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Saina scripts historic win

New Delhi, October 14
Saina Nehwal created history by becoming the first Indian woman to win the singles gold in badminton at the Commonwealth Games as she saved a match point to beat Malaysian Mew Choo Wong 19-21, 23-21, 21-13 in an edge-of-the-seat thriller Thursday before a capacity crowd.

Legendary Prakash Padukone (1978) and the late Syed Modi (1982) were the two men players to win the singles gold in the Games.

Saina's gold came just hours after Jwala Gutta and Ashiwni Ponnappa also scripted history by becoming the first Indian pair to win the gold at Commonwealth Games. They defeated Singapore's Shari Shinta Mulia and Yao Lei 21-16, 21-19 in the final of the women's doubles. — IANS