Saina Nehwal bagged a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games, becoming the first Indian to win an Olympic medal in badminton. Nehwal has revealed that she is battling arthritis and has also claimed that she is mulling about retirement.
President Droupadi Murmu engaged in a badminton match with renowned shuttler Saina Nehwal at Rashtrapati Bhavan, highlighting her enthusiasm for sports. The event underscored India's rising status in international badminton, particularly through the achievements of its women athletes.
Special luxury arrangements have been made for the guests attending the pre-wedding function of Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani's younger son Anant Ambani. Olympic medalist badminton player Saina Nehwal has shared a glimpse of the place on her Instagram.
Saina Nehwal is among the esteemed personalities from the sports arena to be among the guests for the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. She reached the Ayodhya one day before the consecration ceremony.
Earlier, Commonwealth Games bronze medallists Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly lost 9-21 16-21 to sixth-seeded Chinese Zhang Shu Xian and Zheng Yu in women's doubles pre-quarterfinals.
Saina Nehwal, whose best result in 2022 was a quarter-final finish at the Singapore Open, said it was important to win a first-round match to get the self-belief back.
Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly, in women's doubles, were the only Indian badminton players to win on the first day of the tournament.
The unseeded Sen defeated sixth-seeded Anthony Sinisuka Ginting of Indonesia 21-16 21-12 in a first-round match
Japan Open 2022: Saina Nehwal made a comeback in the second game but Yamaguchi's consecutive points denied her a win.
"I am fine now. But I need to get my fitness back. Hope to play a few of the next four events." said Kashyap when asked about his absence from the tournament.
PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal fought off strong challenge from their opponents before winning their respective opening matches, but it was curtains for Lakshya Sen and B Sai Praneeth in Badminton Asia Championships.
Saina Nehwal's decision to skip the selection trials for the CWG and the Asian Games could well be the beginning of an end to what has been an illustrious journey in international badminton for more than a decade and half.
Two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist Saina Nehwal on Thursday questioned the timing of selection trials and slammed the Badminton Association of India for "putting" her out the two mega sporting events later this year.
The London Olympics bronze medallist has been seeded first in the women's singles while Parupalli Kashyap is the top seed in men's singles of the tournament
The victory was further special for the 20-year-old southpaw as she defeated as the 2012 Olympics bronze medallist in straight games 21-17, 21-9 in a match that lasted mere 35 minutes.
Former champion and 2012 Olympic bronze medallist Saina suffered a 17-21 9-21 straight game loss to compatriot Malvika Bansod.
Siddharth had been engulfed in a controversy that erupted after the actor in a Twitter post on January 6, retweeted a post by Nehwal in which she had expressed her concern over the security breach of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Punjab visit on January 5.
Saina advanced after Czech Republic’s Tereza Svabikova retired at the start of the second game with the Indian leading 22-20, 1-0.
Actor Siddharth, whose response to a tweet by badminton player Saina Nehwal has stirred up a controversy, tendered an apology to the badminton star for what he called a 'rude joke'. Saina accepted the apology saying she doesn't understand why it went viral in the first place.
Siddharth clarified that he had no "malicious" intent and that he is a "feminist ally". "I, however, must insist my word play and humour had none of the malicious intent that so many people from all quarters have attributed to it. I am a staunch feminist ally and i assure you there was no gender implied in my tweet and certainly no intent to attack you as a woman."
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