President Droupadi Murmu plays badminton with Saina Nehwal at Rashtrapati Bhawan court

The president Droupadi Murmu played a memorable badminton match with the renowned internationally famous badminton player Saina Nehwal at the Rashtrapati Bhawan Badminton Court. The match was interesting as the president defeated Saina Nehwal in the friendly match on several occasions and played the match as a professional player. The video of the president’s competition with a gold medalist of Common Wealth games, recipient of Padma Shree and Padma Vibhushan Saina Nehwal is going viral in social media. The president Droupadi Murmu seemed extremely enthusiastic and in high sportsman spirits when she played the match with Nehwal n won at times with her wonderful shots. According to a message on President of India social media handle X :

President Droupadi Murmu’s natural love for sports and games was seen when she played badminton with the much-celebrated player Ms. Saina Nehwal at the Badminton Court in Rashtrapati Bhavan. The President’s inspiring step is in keeping with India’s emergence as a badminton-power house, with women-players making a great impact on the world stage. As part of the ‘Her Story – My Story’ lecture series featuring women Padma Awardees, Ms. Saina Nehwal, an iconic Indian sportsperson, honoured with Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan, will deliver a talk and interact with the audience at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre tomorrow.

One the other hand Sania Nehwal on her social media handle X wrote with a feeling of thrill : What a memorable day of my life . Thank you so much President Mam for playing badminton with me # president of india@rashtrapatibhvn

Meanwhile President Droupadi Murmu unveiled and flagged off the Durand Cup, the President’s Cup and Shimla Trophy at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The President said that football is one of the most popular sports in the world. All football lovers should make efforts to raise the level of football in India.