After 36 years! Saina Nehwal Wins First Individual Badminton Medal for India
Nimrat Kaur
August 27th 2018 11:40 AM --
Updated:
August 27th 2018 12:28 PM
After 36 years! Saina Nehwal wins first Indian Badminton medal for India
Saina Nehwal clinched bronze after losing to reigning World No. 1 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in the Asian Games 2018 women’s singles badminton semifinal on Monday.
The Indian shuttler went down fighting against her higher-ranked opponent as the match ended 17-21, 14-21 in 36 minutes.
This is the first time that an Indian woman shuttler has claimed a singles medal at the Asian Games.
Both Saina and Tzu Ying attacked each other’s backhand but it was the Chinese Taipei player who scored more points. She raced to a 4-1 lead in the opening game.
-PTC News