Published 14:26 IST, March 17th 2020
Saina Nehwal birthday: Husband Parupalli Kashyap, Harsha Bhogle lead sports world's wishes
Saina Nehwal birthday: The Hyderabadi shuttler on Tuesday turned 30 and has still a couple of years left before she hangs up her racket after a great career.
Saina Nehwal is considered as the face of Indian badminton following her impressive career in which she has gone onto win many titles and made the country proud. Thanks to some impressive performances early in her career, Saina Nehwal went onto earn a ton of respect from people beyond the badminton world. The Haryana-born shuttler on Tuesday turned 30 and has still a couple of years left in her before she hangs up her racket.
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Saina Nehwal birthday: Impressive career records
Saina Nehwal became the first Indian shuttler to attain No.1 spot in the Badminton World Championship (BWF) rankings. She also went on to become the first Indian badminton player to grab a medal in Olympic Games. Apart from these two records, she is also the only Indian to win at least one medal in every BWF major individual event. Let's take a look at all the wishes that have been pouring in for the star shuttler.
Saina Nehwal birthday: Parupalli Kashyap and Harsha Bhogle birthday wishes for ace shuttler
Leading the wish list on the 'Saina Nehwal birthday' occasion is husband Parupalli Kashyap. Harsha Bhogle too joined the party in wishing the Indian shuttler. Here's the list of other people who wish Saina Nehwal on her birthday.
Saina Nehwal birthday: Here's the detail about Saina Nehwal biopic
Following her impressive performances over the years, well-known Bollywood filmmaker Amol Gupte decided to make a biopic on Saina Nehwal titled Saina. Bollywood actress Parineeti Chopra will portray the role of Saina Nehwal on the silver screen.
Saina Nehwal birthday: All England loss puts Olympic qualification in trouble
Recently, Saina Nehwal's chances of qualifying for the Olympics took a hit after she made a first-round exit from the All England Championships, following a loss to Japanese nemesis Akane Yamaguchi. Up against World No.3 Yamaguchi, it was a tough opening round for Saina, who lost 11-21, 8-21 in just 28 minutes
Updated 14:26 IST, March 17th 2020