Saina Nehwal on separation from Parupalli says ‘we are choosing peace, growth, and healing’

Badminton stars joined Parupalli Kashyap successful December 2018 

Indian badminton prima Saina Nehwal and hubby Parupalli Kashyap, who is besides a apical erstwhile shuttler, person announced their determination to portion ways mutually.

Olympic medallist, taking to Instagram connected Sunday, shared the idiosyncratic update that has taken the sporting satellite by surprise.

“Life takes america successful antithetic directions sometimes. After overmuch thought and consideration, Kashyap Parupalli and I person decided to portion ways. We're choosing peace, growth, and healing – for ourselves and each other," Saina, a two-time Commonwealth Games champion, wrote.

"I'm grateful for the memories and privation thing but the champion moving forward. Thank you for knowing and respecting our privateness during this time," she added.

Saina and Kashyap joined successful December 2018.

Hailing from Haryana, Saina caught everyone's attraction aft winning the BWF World Junior Championships successful 2008, aboriginal successful her career. In the aforesaid year, she went connected to marque her archetypal Olympic quality but had to hold for different 4 years to container a medal successful the Summer Games.

In 2008, she became the archetypal Indian pistillate to scope the Olympic quarter-finals. She defeated, then-world fig 5 Wang Chen of Hong Kong but mislaid to Indonesia's Maria Kristin Yulianti.In 2009, Saina became the archetypal Indian to triumph a BWF Super Series event.

Her singular efforts were recognised arsenic she was conferred with the Arjuna Award successful 2009 and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award successful 2010. The shuttler has had a phenomenal vocation for India, transforming the athletics successful the country. Saina represented India successful respective premier badminton competitions, winning assorted trophies and medals.

She is besides the lone pistillate Indian subordinate to clasp the satellite No.1 ranking successful the sport. Saina has played a important relation successful inspiring thousands of athletes and younker successful the state to strive for success.

Kashyap is simply a 2014 Commonwealth Games golden medallist. This was the archetypal lawsuit successful 32 years of an Indian badminton subordinate winning a Commonwealth Games golden medal. He trained nether some erstwhile All-England champions Prakash Padukone and Pullela Gopichand.

He is besides the archetypal Indian antheral badminton subordinate to scope the quarter-finals of the Olympics, a feat helium achieved during the Summer Games successful 2012. Kashyap stormed to his career-best satellite ranking of six successful 2013, but struggled to support it owed to changeless injuries.

With inputs from agencies