Badminton fraternity hails Saina's bronze medal feat

Congratulatory messages poured in for ace shuttler Saina Nehwal after she earned India its third medal in the London Olympics, clinching a bronze in the women's singles event under fortuitous circumstances.
Saina emerged victorious after her opponent and world number two Xin Wang of China conceded the third-place play-off match due to a knee injury after winning the first game.
Former Asian badminton champion Dinesh Khanna feels this medal will give a big boost to Indian badminton.
"I am very happy to see Saina winning the bronze for India. It is a proud moment for India and it will give big boost to Indian badminton," Khanna said.
"It was unfortunate the way the match turned out and Saina herself would have wanted to win it by playing the match. But its okay, this doesn't take away anything and the medal shows that Indian badminton is at what level," he said.
Saina's achievements in the last few years has motivated many youngsters and it will provide a further boost for Indian shuttlers. Performance of male shuttler P Kashyap has also been extremely well in the London Games.
"Even against Lee Chong Wei, he played well in the first game and their performance shows we are up there and we can beat the Chinese and there is considerable depth in Indian badminton," Khanna added.
Saina's father, Harvir Nehwal was overwhelmed with emotions to see his daughter win the bronze medal. He thanked the Almight and the Indian fans and said it is a very proud moment for him.