KHEL RATNA AWARD FOR SAINA

Saturday: July 31, 2010

KHEL RATNA AWARD FOR SAINA NEHWAL

India's Badminton Star Saina Nehwal has been recommended for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award by two specially-constituted committees headed by India's athletics legend P.T. Usha.

Saina's was obviously the best choice as she had won the three consecutive titles last year during 2009 at the Indonesian Open (2009) at Jakarta, Syed Modi Grand Prix (2009) and World Junior Title (2009).

She had recently climbed to No. 2 in world rankings following three major International Titles in a row at Chennai, Singapore and Indonesia.

The awards shall be presented on August 29, 2010.

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