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The collage of the star icons in the field of contemporary sports. Photo Credit Getty Images.
  1. Sania Nehwal – The Badminton Court Dominant:
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Shuttlecock: Sania Nehwal is the toughest nut to crack on the court. Photo Credit: Getty Images.

Badminton is a game which tests you for all the level of skills like any other sport and Sania Nehwal has not been alien to such conditions, who fought with all the might.

Having the fighting spirit to flatten the quality opponents on the other side of the net, Nehwal has been a prodigy with the badminton, like Sania Mirza is for India in the long-tennis.

Adding to the numbers and achievements, Nehwal eventually becomes the first woman in 2012 from India to clinch the Olympic medal. Interestingly, Nehwal is quick with the moves on the court and that has deceived her opponents at the will, as she has topped the charts twice during her significant career.

Nehwal has also 10 titles under her belt in Super Series which further forced the youngsters back home to pick the badminton as an affair of love to script the history. The 27-year-old, Nehwal from Hisar in Haryana, has been one of the decorated heroes of modern India in the field contemporary sport.

Tahir Ibn Manzoor

Tahir Ibn Manzoor, who tweets @TahirIbnManzoor (https://twitter.com/TahirIbnManzoor) - works as an editor for Sportzwiki.com. He has a great affection for longform feature writing. He completed his masters...