Saina Nehwal Current Affairs, GK & News

Pullela Gopichand bestowed an honorary doctorate by IIT Kanpur

June 29, 2019

India’s chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand has been bestowed an honorary doctorate by IIT Kanpur on the occasion of their 52nd convocation on June 28, 2019. He received the honour from former ISRO chairman and Chairman of the board of Governors of IIT Kanpur, Prof K Radhakrishnan. The past recipients of the honour are ..

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P V Sindhu named as female sportsperson of year at ESPN India Multi-Sport Awards 2018

April 8, 2019

Olympic silver medallist P.V. Sindhu and star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has been named as female and male sportsperson of the year in the ESPN India Multi-Sport Awards for their achievements in 2018. While Saina Nehwal won the award for the ‘Comeback of the Year’ after bagging the bronze at the 2018 Asian Games. Jaspal ..

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ESPN India Multi-Sport Awards 2018

April 7, 2019

The ESPN Multi-Sport Awards recognised achievements across 11 categories, of which winners across 10 categories were selected by an independent 14-member jury. The Winners are: Sportsperson of the Year (Male) – Neeraj Chopra (Athletics) Sportsperson of the Year (Female) – P V Sindhu (Badminton) Comeback of the Year – Saina Nehwal (Badminton) Coach of the ..

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Saina Nehwal wins women’s singles event at 83rd Senior National Badminton Championships 2019

February 18, 2019

In badminton, Saina Nehwal won her fourth title at the Yonex-Sunrise 83rd Senior National Badminton Championships 2019 in Guwahati. In the final, she defeated P.V.Sindhu by 21-18, 21-15 in Guwahati. Its her fourth title. Sourabh Verma completed a hat-trick of titles, claiming the men’s singles crown after defeating young Lakshya Sen in straight games of ..

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Indonesia Masters Badminton Tournament 2019: Winner's List

January 28, 2019

The Indonesian Masters Badminton Tournament 2019 is organized by the Badminton Association of Indonesia. It was the third tournament of the 2019 BWF World Tour. The winners under the various categories are listed below: Women’s Singles:  Saina Nehwal (India). Men’s Singles: Anders Antonsen (Denmark). Women’s Doubles: Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi (Japan). Men’s Doubles: Marcus Fernaldi Gideon ..

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