has an impressive resume as a badminton player. Not only did she become the first Indian woman shuttler to be ranked No. 1 in the world, she was the first woman athlete from the country to...
Sep 22, 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.
Sep 9, 2020 · She represented India three times in the Olympics. At the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, she won the Bronze medal for India and thereby became the country's first-ever Olympic Badminton medallist. We...
Feb 11, 2016 · Saina Nehwal broke many a barrier in 2015 by putting in exceptional performances on the world stage. The 25-year-old became the first Indian women shuttler to enter the final of the All England...
Saina Nehwal (born March 17, 1990) is an Indian female athlete. She is best known as a badminton player who competed in the Summer Olympic Games. [1] Saina won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. [2]
Get more information about India's most prolific badminton player Saina Nehwal. Know about her career growth, rise to glory & her major achievements in major tournaments like Olympics &...
