Saina Nehwal (born March 17‚ 1990) is an Indian Khel Ratna winning badminton player currently ranked number 2 in the world by Badminton‚[4]. Saina is the first Indian woman to reach the singles quarterfinals at the Olympics and the first Indian to win the World Junior Badminton Championships. Saina Nehwal made history on June 21‚ 2009‚ becoming the first Indian to win a Super Series tournament‚ by clinching the Indonesia Open with a stunning victory over higher-ranked Chinese Wang Lin in Jakarta
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Throughout the world Australia is known for its elite sport and performers such as Catherine Freeman (Athletics)‚ Shane Warne (cricket) and Pat Rafter (tennis). Badminton is one of the sports in Australia that is not fondly looked upon as a major sport as its participation rates are only 0.3% in adults (Australian Sports Comission ‚ 2012). Professor Peter Figueroa developed a tool to investigate the issues surrounding‚ equality and equity in sport‚ physical activity and access. This has become better
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Badminton is my favorite among all the sports that i know.Badminton makes me more healthy and more active in doing something that uses a speed and strenght.I think badminton is the most beautiful sports. It make me good as a healthy person because every time i play badminton my body feels good wholeday.It makeas you good also.And badminton have 2 equipment that you need only rocket and shuttlecock. I think that playing sports like badminton feeds my body to become healthy.Playing badminton
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Early Life and Introduction to Badminton Saina Nehwal was born 17 March 1990 She was born in a Jat[8] family at Hisar in Haryana and completed first few years of her schooling from Campus School. She completed her schooling at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan ’s Vidyashram‚ NIRD campus‚ Rajendranagar‚ Hyderabad. Nehwal has a brown belt in Karate .She is an Indian badminton player who attained a career best ranking of 2 in December 2010 by Badminton World Federation. Her Father Harvir Singh initially worked
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the sport of badminton and will continue to do so into the future. Firstly‚ badminton is not a team sport and is played individually or with one other person. This provides minimum socialising opportunities and according to my personality as a defender I am introverted and this would be my ideal situation where I can enjoy the atmosphere. I can socialise and enjoy the atmosphere. Therefore my introverted personality is an enabler for my participation in badminton. Although badminton is a sport that
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“I would say that it is the explosiveness that I possess in my game. Like a crouching tiger waiting to pounce on it preys". -World No.1 Lee Chong Wei on being asked about what his badminton strength. Firstly‚ let us all congratulate Pandelela Rinong because she became our pride and joy when she created history by becoming the first Malaysian woman to win an Olympic medal. Then of course we must also salute Lee Chong Wei. Chong Wei fought all the way in the final against Lin Dan with intensity and
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contributing reasons too. Before Li-Ning’s entrance to Singapore‚ a few sports brands selling badminton and/or sports apparels‚ namely Yonex and Prince (badminton racquets‚ and Nike and Adidas (apparels and shoes)‚ have already been well-established here. These brands are household names for Singaporeans and it would be difficult for Li-Ning to compete with them in the short run‚ at least. At the same time‚ the badminton racquets which Li-Ning is selling are also priced the same‚ or more often higher than
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Interview with Lee Chong Wei I recently did an interview with Lee Chong Wei and I am pleased to announce that it is finally ready for posting. He is not only a great badminton player but also a really nice and humble guy. He is in my view‚ a role model for all kids‚ teens and adults alike. Hope you will enjoy this interview as much as we do. You might get some inspiration from his story and could one day become a great player yourself. Anything is possible when you have the will! :) I would
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2013 Indian Badminton League 2013 Indian Badminton League is the first season of Indian Badminton League starting from 14th August 2013.[1][2] Contents 1 Teams 1.1 Mumbai Masters 1.2 Pune Pistons 1.3 Banga Beats 1.4 Hyderabad HotShots 1.5 Delhi Smashers 1.6 Awadhe Warriors Tournament Details Dates August 14 – August 31 Administrator(s) Badminton Association of India Tournament Format(s) Round-robin and Knock-out Host(s) India Venue(s) 6 Teams 6 Final Positions Champions
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in sport‚ society has created the belief that women’s capabilities are lesser than those of males. In this essay‚ I will argue how gender stereotypes of women and society’s expectations of me as a female have negatively affected my enjoyment of badminton. Society’s deeply rooted social image of women is that we are weak and unable to produce results which are similar to men; this opinion has made
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