2. Saina is the first Indian to win a medal in Badminton at the Olympics.
3. She achieved this feat by winning the Bron
ze medal at the London Olympics 2012 on 4 August 2012.
4. She is the first Indian to win the World Junior Badminton Championships.
5. Saina was also the first Indian to win a Super Series tournament, by clinching the Indonesia Open with a victory over higher-ranked Chinese Wang Lin in Jakarta on June 21, 2009.
6. Saina is supported by the Olympic Gold Quest.
7. Saina won her second career Super Series title by winning the Singapore Open title on June 20, 2010.
8. She completed a hat-trick in the same year by winning theIndonesian Open on June 27, 2010.
9. This win resulted in her rise to 3rd ranking and subsequently to No. 2. Later in the same year she also won Hong Kong Super Series on December 12, 2010.
10. After experiencing a poor 2011 season, Saina become the first Indian singles player to reach the summit stage of year-ending Super Series Finals defeating two-time All England champion and former World No. 1 Tine Baun in the semi-finals, a feat she repeated in the quarterfinals in the London Olympics 2012.
11. Though she lost in the semi-finals of London Olympics 2012 to Wang Yihan, she secured the bronze medal against Wang Xin.
12. After winning the first game 21-18, xin had to walk out of the match due to aggravation of her knee injury.
4. She is the first Indian to win the World Junior Badminton Championships.
5. Saina was also the first Indian to win a Super Series tournament, by clinching the Indonesia Open with a victory over higher-ranked Chinese Wang Lin in Jakarta on June 21, 2009.
6. Saina is supported by the Olympic Gold Quest.
7. Saina won her second career Super Series title by winning the Singapore Open title on June 20, 2010.
8. She completed a hat-trick in the same year by winning theIndonesian Open on June 27, 2010.
9. This win resulted in her rise to 3rd ranking and subsequently to No. 2. Later in the same year she also won Hong Kong Super Series on December 12, 2010.
10. After experiencing a poor 2011 season, Saina become the first Indian singles player to reach the summit stage of year-ending Super Series Finals defeating two-time All England champion and former World No. 1 Tine Baun in the semi-finals, a feat she repeated in the quarterfinals in the London Olympics 2012.
11. Though she lost in the semi-finals of London Olympics 2012 to Wang Yihan, she secured the bronze medal against Wang Xin.
12. After winning the first game 21-18, xin had to walk out of the match due to aggravation of her knee injury.
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