Saina is undoubtedly one of the best badminton players, not
just in India but also in the world for the past few years. She has a good
chance of becoming India's first female individual Olympic gold medalist, if
she can perform to her full potential and maintain her fitness
Past Olympic
performance
- Reached the quarter-finals at the 2008 Beijing Games, but
lost to Indonesia's Maria Kristin Yulianti
- Won the bronze medal at the 2010 London Games
The former world number one and current fifth ranked player Saina,
heads to Rio with the aim of changing the colour of her medal. In London
Olympics 2012, she reached the semi-finals, but lost to China’s Wang Yihan. Why
India has a genuine expectation of gold from her. After London Olympics, she
has her game improved and also become a more attacking and versatile player.
When she topped the women's singles rankings in April 2015,
becoming the first Indian to do so. And even though losses and injuries halted
her reign, she is still in the top five. She fought her way back to fitness
after an Achilles injury last year and went on to win the Australian Open Super
Series in June this year before Rio Olympics and that give her a much needed
boost.
Past record (best
performances in singles):
-Bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics in London
- Gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi
- Silver medal at the 2015 World Championships in Jakara
- Bronze medal at the 2016 Asian Championships in Wuhan
- Bronze medal at the 2010 Asian Championships in Delhi
- Won Indonasia Open in 2009, 2010, 2012
- Won Singapore Open in 2010
- Won Hong Kong Open in 2011
- Won Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold Winner in 2011, 2012
- Won India Grand Prix Gold in 2010
She carries a huge burden of expectations and will be
closely followed by a nation believes that she will bring back a medal. We hope
she handles this pressure and become the first gold medal for India in
badminton women's singles.
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