CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Saina Nehwal is the first Indian player who won an Olympic medal in the game of Badminton. She is a professional badminton player from India. Saina Nehwal has achieved several milestones in the field of badminton for India.

Detailed explanation-2: -She represented India at the 2016 Summer Olympics (Rio), where she became the first Indian badminton player to reach the Olympic final. She won the silver medal after losing out to Spain’s Carolina Marín.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nehwal has achieved several milestones in badminton for India. She is the only Indian to have won at least one medal in every BWF major individual event, namely the Olympics, the BWF World Championships, and the BWF World Junior Championships.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Indian shuttler created history when she won the bronze medal at the London 2012 Games. The Haryana shuttler started turning heads very early on in her career when she won the BWF World Junior Championships in 2008.