saina nehwal was the first indian to win junior world badminton.
who was the first indian to win junior world badminton?
saina nehwal
nehwal has achieved several milestones in badminton for india. she is the only indian to have won at least one medal in every bwf major individual event, namely the olympics, the bwf world championships, and the bwf world junior championships. she is the first indian badminton player to have won an olympic medal, along with being the only indian to have won the bwf world junior championships or to have reached to the final of the bwf world championships. in 2006, nehwal became the first indian female and the youngest asian to win a 4-star tournament. she also has the distinction of being the first indian to win a super series title. in the 2014 uber cup, she captained the indian team and remained undefeated, helping india to win bronze medal. it was india's first medal in any bwf major team event. nehwal became the first indian to win two singles gold medals (2010 and 2018) in commonwealth games.
saina nehwal
1998 world badminton grand prix









































the 1998 world badminton grand prix was the 16th edition of the world badminton grand prix finals. it was held in bandar seri begawan, brunei from february 24 to february 28, 1999. it did not take place in december as in the years before due to the collision with the 1998 asian games in bangkok, thailand.
1998 world badminton grand prix