pre-quarter final losing to the eventual silver medalist, Mia Audina in 3 games. At this point in time she was the only Indian woman badminton player to have represented India in 2 Olympics. Retained the Senior National title. Represented India in the Uber Cup. 2005: Retained the Senior National title. However, this year she developed a pain in her playing wrist. 2006: By this time, the injury was chronic. Yet managed to play the Senior Nationals and win her record 9th consecutive title. Thereafter, represented India in the Uber Cup at Jaipur. She played her 3rd Commonwealth Games at Melbourne, Australia which was the last international tournament she participated in. She reached the quarter-finals in the Women's singles and won a bronze medal in the team championships. The wrist injury forced her to retire from the game. She retired at the top of the game being the No.1 player in the country. Achievements Commonwealth Games World Junior Championships IBF International Retirement After 17 years of professional badminton, she retired from the game in 2006 after suffering a wrist injury that remained un-diagnosed. She remained undefeated at the National championships. Post retirement she was employed with Indian Oil Corporation in Mumbai till 2015. Coaching Aparna Popat took up the coaching role for the Mumbai Masters in the first edition of the Indian Badminton League. Awards She was conferred the Arjuna Award in 2005, one of the highest sporting honors in India awarded by the Government of India. She was one of the 17 participants to be selected from around the world and the lone Indian to be selected for the Global Sports Mentoring Programme, an initiative by the promoted by Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State and ESPN. This prestigious programme was aimed at empowering women and girls through sport. References External links 1978 births Living people Indian female badminton players Olympic badminton players of India Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 1998 Asian Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for India Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton Badminton players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Indian national badminton champions Recipients of the Arjuna Award Racket sportspeople from Mumbai Sportswomen from Maharashtra 20th-century Indian women 20th-century Indian people Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Asian Games competitors for