Saina Nehwal - Bronze (Badminton)
Indian badminton superstar, Saina Nehwal became the first player to get India its first badminton medal at the Olympics. In the bronze medal playoff, the third-seeded Nehwal gave her country its first-ever women’s singles medal, a bronze after her rival, China’s Wang Xin pulled out of the match due to a knee injury. In the previous edition, Nehwal had made it to the quarter-final stage.
