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Saina Nehwal

India · 2003–present

India's first Olympic badminton medallist, and first world number one.

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Olympic medals: 1
Peak ranking: 24
Career titles: 2
World medals

Career

Nehwal's 2012 bronze was India's first Olympic medal in the sport and the moment badminton became a mainstream ambition for Indian juniors. She reached world number one in 2015, the first Indian woman to do so.

Honours

Olympic bronze medallist, 2012
First Indian woman ranked world number one
World Championship silver, 2015
Commonwealth Games gold in 2010 and 2018

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