NEW DELHI: Saina Nehwal, the acclaimed Indian badminton player and former Olympic bronze medallist, has disclosed that she is battling arthritis, putting her future in the sport in jeopardy. Now 34 and previously ranked world No. 1, Nehwal revealed that the condition has significantly limited her training capabilities, leading her to consider retirement by the…
NEW DELHI: Among Indian athletes, badminton queen PV Sindhu was a prominent medal contender heading into the Paris Olympics. Having previously won a silver at the Rio Games and a bronze at the Tokyo Games, Sindhu was expected to secure a podium finish and become the first Indian athlete to win three individual Olympic medals.However,…
Saina Nehwal‘s bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics led to a badminton revolution in India, especially among the women trying to make it big in the sport, which makes her one of the icons of badminton in the country. The 34-year-old from Haryana, who recently turned to politics, is a three-times Olympian besides being…
India’s 2012 Olympics bronze medallist in badminton, Saina Nehwal, turned to politics in the twilight of her career and now doubles up as a budding politician and a sporting icon looking to give it back to the sport that made her a super star. Appearing recently on a podcast with Shubhankar Mishra, Saina lamented the…
NEW DELHI: Badminton ace Saina Nehwal has condemned veteran Congress leader Shamanur Shivashankarappa for his “sexist jibe” at Gayatri Siddeshwara, a BJP candidate from the Davangere constituency. The 92-year-old MLA from Davangere South faced criticism after commenting that Gayatri, wife of former Union Minister Siddeshwara GM, “belonged to the kitchen.”Expressing her dismay, Nehwal took to…
NEW DELHI: Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, along with Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal, former cricketers Anil Kumble and Venkatesh Prasad, and Indian Olympic Association president PT Usha, was spotted at Mumbai airport on Monday morning, en route to Ayodhya for the ‘Pran Pratishtha‘ ceremony of Ram Lalla.The event is set to witness the presence of esteemed…
NEW DELHI: Indian badminton player HS Prannoy won a hard-earned bronze medal at the BWF World Championships, following a fiercely fought semi-final clash against Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn. The thrilling match, lasting a captivating 1 hour and 15 minutes, saw the World No.9 Prannoy giving his all against the formidable third-ranked player, Vitidsarn.Prannoy eventually lost the…
