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#2 First Indian to win an Olympic medal in badminton
Every sportsperson dreams of winning an Olympic medal, and for Saina, that dream came true on August 4, 2012 when she captured the women’s singles bronze at the London Games. Although the medal came under fortuitous circumstances though, with her World No. 2 opponent Xin Wang retiring at 21-18, 1-0 because of a knee injury during the bronze medal play-off, there was no denying Saina's efforts.
With this feat, she embellished her resume further by becoming the first Indian to grab an Olympic badminton medal. Not only that, she also became just the second Indian woman after Karnam Malleswari to have a prized Olympic medal.
“I have always wanted an Olympic medal. I always wanted to see India’s national flag going up at the podium,” said the shuttle queen afterwards.
Saina certainly ensured that the tri-colour went up at the Olympics and with that, she made billions of Indians proud all over the world.
