Saturday, August 04, 2012
Olympics 2012 Badminton: Saina Nehwal gets Bronze medal after opponent pull out
LONDON - Saina Nehwal won the bronze medal in the Olympic women's badminton singles on Saturday after China's Wang Xin retired hurt with a knee injury.
She is second Indian woman to stand on the Olympic podium.
After the match, Saina said, "I have never won a match like this before. It was my dream to see the flag go up."
Saina had lost the first game 18-21 and was trailing 0-1 in the second when the Chinese player was forced to pull out with a right knee injury.
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