She practiced karate until the age of eight, until she was asked to let a motorcycle run over her stomach. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. In the 2008 beijing olympic games, saina had reached the quarterfinals. The games are over and saina nehwal is now an olympic bronze medallist.
Focus has never been too much of an issue for saina coming into the olympics. She became the first indian citizen to medal in badminton at the olympics during the 2012 summer olympics. And now she is a revered icon, not only in india but across the globe. Saina nehwal fell out with coach gopi when her olympic win. After winning her bronze medal at the london olympics, saina nehwals homecoming attracted the sort of fervor usually reserved for indias tournamentwinning cricket teams.
Saina nehwal and other shuttlers dealing with injuries in preolympic year indian shuttlers had claimed two medals in the last two olympics with saina nehwal and p v sindhu clinching the bronze and silver at the london and rio games in 2012 and 2016 respectively. She is the first indian badminton player to have won an olympic medal, the first. In january 2010, saina nehwal was awarded the padma shri award. 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 the age of twentytwo. She became the first female badminton player to win a medal at the 2012 summer olympics when she settled for the bronze. Saina nehwal is an indian professional badminton singles player.
Saina nehwal has many firsts associated with her career. She first rose to prominence in 2006 after she won the philippines open, even though she entered the tournament as an unknown entity. 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. Saina nehwals phenomenal success as an international badminton player is one of the most inspiring stories of indian sports. Nehwal achieved the feat against the then world no. 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. This was the beginning as she was awarded the padma shri award in the year 2010. 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. Saina nehwal bio, stats, and results olympics at sports. Saina nehwal fell out with coach gopi when her olympic win got. Saina nehwal signs autographs after her book being released in the city. In an end note, the publisher admits that this book, the first of its kind about a badminton star in a cricketobsessed nation, was edited and produced in record time so as to be out before the london olympics. She is a righthanded shuttler who is a second generation badminton player. Sindhu scripted history on thursday by becoming the first.
Saina nehwal is just 25 but her records stand as tall as the great walls of china in the racquet sport. Saina nehwal trumps pv sindhu to win national title news18. Saina nehwal won indian badmintons first olympic medal with her bronze at the london 2012 games, but it was at the. Saina nehwal biography, age, career stats, records, awards. She proved it again with a superb win at the asian satellite badminton tournament. Saina nehwal olympics 2012 player profile, news, medals. A khel ratna award winner, nehwal burst into the scene at the age of 16 when she helped india get team bronze in. 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. Speaking at the book release function of her autobiography pla. Hundreds of fans turned up at the airport despite it being late in the night. History 14 india the future 8 india national day 7 india vision 2035 11 industry 9 industry 4.
Saina nehwal and gagan narang release book playing to winwritten by saina nehwal along with saina in the city. She is the lady of first of firsts in the indian badminton family. Trademarks featured or referred to on this website are the property of their respective trademark holders and not sports reference llc or. Looking back at the five biggest achievements of saina nehwal. Olympic bronze medal winner 2012, twentytwoyearold saina nehwal is indias leading badminton player. It was what the posters held up by her early fans goaded her on to achieve. Saina nehwal wins badminton womens singles bronze ind v. Saina nehwal biography childhood, life achievements.
Star indian shuttler saina nehwal said on wednesday that the 2012 season has been the best year of her career. Saina nehwal london 2012 olympics badminton matches videos. India shuttler saina nehwal and coach pullela gopichand after her london 2012 bronze win. Published december 15th 2012 by penguin metro reads. Saina nehwal has finally answered the prayers of millions of indians by getting a bronze medal in the 2012 london olympics. Saina nehwal saina nehwal gave india its maiden medal in olympic games badminton when her chinese opponent withdrew from the bronze medal contest after injuring her knee. Published on aug 4, 2012 saina nehwal creates history by winning the olympic medal.
Saina comes from a middleclass family and has been groomed into a worldclass player in the face of awesome odds. In the years to follow, she won the singapore open super series, the india open grand prix gold, the hong kong super series, and the indonesia open super series among various others. Abhinav bindra, vijender singh and sushil kumar were the heroes of 2008 bejing olympics. Playing to win by saina nehwal meet your next favorite book. 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. Published on aug 4, 2012 indias saina nehwal wins the bronze medal in the womens badminton singles event at the london 2012 olympic games 4 august. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display skip to content. 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. 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 accomplishments. Its to be the story of her rise to become indias first winner of an olympic badminton medal, a bronze in london four years ago. From the age of 12, sainas truly big ambition was to win a medal at the olympics. London olympics 2012 saina nehwals dedication and love for the game saw her make strides at the biggest stage in 2012.
Saina nehwal born march 17, 1990 is an indian khel ratna winning badminton player currently ranked number 2 in the world by badminton,4. 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 the age of. Saina nehwal wins badminton womens singles bronze youtube. Saina nehwal talked about her achievements at the 2008 and 2012 olympics ahead of her third trip to rio olympics 2016.
She became the first indian badminton player to win a medal at the olympics. London olympics bronze medallist saina nehwal playing in her first international tournament after her medal winning performance at the 2012 olympics, has reached the semifinals of the yonex denmark open2012 super series badminton tournament that is being held at. Badminton at 2012 london olympics my badminton book. Saina nehwals fellow shuttler and hubby parupalli kashyap opens up in a book on olympics. Saina nehwal is an indian female badminton player who was born on 17 march 1990 at hisar in haryana. Nehwal successfully defended her crown in 2012 by thumping then world no 2 wang shixian of china 2119,2116. Champions define themselves in their dreams and then work incredibly hard every single day to be successful. At the london olympics 2012, nehwal won the bronze medal in the womens singles category. Saina nehwalborn march 17, 1990 is an indian khel ratna badminton player currently ranked 5 in the world by badminton world federation. Saina nehwal story bio, facts, networth, family, auto. A tearyeyed saina, promised herself more such medals, while she stood at the podium holding the bronze medal. Olympic medal a reflection of sainas growing stature.
Four years down the line, while all of us would expect the trio for an encore, there are some other renowned athletes who would like to forget the past and make the country proud in the upcoming london olympics. Saina nehwal took the olympic womens singles badminton bronze in rather disappointing circumstances as her chinese opponent xin wang withdrew with injury. Saina, a student of the gopichand academy in hyderabad, made it to the olympic quarterfinal only to lose to indonesias maria kristin yulianti in a match she should have won. Saina was trailing by a game and 01 in her bronze medal playoff game against world no. Saina nehwal, an indian badminton player, was born on 17 march 1990 in hisar district, haryana. Badminton boom in india sparked by saina nehwals success. We had every chance of making history as long as she allowed me to. In 2006, nehwal became the under19 national champion and created history by. Saina nehwal born march 17, 1990 is an indian female athlete.
S aina nehwal won indian badmintons first olympic medal with her bronze at the london 2012 games, but it was at the beijing games of 2008 that we first witnessed indian badmintons potential. Saina is the first indian woman to reach the singles quarterfinals at the olympics and the first indian to win the world junior badminton championships. This is an account of her rise as a champion with the selfless support of her parents dr harvir singh, an agricultural scientist, and. 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. Indian badminton player considered one of the worlds best. Saina nehwal was awarded the arjuna award in 2009 and a year later, the government of india honoured her with the padma shri, the fourth highest civilian honour in india. Saina nehwal and other shuttlers dealing with injuries in. The 25yearold hyderbadi thus emulated the feat of saina nehwal, who became the firstever indian to reach the lasteight stage in the beijing games four years ago. Although she reached the worlds 2nd in 2009, it was only in 2015 that she was able to attain the world no. Official profile of olympic athlete saina nehwal born 17 mar 1990, including games, medals, results, photos, videos and news. In this fascinating memoir, she talks about her childhood and. Indias saina nehwal wins the bronze medal in the womens badminton singles event at the london 2012 olympic games 4 august. Saina nehwal london 2012 olympics badminton matches.