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Beyond medals lies your greatest achievement: Tendulkar pays tribute to Saina

Share FacebookTwitterWhatsAppPinterestLinkedinCopy URLTelegramEmailTumblrReddItPrintKoo 23NEW DELHI, Jan 22: Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday paid glowing tribute to former badminton world number one Saina Nehwal, saying her career was a testament to how greatness is built over time and that her legacy extended far beyond medals. Saina, who has been out of action for the last two years due to a chronic knee condition, confirmed her retirement from competitive badminton earlier this week, saying her body could no longer cope with the physical demands of elite sport. The 35-year-old from Hyderabad, a 2012 London Olympic bronze medallist, last played a competitive match at the Singapore Open in 2023 but did not formally announce her retirement at the time.

Beyond medals lies your greatest achievement: Tendulkar pays tribute to Saina

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Key Highlights

  • “Dear Saina, your career is proof that greatness is built one day at a time, with patience, courage, and consistency,” Tendulkar said in a post on ‘X’.
  • “You carried Indian badminton to the world stage and showed that belief, when matched with preparation, can change the course of a sport.
  • Beyond the medals lies your greatest achievement.” Tendulkar said Saina’s biggest achievement went beyond medals, as she inspired young athletes across the country to believe that success at the highest level was possible.
  • “Inspiring young athletes across the country to believe that global success is possible.
  • Every sporting journey evolves, and while one phase ends, another begins,” the batting icon wrote.
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