Saina Nehwal Announces Retirement From Badminton, Talks About Health Issues!
Saina Nehwal also gave the reason for her retirement from badminton. Read here for more.
It is an end of another glorious era! A legend who made has been India’s pride on several international forums, and a role model for so many women has official announced retirement from the sport. Saina Nehwal recently spoke about the health issues that led her to finally taking a difficult decision. However, she feels content about choosing to enter the sport and then leaving it, all on her own terms. Saina Nehwal revealed she had left playing international badminton tournaments two years back. Read on.
Saina Nehwal Announces Retirement From Badminton
The fans have expressed their deep gratitude towards Saina Nehwal for making India proud. This comes after the exceptional badminton player officially announced her retirement from the game during a podcast with Subhojit Ghosh. Saina Nehwal said that she has stopped playing international matches two years back. The icon was glad that she could enter and leave the sport on her own terms. Saina Nehwal went to cite the reasons why she wasn’t capable of playing the sport anymore.
Saina Nehwal said that her cartilage had totally degenerated and she also suffers from arthiritis. The badminton player also said that unable to train for like 8-9 hours because her knees don’t allow that anymore. She also revealed her coaches and parents needed to know that it was difficult for her to push and keep at it. Saina Nehwal also did not feel the need to make an official announcement as she was sure people would notice if she was not active in the sport.
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Fans took to social media wrote some beautiful notes. One user wrote that she had inspired generations, another called her a living legend, many thanked her for the golden era of badminton.
First Published: January 20, 2026 2:02 PM
