Saina Nehwal: The unlikely architect who changed Indian badminton forever | Badminton News – The Times of India

Saina Nehwal (Image credit: Saina Nehwal’s retirement, announced in a podcast, was generally met with a sense of boredom. The badminton world was off the circuit for almost two years and accepted the former world number 1’s absence like a receding hairline. The inevitable thing that happens to an athlete as the years and injuries […]

Saina Nehwal coy but thanks all for wishing her ‘happy retirement’ | Badminton News – The Times of India

Saina Nehwal (Image credit: HYDERABAD: The accolades and praises continue to pour in, lauding Saina Nehwal’s sensational performance as she walked away from the sport she made so popular. The former world number 1, who said there is no need to formally announce her retirement as it is understood by her prolonged absence, thanked all […]

From Sania mixes to sporting immortality: Farewell Saina Nehwal, India’s pioneer | Badminton News – The Times of India

Saina Nehwal (Getty Images) Saina Nehwal and Sania Mirza can easily be termed as two of the most recognizable faces of women athletes in India. Many came before them and many after them, but the credit of popularizing two widely followed racket sports in India, especially among girls, goes to these two world beaters.Go beyond […]

‘I can’t do it anymore’: Indian badminton star Saina Nehwal, 35, announces retirement after battle with knee injury | Badminton News – The Times of India

Saina Nehwal of India (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India’s star badminton player Saina Nehwal has confirmed her retirement from competitive badminton as she revealed on Monday that a chronic knee condition has left her unable to cope with the physical demands of elite sport. The 2012 London Olympic bronze medalist last competed […]