Saina Nehwal is an Indian badminton player who has received more than 20 international titles. She is also the first Indian woman to achieve a world ranking of one by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). As of 2017, he is the only Indian to have won medals in all three major BWF individual events- the Olympics, the BWF World Junior Championships and the BWF World Championships. Let’s take a look at his personal and professional life.
Biography/Wiki
Saina Nehwal was born on March 17, 1990 in Hisar, Haryana, India. His family currently resides in Hyderabad, India. She is also known as Steffi Saina by her mother who is a big fan of tennis player Steffi Graff. When he was five years old, his family moved from Haryana to Hyderabad because of his father’s job. He started playing badminton to fulfill his mother’s dream who wanted him to become a national level badminton player. He has achieved great success in his badminton career and has been awarded with four prestigious awards by the Indian government such as Arjuna Award in 2009, Padma Shri in 2010, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 2010, and Padma Bhushan in 2016. He can’t wait to open it. a badminton academy in Haryana.
Physical appearance
She is the most talented, hardworking, and good looking Indian girl with an athletic figure. He is approximately 5′ 6″ tall and weighs around 65 kg. He has brown eyes and black hair.
Family, Caste & Boyfriend
Saina was born into a middle class Hindu Jat family to Harvir Singh Nehwal (Scientist) and Usha Nehwal. His parents are former badminton champions in Haryana. She has an older sister, Abu Chandranshu Nehwal, who used to play volleyball.
Saina Nehwal with her family
Saina Nehwal tied the knot with her longtime boyfriend and badminton player Parupalli Kashyap on December 14, 2018 in Hyderabad.
Saina Nehwal with Parupalli Kashyap
Career
Badminton
He attended school from Campus School, CCS HAU, Hisar; Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Public School, Hyderabad; National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD) School, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad; and the College of St. Ann for Women, Hyderabad.
Saina Nehwal (Left) with her sister Abu Chandranshu Nehwal (Right)
At the age of 8, Saina Nehwal started playing badminton and got training in badminton under the guidance of Indian badminton coach SM Arif. He also received training from Pullela Gopichand, Nani Prasad Rao, and Vimal Kumar.
Saina Nehwal during their youth
He made his international debut in 2005 with the Asian Satellite Badminton tournament. Since then, he won various titles as a badminton player at the national and international level. In 2016 & 2017, he had several injuries but recovered soon and won many tournaments. During her badminton career, Saina received various medals from Asian Games, Asian Championships, Commonwealth Games, World Championships, and Olympic tournaments.
Saina Nehwal during the Indonesia Open badminton tournament
Politics
Saina Nehwal entered active politics on 29 January 2020, when she joined the BJP midway through the Delhi Assembly election campaign. After joining the party, Nehwal said,
I got a lot of inspiration from Narendra sir. I have won a medal for the country. I am a very hardworking person and I like hardworking people. I can see Prime Minister Narendra Modi doing so much for the country, I want to do something for the country with him.” 
Controversy
In January 2022, Saina and Tamil actor Siddharth had a war of words on Twitter over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security breach in Punjab. Siddharth courted controversy after he used some insulting words to reply to Saina Nehwal’s tweet about the Prime Minister’s security breach.
Siddharth’s tweet to Saina Nehwal on PM Modi’s security breach in Punjab
Later, Rekha Sharma, chairperson of the National Commission for Women, demanded action against Siddharth and said that his Twitter account should be banned.
NCW Chairperson Rekha Sharma’s tweet about actor Siddharth where she demanded action against him for his controversial tweet to Saina Nehwal
Following a huge uproar on social media, the actor apologized to Saina Nehwal through a letter he shared on Twitter on January 11, 2022.
Siddharth’s apology letter to Saina Nehwal
Record
- In 2006, he became the first player to win the Asian Satellite Badminton tournament twice.
- In 2006, she became the first Indian woman and the youngest Asian player to win the 4-star Philippine Open.
- In 2008, he became the first Indian to win the World Junior Badminton Championship.
- In 2008, she became the first Indian woman to reach the quarter-finals at the Olympics.
- In 2009, he became the first Indian to win the BWF Super Series title.
- In 2010, she became the first Indian woman to reach the semi-finals of the 2010 All-England Super Series.
- In 2011, he became the first Indian singles player to reach the final of the BWF Super Series Masters Finals.
- In 2014, she became the first Indian woman to win the China Open Super Series.
- In 2015, she became the first Indian woman badminton player to reach the finals of the All England Open Badminton Championship.
- In 2015, she became the first Indian female badminton player to be ranked world number one in the World Badminton Federation in Women’s Singles.
- In 2018, she became the first Indian woman badminton player to win an Asian badminton medal for India at the Asian Games.
Awards & Achievements
In her badminton career, Saina Nehwal achieved great success and won various titles and awards. Here are some of them:
2006
- Bronze Medal at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne
- Won the four-star Philippine Open badminton tournament in Pasig City, Manila
- Won the Philippine Open Grand Prix
2007
Gold Medal at the National Games in Guwahati
2008
- Won Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold
- Won the World Junior Badminton Championship tournament in Pune
- Most Promising Player of the Year Award by the Badminton World Federation (BWF)
2009
- Won the Indonesia Open tournament in Jakarta
- Arjuna Award
Saina Nehwal receives Arjuna Award
2010
- Won the Singapore Open Super Series at Lion City
- Won the Yonex Sunrise India Open in Chennai
- Bronze Medal at the Asian Badminton Championships in New Delhi
- Won the Indian Open Grand Prix
- Silver Medal in the Mixed Team Event at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi
- Gold Medal at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi
- Won the Hong Kong Open Badminton Super Series
Saina Nehwal won the Hong Kong Open Badminton Super Series
- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
- Padma Shri Award
2011
Won the Swiss Open in Basel
2012
- Won the Swiss Open in Basel
- Won the Indonesian Super Series in Jakarta
- Bronze Medal at the London Olympics in Women’s Singles
Saina Nehwal won the bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics in Women’s Singles
- Won the Danish Open Super Series in Odense
- Honorary doctorate by Mangalayatan University
2014
- Bronze medal at the Asian Games
- Won the Australian Badminton Open Super Series
- Won the China Super Series Premier
2015
- Won the Indian Super Series in New Delhi
- Silver Medal at the World Championships in Jakarta
2016
- Won the Australian Badminton Open Super Series in Sydney
Saina Nehwal won the Australian Badminton Open Super Series 2016
- Honorary doctorate in literature by SRM University
Saina Nehwal received an honorary doctorate in literature from SRM University
- Padma Bhushan Award
Saina Nehwal received the Padma Bhushan Award
2017
- Won the Malaysian Masters tournament
- Bronze Medal at the World Badminton Championships in Glasgow
2018
- Gold Medal at Commonwealth Games in Women’s Singles
- Gold medal in the badminton mixed team event at the Commonwealth Games
Saina Nehwal won the Gold Medal in the badminton mixed team event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Bronze Medal at the Asian Badminton Championships
Facts
- Saina Nehwal has a brown belt in Karate.
- Sachin Tendulkar gifted his BMW after he won the Olympic gold medal in 2012.
Sachin Tendulkar gifted a BMW to Saina Nehwal
- He is a big fan of Roger Federer and Sachin Tendulkar.
- He is a philanthropist and is ranked 18th in the list of the most charitable athletes.
- Saina Nehwal is also a member of the Athletes Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
- He has endorsed various popular brands like Edelweiss Group, Fortune Cooking Oil, Emami, Vaseline, Godrej No Marks, Huawei Honor Smartphone, Star Sports, NECC, Indian Overseas Bank, Herbalife Nutrition, Yonex, Iodex, Sahara Group, Top Ramen Noodles, etc. . .
- In 2012, his autobiography Playing to Win: My Life On and Off Court was released.
Saina Nehwal’s Autobiography ‘Playing to Win- My Life On and Off the Court’
- In the same year, Saina signed an endorsement deal worth ₹400 million with renowned sports management company Rhiti Sports but in 2013, she ended the deal with this company and signed with KWAN Entertainment & Marketing Solutions.
- He made his guest appearances on several popular TV shows like Satyamev Jayate, Comedy Nights with Kapil, and The Kapil Sharma Show.
- She has also appeared on the cover of several popular magazines such as Femina, Women’s Health, etc.
Saina Nehwal on the cover of Women’s Health magazine
- The Non-Profit Company Olympic Gold Quest supports it.
- At Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University in Hisar; Saina Nehwal Institute of Agricultural Technology, Training & Education is named after him.
Saina Nehwal Institute of Agricultural Technology, Training & Education
- Shah Rukh Khan and Mahesh Babu are his favorite actors of all time.
- Saina Nehwal loves to travel and Singapore is her favorite destination.
- He loves to eat Kiwi and Aloo Paratha.
- He is a dog lover.
Saina Nehwal loves dogs
Categories: Biography
Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
