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Saina Nehwal Receives Padma Bhushan Award, Hopes to Continue Making India Proud
Saina Nehwal, after being awarded with India's third highest civilian award Padma Bhusan, said she wanted to win more trophies for India
Saina Nehwal being honoured with Padma Bhusan by President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday.© AFP
Highlights
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Saina Nehwal is India's only badminton player to win an Olympic medal.
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She is currently ranked sixth in the world.
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She also won a silver medal st the 2015 World Championships
New Delhi:
Saina Nehwal, decorated with Padma Bhushan award on Monday by President Pranab Mukherjee, said she hopes to "continue to make India proud" through her exploits in the sporting arena. (Sania Mirza, Saina Nehwal, Deepika Kumari Dominate Padma Awards)
The 26-year-old Hyderabadi said she was "very happy" after receiving the nation's third highest civilian honour - Padma Bhushan - from President Pranab Mukherjee at the Civil Investiture ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
"It's a great moment, a proud moment. I am very very happy. My parents are very happy," she said, adding that she hopes "to continue to make India proud.
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