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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.
Saina Nehwal is the first Indian badminton player to win an Olympic medal. She started playing badminton at eight and turned professional in 2008.
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.
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Sep 26, 2016 · She created history by becoming the first player to win the Asian Satellite Badminton tournament (India Chapter) twice. She also has the distinction of being the youngest Asian to win a 4-star...
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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...
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Saina Nehwal is an Indian Badminton player born on 17th March 1990. She hails from the Hyderabad district of Telangana. In April 2015, She became the first woman badminton player to be ranked...
Mar 10, 2020 · Under former national champion and a Olympian from Barcelona 1992, Vimal Kumar, Saina Nehwal went on to become the first Indian woman badminton player to become world number 1 in women singles in 2015.
