Key facts
- Born
- 17 March 1990, Dhindar
- State of birth
- Dhindar, Haryana
- Sector
- Badminton
- Profession
- Indian badminton player
- Gender
- Female
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Biography
Saina Nehwal is a former Indian badminton player. A former world no. 1, she has won 24 international titles, which include ten Superseries titles. Although she reached the world's 2nd in 2009, it was only in 2015 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. She has represented India three times in the Olympics, winning a bronze medal in her second appearance at London 2012.
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Timeline
- 1990Born in Dhindar
- 2009Awarded the CNN-News18 Indian of the Year
- 2009Awarded the Arjuna Award
- 2010Awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in Sports and Games
- 2010Awarded the Padma Shri in sports
- 2012Awarded the Olympic bronze medal
- 2016Awarded the Padma Bhushan
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