World No. 2 Saina Nehwal will clash with defending champion and World No. 1 Carolina Marin of Spain in the final of World Badminton Championships in Jakarta today. Saina yesterday became the first Indian to reach the final in the women's singles event by beating Indonesia's Lindaweni Fanetria 21-17, 21-17. Saina has already been assured of at least a silver medal. Marin entered the final defeating South Korean eighth seed Sung Ji-hyun in three games 21-17, 15-21, 21-16 yesterday. For India, Saina's medal would be India's fifth medal at the World Championships. PV Sindhu clinched the bronze twice in 2013 and 2014 and Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa notched up a bronze in women's doubles at the 2011 edition. Legendary shuttler Prakash Padukone was the first Indian to win a bronze at the 1983 edition.
News On AIR | August 16, 2015 8:07 AM
Saina to clash with defending champion Carolina Marin in World Badminton Championship final today