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SAINA NEHWAL
GOLDEN BIRD OF INDIA
SAINA NEHWAL

…..
Nehwal became the National Junior Champion
in the year 2004, and won the title again in the
year 2005. She was a runner up in the National
Senior Championship 2005, and won the title in
the year 2006, repeating the victory in the year
2007 again. Apart from these, she has won the All
India Jr. Ranking Tournaments of the year 2005
held at Chennai, Cochin, Bangalore and Pune.
She further won the All India Senior Ranking
Tournament 2005 held at Mumbai, and also
emerged as the winner at the National Games
held at Guwahati.
Saina nehwal's journeyin
internationalbadminton
Saina made her International Debut
in the year 2003 at the India Satellite
tournamentwhereshereached thetop-
16 round. The same year, she won the
Junior Czech Opentournament.
Further, she reached the Quarter
Final at the Cheers Asian Satellite
tournament 2004 held at Singapore.
She got her first International success
at the India Satellite tournament 2005
wheresheemerged as thewinnerof the
tournament. After this, she also
claimed the Bingo BonanzaPhilippines
Open title in the year 2006, and the
India Satellite tournament2006.
She played at the All England Open 2007, and
reached the Pre-Quarter Final round where she
lost to World No. 3 player from China. She also
reached the Quarter Final rounds at the Macau
Open tournament 2007 and the Dutch Open
tournament 2007.
In the year 2008, Saina won the Chinese Taipei
Grand Prix Gold tournament, and reached the
Semi Final round of the LI NING China Masters
Super Series tournament also. The same year,
she created a history of the sorts when she
became the First Indian Woman ever to reach
the Quarter Final round of the Badminton event
at the Olympic Games.
•At the Beijing Olympic Games 2008,
Saina faced the 4th Seeded player
and the World No. 6 Wang Chen from
Hong Kong in the Pre- Quarter-Final
match. Although in the Quarter
Final match, she lost to Maria
Kristin Yulianti of Indonesia by 28-
26, 14-21, 15-21.
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 third-place play off match due to a knee
injury after winning the first game.
With this win, Saina also became only the second Indian women to
win a medal in the world's biggest sporting event.
HONOURS
 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award
for badminton
 Arjuna Award for badminton
 Padma bhushan for badminton
THE END
MUBASHIRA. N P

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Saina Nehwal: India's Golden Badminton Ace

  • 3.
  • 5. Nehwal became the National Junior Champion in the year 2004, and won the title again in the year 2005. She was a runner up in the National Senior Championship 2005, and won the title in the year 2006, repeating the victory in the year 2007 again. Apart from these, she has won the All India Jr. Ranking Tournaments of the year 2005 held at Chennai, Cochin, Bangalore and Pune. She further won the All India Senior Ranking Tournament 2005 held at Mumbai, and also emerged as the winner at the National Games held at Guwahati.
  • 6. Saina nehwal's journeyin internationalbadminton Saina made her International Debut in the year 2003 at the India Satellite tournamentwhereshereached thetop- 16 round. The same year, she won the Junior Czech Opentournament. Further, she reached the Quarter Final at the Cheers Asian Satellite tournament 2004 held at Singapore. She got her first International success at the India Satellite tournament 2005 wheresheemerged as thewinnerof the tournament. After this, she also claimed the Bingo BonanzaPhilippines Open title in the year 2006, and the India Satellite tournament2006.
  • 7. She played at the All England Open 2007, and reached the Pre-Quarter Final round where she lost to World No. 3 player from China. She also reached the Quarter Final rounds at the Macau Open tournament 2007 and the Dutch Open tournament 2007. In the year 2008, Saina won the Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold tournament, and reached the Semi Final round of the LI NING China Masters Super Series tournament also. The same year, she created a history of the sorts when she became the First Indian Woman ever to reach the Quarter Final round of the Badminton event at the Olympic Games.
  • 8. •At the Beijing Olympic Games 2008, Saina faced the 4th Seeded player and the World No. 6 Wang Chen from Hong Kong in the Pre- Quarter-Final match. Although in the Quarter Final match, she lost to Maria Kristin Yulianti of Indonesia by 28- 26, 14-21, 15-21.
  • 9.
  • 10. 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 third-place play off match due to a knee injury after winning the first game. With this win, Saina also became only the second Indian women to win a medal in the world's biggest sporting event.
  • 11. HONOURS  Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award for badminton  Arjuna Award for badminton  Padma bhushan for badminton