Tag: Saina Nehwal
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How Thailand Masters Winner Devika Sihag Began Her Badminton Journey?
Prodigy Deepika Sihag became the third Indian woman after PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal to win a BWF World Tour title at the Super 300 level or above. Sihag clinched the Thailand Masters after her opponent Goh Jin Wei retired clutching her hamstring at 21-8, 6-3 down. Sihag’s badminton journey started when her father enrolled her…
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Saina Nehwal Confirms Retirement: A Look At Her Career Highs
Olympic medalist Saina Nehwal has officially confirmed her retirement, two years after being out of action due to chronic knee condition. The London 2012 bronze medalist, who made her last appearance at the Singapore Open in 2023, formally announced her retirement on Monday on a podcast hosted by Subhojit Ghosh. “I had stopped playing two…
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Malvika Bansod Enters Top 25 Ranking; Joins PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal
Malvika Bansod, the rising Indian shuttler, achieved her career-best ranking of 23 on Tuesday. She moved five places, making her only the third Indian after Olympic medalists Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu to break into top-25 rankings. “I have worked very hard to reach my career best so far, the BWF rank 23. I still…
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‘Not Next PV Sindhu’ National Champion Anmol Kharb Wants To Become A Judge
Haryana’s Anmol Kharb continues to display her potential to fulfill the big shoes of double Olympic medalist PV Sindhu. She won the senior nationals in 2023 and won crucial matches for India, last year, to claim the women’s title in the Asian Badminton Championships (ABC) for the first time in Malaysia. “That ABC was a…
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Indian Badminton Lack Great Coaches To Produce The Next PV Sindhu Or Saina Nehwal: Arvind Bhat
Even though the Pullela Gopichand Academy and Prakash Padukone Academy continue to frontier the Indian badminton landscape; former World No.22 Arvind Bhat believes that the current crop of coaches aren’t at par to produce the next PV Sindhu or Saina Nehwal. “Even though I’m a coach, right? But I’ll say, be it foreign or Indians,…