She achieved this feat by winning the bronze medal at the london olympics 2012 on 4 august 2012. When i play, its for my parents, my coach, and my country. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display skip to content. Sep 26, 2018 32yearold kashyap hails from hyderabad and is more than just a badminton player, he is an arjuna awardee as well.
A khel ratna award winner, nehwal burst into the scene at the age of 16 when she helped india get team bronze in. The book tells a lot about sainas personal life, her joys and sorrows. Saina nehwal is an indian professional badminton singles player. Aug 05, 2012 saina nehwal etched her name in history, becoming the first indian olympian to earn a medal in badminton. India ace saina nehwal warmed up for the tough battle ahead with a comfortable straightgame victory over dutch jie yao as she reached the womens. Saina nehwal is a badminton player from india who is among the worlds top players in womens badminton and she has won a. Saina, srikanth in a spot after bwf ends tokyo qualifying process only pv sindhu, sai praneeth and the pair of chirag shetty and satwiksairaj rankireddy look likely to make the olympic cut now. Trademarks featured or referred to on this website are the property of their respective trademark holders and not sports reference llc or. Nov 08, 2012 as most of the time saina is busy playing in different tournaments across the world, so several aspects of her life are not yet known. Saina created history in 2008 beijing olympics and after she became the first indian women to reach the. Heres a look at the top wins by saina in her career. Meet saina nehwalindias star badminton player and world number 4, padma shri and khel ratna awardee, the girl who brought laurels to india by winning an olympic medal at.
This biography profiles her childhood, life, badminton career, achievements and timeline. Super saina wins indias maiden olympic medal in badminton. Saina nehwal is a badminton player from india who is among the worlds top players in womens badminton and she has won a number of championships. Saina nehwal biography, age, career stats, records, awards. Relive the story of how saina nehwal won indias first badminton bronze at the london olympics in 2012. Published december 15th 2012 by penguin metro reads. She is best known as a badminton player who competed in the summer olympic games saina won a. She is the first indian badminton player to have won an olympic medal, the first. We had every chance of making history as long as she allowed me to.
Ace shuttler saina nehwal earned india its third medal at the london games, clinching a bronze under fortuitous circumstances as her opponent and world number two xin wang of china conceded the thirdplace play off match due to a knee injury after winning the first game. Olympic bronze medalist shooter gagan narang releases book playing to winwritten by saina nehwal along with saina and her father harwinder in the c. She is best known as a badminton player who competed in the summer olympic games saina won a bronze medal at the 2012 summer olympics in london. Saina has bagged 24 international titles, including 11 superseries wins. Nehwal rounded off the year 2012 by winning the denmark open super series premier, defeating wang yihan 2112 127 in the semifinal. Exclusive extracts from a new book that looks at the back stories of these two great. Saina nehwal won indian badmintons first olympic medal with her bronze at the london 2012 games, but it was at the. Aug 04, 2017 saina nehwal shot herself in to the indian sporting parlance earning india its third medal at the 2012 london olympics. P v sindhu scripted history by becoming the first indian shuttler to reach the finals of the womens singles competion at the rio olympics as she stunned japans nozomi okuhara in straight games. Saina nehwal biography, olympic medals, records and age. The greatest wins by ace indian shuttler saina nehwal.
Saina nehwal creates history by winning the olympic medal. But that hardly affects the game of ace indian shuttler sania nehwal. August 04 2012 saina nehwal walked away with the bronze medal in the womens single event of badminton today india in the process picks its third medal of london olympics sainas opponent wang xin of china could not continue beyond the first game and 1 point in next as she retired. The haryana shuttler started turning heads very early on in her career when she won the bwf world junior championships in 2008. Saina nehwal born 17 march 1990 is an indian professional badminton singles player. Saina nehwal pronunciation helpinfo, born 17 march 1990 is an indian professional badminton singles player. Shes the first woman to win a title in the junior badminton championship, the first woman to win a medal for badminton in the olympics and the first indian to won a super series tournament. As most of the time saina is busy playing in different tournaments across the world, so several aspects of her life are not yet known. At the london olympics 2012, nehwal won the bronze medal in the womens singles category. In her semis she would have to face the current world number one yihan wang of china. Olympic bronze medalist shooter gagan narang releases book playing to winwritten by saina nehwal along with saina and her father harwinder in the city. Nov 17, 2012 saina nehwal and gagan narang release book playing to winwritten by saina nehwal along with saina in the city. Saina nehwal is an indian badminton player who achieved a career best ranking of 2 in 2010 and 2012, at the london olympics, she became the first indian to win a medal in badminton for india. Saina nehwal born 17 march 1990 is an indian badminton player who is currently ranked no.
Womens singles gold medalist saina nehwal and silver medalist pv sindhu in. Saina nehwal posted this picture with indian badminton star parupalli kashyap and her world championship silver after the match. Saina nehwal fell out with coach gopi when her olympic win got. Has the early promise of beijing 2008, the breakthroughs at london 2012, the humiliation of rio 2016, and the. Qualities that makes saina nehwal a great champion. Saina nehwal bio, stats, and results olympics at sports. India ace saina nehwal warmed up for the tough battle ahead with a comfortable straightgame victory over dutch jie yao as she reached the womens singles quarterfinals of the london olympics. Saina nehwal simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A khel ratna award winner, nehwal burst into the scene at the age of 16 when she helped india get team bronze in 2006 commonwealth games in melbourne. Saina sails into quarterfinals in london olympics the hindu.
Although she reached the worlds 2nd in the 2009, it was only in 2015 that she was able to attain the world no. The 24year old woman is also the second indian woman to win an olympic medal. Saina nehwal is a former world no 1 badminton player, the only indian female player to achieve this. Saina nehwal won 2010 commonwealth games gold in the women s singles badminton event held in delhi, on 14 october 2010. Saina nehwal shot herself in to the indian sporting parlance earning india its third medal at the 2012 london olympics. Saina thus became the first indian badminton player to win a medal at the.
Saina nehwal and gagan narang release book playing to winwritten by saina nehwal along with saina in the city. Saina nehwal won the singles title at the india open grand prix on 26 january 2014 and reached the quarter finals of the all england super series premier. Indias ace shuttler, saina nehwal is indias best hope for 2012 london olympics. Saina nehwals fellow shuttler and hubby parupalli kashyap opens up in a book on olympics. The indian olympic association sent the nations largest delegation to the games in olympic history. India competed at the 2012 summer olympics in london, from 27 july to 12 august 2012. Saina nehwal, an indian badminton player, was born on 17 march 1990 in hisar district, haryana. London olympics 2012 saina nehwals dedication and love for the game saw her make strides at the biggest stage in 2012. Aug 04, 2012 saina nehwal creates history by winning the olympic medal.
Saina nehwal however had created history by becoming the first ever badminton player to reach the semifinals in the olympics. Saina nehwal is the firstever badminton player from india to clinch an olympic medal. Saina nehwal today created history as she became the first indian shuttler to reach the semifinals of the olympics after notching up a hardfought. Since then the two have been posting pictures on social media. He created history by becoming the first indian to reach the mens singles quarterfinals at the 2012 london olympics, and saina appreciated him for his show. Saina nehwal biography childhood, life achievements. Aug, 2012 gagan narang with his bronze at the olympics 2012. Mar 12, 2018 saina nehwal today created history as she became the first indian shuttler to reach the semifinals of the olympics after notching up a hardfought straightgame victory over tine baun of denmark in th. Sainas script must have had a few fist pumps and leaps of joy after the final point.
She is the first indian to win a medal in badminton at the olympics. Star indian shuttler saina nehwal said on wednesday that the 2012 season has been the best year of her career. Saina nehwal story bio, facts, networth, family, auto, home. Saina went on to win the indian open gp, australian open ss, in the coming years to cement her status as indias best badminton player of her generation. The match was called to an end after chinas wang xin was forced to.
Though saina nehwal was regarded as a medal contender, many had doubts on. How saina nehwals olympic destiny unfolded at london 2012. Saina nehwal etched her name in history, becoming the first indian olympian to earn a medal in badminton. On 17 june 2012, nehwal won the indonesia open by defeating world no. Parineeti chopra replaces shraddha kapoor in the saina nehwal. She entered history books with a bronze in the london olympics in 2012. Aug 1, 2012 jagran post delivers latest sports news about cricket, hockey, football, tennis, chess, formula one and sports events from india and world. Saina thus became the first indian badminton player to. After experiencing a poor 2011 season, on 17 june 2012 she successfully reclaimed the indonesian championship by beating china. By this time people around saina nehwal had started to influence her. Saina nehwal olympics 2012 player profile, news, medals. Saina nehwal born march 17, 1990 is an indian female athlete. The indian shuttler created history when she won the bronze medal at the london 2012 games.
Saina nehwal sails into olympic semifinals the hindu. Sanina nehwal wants to clinch gold at olympics 2012 star shuttler saina nehwal said that the quarterfinal defeat at the beijing olympics in 2008 made her strong and the dream of winning an olympic medal could be realised in london olympics next year. At the london olympics, saina was seeded 4 th in the draw. August 04 2012 saina nehwal walked away with the bronze medal in the womens single event of badminton today india in the process picks its third medal of london olympics saina s opponent wang xin of china could not continue beyond the first game and 1 point in next as she retired. Saina burst onto the badminton scene as the under19 champion in india and then created history by becoming the only player to win the indian chapter of. Olympic medal a reflection of sainas growing stature the hindu. Saina nehwal took the olympic womens singles badminton bronze in rather disappointing circumstances as her chinese opponent xin wang withdrew with injury. A tearyeyed saina, promised herself more such medals, while she stood at the podium holding the bronze medal. London olympics bronze medallist gagan narang was the special invitee for the book release published by penguin books india. In january 2010, saina nehwal was awarded the padma shri award. Saina nehwal has finally answered the prayers of millions of indians by getting a bronze medal in the 2012 london olympics. A rollercoaster ride for the indian olympic team the hindu.
Saina nehwal is an indian badminton player who is among the worlds top players. Speaking at the book release function of her autobiography pla. She has represented india three times in the olympics, she is the only indian to have won at least a medal in every bwf major individual event namely the olympics. Indias saina nehwal wins the bronze medal in the womens badminton singles event at the london 2012 olympic games 4 august. Nov 29, 2012 star indian shuttler saina nehwal said on wednesday that the 2012 season has been the best year of her career. Saina nehwal has many firsts associated with her career. Later in the same year she also won hong kong super series on 12 december 2010. In 2006, nehwal became the under19 national champion and created history. Aug 04, 2012 indias saina nehwal wins the bronze medal in the womens badminton singles event at the london 2012 olympic games 4 august. Saina nehwal wins badminton womens singles bronze ind v. Saina nehwal the olympics is always in my mind, is what she had told to a leading newspaper when asked if she is aware of the expectations the nation has from her. Ranked fifth in the world then, nehwal managed to book her ticket for the quadrennial sporting celebration.
Olympic bronze medal winner 2012, twentytwoyearold saina nehwal is indias leading badminton player. Meet saina nehwalindias star badminton player and world number 4, padma shri. She became the first indian to win a medal at the olympics winning the bronze medal. She became the first indian badminton player to win a medal at the olympics. The long journey began way back in 1999 when the young shuttler walked. Meet saina nehwal indias star badminton player and world number 4, padma shri and khel ratna awardee, the girl who brought laurels to india by winning an olympic medal at the age of twentytwo. See more ideas about badminton, sports stars and sports women. It has been 69 years since independence but india has never managed to win 2 gold medals at the biggest sporting extravaganza or touch a double figure mark in. A total of 83 athletes, 60 men and 23 women, competed in sports. Official profile of olympic athlete saina nehwal born 17 mar 1990, including games, medals, results, photos, videos and news.
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