Saina nehwal biography

Indian badminton player

Badminton player

Saina Nehwal (pronunciation^ⓘ; born 17 March ) is an Indian badminton player. A former world no. 1, she has won 24 international titles, which includes ten Superseries titles. Although she reached the world's 2nd in , it was only in that she was able to attain the world no. 1 ranking, thereby becoming the only female player from India and thereafter the second Indian player – after Prakash Padukone – to achieve this feat.^[7] She has represented India three times in the Olympics, winning a bronze medal in her second appearance at London ^{[8][9][10][11]}

Nehwal has achieved several milestones in badminton for India. She is the only Indian to have won at least one medal in every BWF major individual event, namely the Olympics, the BWF World Championships, and the BWF World Junior Championships. She is the first Indian badminton player to have won an Olympic medal, the first In

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Saina Nehwal Height, Age, Husband, Family, Biography & More

Profession(s)Badminton Player, PoliticianPhysical Stats & MoreHeight (approx.)in centimeters- cm
in meters- m
in feet inches- 5’ 6”Eye ColourBrownHair ColourBlackBadminton International DebutAsian Badminton Satellite tournament in Coach(es)/Mentor(s)S. M. Arif, Pullela Gopichand, Nani Prasad Rao, Vimal KumarRecords (main ones)
• First player to win the Asian Satellite Badminton tournament twice.
• First Indian woman and youngest Asian player to win a 4-star Philippines Open tournament.

• First Indian to win the World Junior Badminton Championships.
• First Indian woman to reach the quarter finals at the Olympic Games.

First Indian to win the title of BWF Super Series.

First Indian woman to reach the semi finals of All-England Super Series.

First Indian singles player to reach the final of the BWF Super Series Masters Finals.

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Fencing Men's Sabre Team

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