SAINA NEHWAL
Research
Basic Information
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Born- 17th March 1990 in Hisar, Haryana
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Her mother, Usha Rani, was a state level badminton player in Haryana and she took up badminton to fulfil her mother's dream of becoming a national level badminton player
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She is a brown belt in karate
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She is considered as one of the most successful Indian sportspersons and is credited for increasing the popularity of badminton in India
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She married a fellow badminton player, Parupalli Kashyap on 14 December 2018
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She joined the BJP in 2020
The task was to create an infographic based on the life of a famous personality.
The personality chosen was Saina Nehwal who is an international badminton player holding many notable records.
Education
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Campus School CCS HAU, Hisar, Haryana
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St. Anne’s College for Women, Hyderabad
Firsts
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First Indian female player and overall second Indian player to attain world no. 1 ranking
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First to win an Olympic medal
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First Indian to win two gold medals in the Commonwealth Games
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First Indian to have reached the final of the BWF World Championships
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First and only Indian to have won the BWF World Junior Championships
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First and only Indian who has won at least one medal in every BWF major individual event i.e. the Olympics, the BWF World Championships, and the BWF World Junior Championships
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First Indian to win a BWF Super Series title- Indonesian Open
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First Indian woman to reach the semi finals and later finals of All England
Medals
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Silver Medal- 2006 World Junior Championships, Incheon (Girl’s singles)
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Gold Medal- 2008 World Junior Championships, Pune (Girl’s singles)
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Gold Medal- 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games, Pune (Girl’s singles)
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Bronze Medal- 2010 Asian Championships, New Delhi (Women’s singles)
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Gold Medal- 2010 Commonwealth Games, New Delhi (Women’s singles)
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Bronze Medal- 2012 Olympic Games, London (Women’s singles)
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Silver Medal- 2015 World Championships, Jakarta (Women’s singles)
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Bronze Medal- 2016 Asian Championships, Wuhan (Women’s singles)
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Bronze Medal- 2017 World Championships, Glasgow (Women’s singles)
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Gold Medal- 2018 Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast (Women’s singles)
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Bronze Medal- 2018 Asian Games, Jakarta-Palembang (Women’s singles)
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Bronze Medal- 2018 Asian Championships, Wuhan (Women’s singles)
Statistics
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Career Record: 437 wins, 200 losses
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Career Titles: 24
BWF World Tour: 1 Title, 3 Runners-up
BWF Superseries: 10 Titles, 5 Runners-up
BWF Grand Prix: 10 Titles, 1 Runner-up
BWF International Series: 2 Titles, 1 Runner-up
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National Titles: 14 Titles, 1 Runners-up
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Ranked World No. 1 is 2015
Awards
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Padma Bhushan (2016)
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Padma Shri (2010)
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Arjuna Award (2009)
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Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (2009-2010)
Biography and Biopic
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Her autobiography, Playing to Win: My Life On and Off Court, was released in 2012
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A biopic on her, titled Saina, directed by Amol Gupte with actress Parineeti Chopra playing the title role has been released
Mood Board
Rough Layout
References
Final Illustration and Icons
Poly art has been manually create on illustrator
Infographic
