Saina Nehwal Was So Graceful In Her Takedown Of A Troll That He Went On To Apologise!
BCCL
India's star badminton player and London Games bronze medallist Saina Nehwal was targeted by a twitter troll after compatriot PV Sindhu's semi-final win at the Rio Olympics. Not one to be intimidated by the individual's jibe at her, the 26-year-old responded in the most polite way ever.
Sindhu's win over Japan's Okuhara on Thursday night gave India its best-ever woman Olympian, assuring at least a silver medal. The mass euphoria surrounding Sindhu reached a limit when a certain twitter user said this...
@NSaina dear saina...pack ur bags..we hav found someone who knows how to beat the best ones
¡ª anshul sagar (@ImAnshS6) August 18, 2016
To this came a humbling reply from the champion shuttler...
Sure thank u ??Sindhu is doing really well ??India is doing really https://t.co/7Sf2rztear
¡ª Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) August 18, 2016
Aware of the blunder that the guy made, he soon felt the guilt and tweeted an apology...
@NSaina sorry for hurting u
¡ª anshul sagar (@ImAnshS6) August 18, 2016
..i really didnt mean it..i still love u...still a big fan
His apology was gracefully accepted by Saina.
No problem my friend ??all the best to u https://t.co/peMdJaJ4Rs
¡ª Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) August 18, 2016
But the guy who never expected such a polite reply was left to rue his decision to comment against Saina, who is still World No 5 in badminton.
@NSaina guys.i apologise 4 what i said.it was in a poor taste.i take my words back.i hav always been a saina fan & will always b.
¡ª anshul sagar (@ImAnshS6) August 18, 2016
Seeing Saina's kind heart, the real Saina fans came out in massive show of love and support for the player.
@ImAnshS6 one polite reply by a champion @NSaina make you realize your mistake...love you and your game..get well soon @NSaina
¡ª Amarnath kumar (@amarnath09) August 19, 2016
@ImAnshS6 pls stop calling urself a @NSaina fan.If U can't stand with them in their defeats then U hv no rights to celebrate their victories
¡ª Nilesh Rai (@BelieverNilesh) August 18, 2016
@NSaina You are the sachin of #badminton @Pvsindhu1 is the Kohli with same amount of aggression.. @ImAnshS6
¡ª divyanshu rai (@i_am_divyanshu) August 18, 2016
@NSaina we love you ?? n are proud of you n ur efforts. Get well soon. Happy to see legacy u started of winning medal is carried off well ??
¡ª Deepika Gupta (@DeepikadrgGupta) August 18, 2016
Saina is currently admitted to a hospital in Hyderabad to undergo treatment for her knee injury which affected her progress in Rio Olympics. She had lost her second group match against Ukraine's World No 61 Maria Ulitina 18-21, 19-21 to crash out of the tournament. Saina had said the injury happened during training before the Olympics and it got worse during the match.
BCCL
Saina had cited an inflammation in her right knee, which hampered her on-court movement, as the reason for her shocking group league exit. Singh said Saina was back home on 16 August and got admitted to a hospital in Hyderabad on the following day and underwent treatment for her injury.
BCCL
Saina will be flying to Mumbai for advanced checkup on Friday. "The doctors here have referred her case to a hospital at Mumbai, and she will be flying from Hyderabad," he said.
