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Saina Nehwal Biography,Tremendous Journey,Achievements

Saina Nehwal: The remarkable story of India’s Shuttlecock star

A Brief Biography-

Sania Nehwal is a well-known Indian badminton player. She was born on March 17, 1990, in Herar District, Haryana. The Indian shuttler is the younger daughter of Dr Harvir Singh Nehwal and Usha Rani Nehwal. She has just one sibling, an elder sister, Chandranshu Nehwal. She finished her primary years of education at Campus School, CCS HAU, Hisar. On December 14, 2018, she tied the knot with professional badminton player Parupalli Kashyap in a secret ceremony.

Her Tremendous Journey-

Nehwal started out playing badminton at the young age of eight as a way of expressing himself. The Indian star took up badminton, hoping she could fulfil her mother’s desire to play at the national level. Additionally, Nehwal received a brown belt in karate.

Notably, she began her initial coaching at Gopichand Badminton Academy before heading to Bangalore’s Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy, where she learned under U. Vimal Kumar, and by 2015 she had become World No. 1. Notably, after that, Nehwal returned to training with the Gopichand Badminton Academy.

Her Early days of struggle-

Her monthly expenses could be somewhere between INR 25,000 and INR 60,000. This comprised travel costs (the stadium was 30 km from her home), training fees, and luxurious equipment. In order to give Saina everything, she required, her dad, who was a government employee, took money from his family, friends, and coworkers. The problem was made tougher by the fact that her sister was pursuing a degree in pharmacy.

 Rise towards the Glory-

As Nehwal claimed the Philippines Open in 2006, she garnered headlines around the country for the first occasion ever in India. The 16-year-old was selected as the 84th seed when she initially participated in the four-star tournament. She crushed a number of top-seeded opponents on the way to the final, marking her debut on the international stage.

Achievements Olympic Games Women’s singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResultRef
2012Wembley Arena, London, Great BritainChina Wang Xin18–21, 0–1 retiredBronze[76]

BWF World Championships Women’s singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResultRef
2015Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, IndonesiaSpain Carolina Marín16–21, 19–21Silver Silver[95]
2017Emirates Arena, Glasgow, ScotlandJapan Nozomi Okuhara21–12, 17–21, 10–21Bronze Bronze[106]

Commonwealth Games Women’s singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2010Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, IndiaMalaysia Wong Mew Choo19–21, 23–21, 21–13Gold Gold
2018Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, AustraliaIndia P. V. Sindhu21–18, 23–21Gold Gold

Asian Games Women’s singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResultRef
2018Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, IndonesiaChinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying17–21, 14–21Bronze Bronze[114]

BWF World Junior Championships Girls’ singles

2006Samsan World Gymnasium, Incheon, South KoreaChina Wang Yihan13–21, 9–21Silver Silver[37]
2008Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Badminton Hall, Pune, IndiaJapan Sayaka Sato21–9, 21–18Gold Gold[40]

Commonwealth Youth Games Girls’ singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2008Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, IndiaIndia N. Sikki Reddy23–21, 22–20Gold Gold

National titles and runners-up National Junior/Senior titles (13)

S. No.YearTournamentAge groupFormatPartnerOpponent(s) in finalScoreRef.
12002Sub-Junior National Badminton ChampionshipUnder 13SinglesN/AParsa Naqvi11–0, 11–4[125]
22002Sub-Junior National Badminton ChampionshipUnder 13DoublesPizza BharaliMudra Dhainje / Fernaz Jasdanwala11–5, 11–4[125]
32002Sub-Junior National Badminton ChampionshipUnder 16DoublesAparna BalanManisha Eswarappa / Y. K. Subrata11–2, 11–3[125]
42003Sub-Junior National Badminton ChampionshipUnder 16SinglesN/AAnjali Kalita11–3, 11–13, 11–2[126]
52003Sub-Junior National Badminton ChampionshipUnder 16DoublesP. JyotshnaG. M. Nischitha / Madhuri Vijay15–6, 15–7[126]
62004Junior National badminton championshipsUnder 19SinglesN/ARidhi Pajwani11–2, 11–4[127]
72004Junior National badminton championshipsUnder 19DoublesAparna BalanT. Soumya / Ashwini Chowdary15–6, 15–10[127]
82005Junior National badminton championshipsUnder 19SinglesN/AAditi Mutatkar11–5, 13–10[128]
92005Junior National badminton championshipsUnder 19DoublesAparna BalanV. Ruth Misha / Saumya Padhye15–2,15–4[128]
102007Senior National Badminton ChampionshipsSeniorSinglesN/AAditi Mutatkar21–19, 21–16[129]
112007National GamesSeniorSinglesN/AAditi Mutatkar24–22, 21–15[130]
122008Senior National Badminton ChampionshipsSeniorSinglesN/ATrupti Murgunde21–11, 21–10[131]
132017Senior National Badminton ChampionshipsSeniorSinglesN/AP. V. Sindhu21–17, 27–25
142019Senior National Badminton ChampionshipsSeniorSinglesN/AP. V. Sindhu21–18, 21–15

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