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Saina Nehwal (pronunciation ⓘ; born 17 March 1990) is an Indian badminton player. A former world no. 1, she has won 24 international titles, which includes ten Superseries titles.
Olympic badminton players for India (25 P) P. Indian para-badminton players (4 C) Paralympic badminton players for India (14 P)
The four awards presented in badminton are Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award and Dronacharya Award. [1] First presented in the year 1961, a total of thirty-two individuals have been honoured with the Arjuna Award in badminton for their "good performance at the international level" over the period of last four years. [2]
Badminton is a popular sport in India. It is managed by the Badminton Association of India which is associated with Badminton Asia and Badminton World Federation.. Indian shuttlers Prakash Padukone, Srikanth Kidambi, Jwala Gutta, Saina Nehwal, P. V. Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, H. S. Prannoy, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have all ranked in the world's top ten.
Santhi Soundarajan, Track and field - Winner of 11 International Medals for India and 50 for her home state Tamil Nadu. Saina Nehwal, Badminton - Conferred with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Padma Shri, Arjuna Award. Sakshi Malik, Wrestling - Won bronze medal at Rio Olympics 2016. Sania Mirza, Tennis - Conferred with Padma Shri, Arjuna Award.
Indian male para-badminton players (13 P) Pages in category "Indian male badminton players" The following 101 pages are in this category, out of 101 total.
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, [3] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100. [4] Men's singles
Satwiksairaj was born on 13 August 2000 in Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh and started playing badminton after following in the footsteps of his father, who was a state-level player in the past, as well his elder brother. In 2014, he joined the Pullela Gopichand Academy in Hyderabad and decided to become a doubles specialist. [6]