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Saina Nehwal: Ace India women’s badminton player Saina Nehwal has revealed that she is battling with arthritis and added that she will decide on her playing career by the end of this year, citing the ailment making it very difficult for her to train as per usual schedule.

Saina was the first Indian shuttler to win at the Olympics, when she won the bronze medal in women’s singles at London in 2012. She was also ranked number one in the world and won the gold medal in 2010 and 2018 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi and Gold Coast respectively.

"The knee is not very good. I have arthritis. My cartilage has gone to a bad state. It is very difficult to push for 8-9 hours. How will you challenge the best players in the world in such a state?