Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao congratulates Saina Nehwal on silver medal win
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday congratulated Indian badminton star Saina Nehwal for winning a silver medal at the World Championship in Jakarta.
In a statement, Rao said the city-based player was consistent throughout the tourney and put up a brave fight in the finals against the world top rank player.
Becoming Worldchampion is tough . A failure always teaches you more than what success conceals. @OGQ_India @NSaina #skills2win @NIITLtd
— Viswanathan Anand (@vishy64theking) August 16, 2015Great game @NSaina . You fought till the very end . And put up a good fight ! Always enjoy watching your game . Great going !!
— Anushka Sharma (@AnushkaSharma) August 16, 2015He said the people of Telangana are proud to have players from the state scaling new heights in other sporting areas also. Saina's quest to become the first Indian world champion in badminton ended in heartbreak as she lost in straight games to title holder Carolina Marin in the summit showdown of the mega-event in Jakarta.
Tough luck #sainanehwal .. #firstsilverever proud moment for badminton in India!!!
— Gutta Jwala (@Guttajwala) August 16, 2015Well played @NSaina. Really proud of you. Good fight! Bad luck today! Lost to a better player on the day!
— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) August 16, 2015Victory or defeat, you are the pride of our nation @NSaina . Well played... Tough luck today. Congratulations for the #Silver medal.
— Naveen Jindal (@MPNaveenJindal) August 16, 2015You didn't win the Championship, but you've won our hearts! Very well fought, @NSaina . #CheerForSaina
— FC Goa (@FCGoaOfficial) August 16, 2015Anyway, another time. @NSaina. Still proud of you
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) August 16, 2015The world number two Indian went down 16-21, 19-21 to her numero uno nemesis from Spain in a match which lasted 59 minutes. It was the second successive loss in a major final for Saina even though the silver medal she settled for is the best performance by an Indian in the showpiece.
