Saina Nehwal

**george@chongwei** · 07-21-2008, 10:24 PM

loh always keeps us up to date with this indian teenager..

i believe saina nehwal is 1 of the ws loh will support during the OG08

**Loh** · 07-22-2008, 02:52 AM

Originally Posted by george@chongwei

loh always keeps us up to date with this indian teenager..

i believe saina nehwal is 1 of the ws loh will support during the OG08

You would not only support your own players, like LCW and WMC, but also the underdogs, right? So long as they are not up against the other.

Of course, I will also support our 18-year-old Aiying!

**george@chongwei** · 07-22-2008, 07:14 AM

Originally Posted by Loh

You would not only support your own players, like LCW and WMC, but also the underdogs, right? So long as they are not up against the other.

Of course, I will also support our 18-year-old Aiying!

also for the sake of your paw right??

hehe..juz joking.

**anshulshirke** · 08-09-2008, 04:11 AM

All the best Saina...
she is playing at 7.40 pm beijing time...that shud be around 5.10 IST

**george@chongwei** · 08-09-2008, 04:41 AM

Originally Posted by Loh

You would not only support your own players, like LCW and WMC, but also the underdogs, right? So long as they are not up against the other.

Of course, I will also support our 18-year-old Aiying!

unfortuantely xing ai ying lost so early

what happen to her actually?

**rwg05** · 08-09-2008, 09:18 AM

I noticed Saina Nehwal wasn't split dropping during her first round match at the Olympics...Why is that?
Does it help her (or anyone else's) game in any way?

**south_fan** · 08-11-2008, 02:42 AM

Saina Nehwal all the best in youe next match, your style of play is really good hope you continue in round 16. Beating WANG Chen was great.

**Rahayu** · 08-11-2008, 05:12 AM

Wang chen didnt get her dream,it becoz Saina Nehwal.. Today she lost By saina.. I really2 shock and sad about this result..

**g1r1sh** · 08-13-2008, 05:51 AM

she was 15 and in XIIth!!!
man, they are saying her studies are getting affected yet she's in 2nd Year of College.
here's the source of my confusion: normal kids get in twelfth at 18 and in second year at 20.

***Oldhand*** · 08-13-2008, 07:23 AM

Originally Posted by g1r1sh

she was 15 and in XIIth!!!
man, they are saying her studies are getting affected yet she's in 2nd Year of College.
here's the source of my confusion: normal kids get in twelfth at 18 and in second year at 20.

The source of your confusion is wrong information

Saina Nehwal was born on 17 March 1990.
At the Beijing Olympics, she is 18 years old.

**chris-ccc** · 08-13-2008, 12:15 PM

Originally Posted by Oldhand

Saina Nehwal was born on 17 March 1990.
At the Beijing Olympics, she is 18 years old.

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For a Badminton event at the Olympic Games, it is a great achievement for a 18 year old to be remaining in a group of last 8 players. And Saina eliminated the No.4 seed on the way to that group.

So CONGRATULATIONS to Saina for doing so well.

Haven't watch Saina's Quarter-Finals match against Maira Kristin YULIANTI yet... but knowing that their first game went on for 28 minutes, finishing at 28-26, won by Saina, I would guess that exhaustion played a big part in Saina's failure to win the next 2 games.

There should be at least another 2 more Olympic Games for Saina to win a medal or more.

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**Ningtyas** · 08-14-2008, 12:01 AM

Saina's father in tears as he pats his daughter
13 Aug 2008, 2020 hrs IST,PTI

HYDERABAD: Tears of joy welled up in the eyes of an emotional and ailing father of shuttler Saina Nehwal who came very close to becoming the first Indian woman badminton player to reach an Olympic semifinal in the Beijing Games on Wednesday.

Harvir Singh said he was "not too disappointed" with her the performance of his daughter, who lost to Indonesian Maria Kristin Yulianti in the quarter-final, and in fact "I'm proud that she went up to the quarter-finals".

"Saina has done very well for a girl who has no support except that of her family and I wish she continues to do so", mumbled Singh, his voiced choked with emotion.

Admitting that Saina's opponent was "formidable", Singh said he had no regret that her daughter had lost a match which she could have won.

http://olympics.timesofindia.indiati...ow/3361835.cms
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all the best for Saina and family. Hope from now on she would receive more support she deserve

**Krisna** · 08-14-2008, 12:23 AM

Unless Saina gets injured/not properly trained, she should be a strong title contender in the 2012 Olympics...

**ctjcad** · 08-26-2008, 05:03 AM

..saw her for the first time playing live as she defeated Wang Chen. At first i thought Wang would probably win the rubber set, as Saina would probably run out of energy, but it wasn't to be. Wang Chen also appeared or seemed to be slimmer than before.
After the match ended, Kevin, Fengwei and myself noticed 3 gentlemen (all wearing turban) waving and trying to call Saina, but to no avail. We thought one of them was Saina's father and wanted to call out his name "Dr. Singh"..

Eventhough she lost vs. Maria, Saina should have a pretty bright future ahead of her, esp. with her advantage in age...

**chris-ccc** · 08-26-2008, 08:35 PM

Originally Posted by chris@ccc

There should be at least another 2 more Olympic Games for Saina to win a medal or more.

Originally Posted by ctjcad

Even though she lost vs. Maria, Saina should have a pretty bright future ahead of her, esp. with her advantage in age...

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After having Zhang Ning doing so well at her older age, perhaps there would be another 3 more Olympic Games for Saina to win a medal (or more).

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**Loh** · 08-26-2008, 10:59 PM

Originally Posted by chris@ccc

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After having Zhang Ning doing so well at her older age, perhaps there would be another 3 more Olympic Games for Saina to win a medal (or more).

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Please don't cause her father to fret anymore. Saina, take the WS crown in London 2012!

**chris-ccc** · 08-26-2008, 11:20 PM

Originally Posted by Loh

Please don't cause her father to fret anymore. Saina, take the WS crown in London 2012!

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Loh ... For the 2020 Olympic Games, Saina will be still younger than Zhang Ning, who won the Womens Singles Badminton Gold at Beijing 2008.

Yes, of course, we hope that Saina could do it before 2020.

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