Saina conferred Khel Ratna

Saina's achievements in the past one year made her an automatic choice for the prestigious award.

Badminton ace Saina Nehwal,whose phenomenal rise was highlighted by three top-flight international titles recently,was today conferred the coveted Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award at a glittering ceremony here today.

Saina’s achievements in the past one year made her an automatic choice for the prestigious award,the highest sporting honour in the country.

The Hyderabadi shuttler though did not collect the award,which consists of a medal,citation and cash prize of Rs 7.5 lakh,personally as she is yet to return from Paris where she lost in the quarter-finals of the World Championships.

An Arjuna awardee last year,Saina rose to number two in world rankings and also completed a hat-trick of international titles,including back-to-back Super Series victories in Singapore and Indonesia in June.

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