The Young Chronicle: For 4th Graders August 23rd, 2015 | Page 5

Saina Becomes Number One
Saina Nehwal lost to Spain’s Carolina
Marin in the finals of World Badminton
Championships held in Jakarta. She,
however, won the Silver medal for India. It is the first time Saina managed to
clear the quarterfinal in the World
Championship.
Nehwal said that she did not give her
best as the final match was more of
mental than physical. According to her,
the first game didn’t go well.
The Badminton World Federation Women's Singles 2015 has ranked her as the top player in
the list. She is the first Indian to win a bronze medal in Badminton at the London Olympics
2012. She is also the first Indian to win the World Junior Badminton Championships and the
first Indian to win a Super Series tournament. Currently, she ranks number one.
Saina is aiming to participate and excel in all the super series tournaments in Rio Olympics
slated next year.

Modi’s UAE Visit

Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India recently visited UAE. He is the only Indian Prime Minister to
visit UAE in a span of 34 years. Modi addressed more than 50,000 Indian crowds.
Modi appreciated the warm welcome he received in UAE and asked the crowd to give a standing ovation to UAE Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for allotting a land for the purpose of
temple in Abu Dhabi. He also spoke about terrorism and the ‘new-look India’.
Furthermore, Modi, in an attempt to strike a chord with the Indians from Kerala who constitute a larger
portion of the Indian population in Dubai, greeted them ‘happy new year’ in Malayalam.
Modi in his 70-minute-long speech, along with other issues, highlighted about terrorism, indicating an
indirect message to Pakistan. He also said about the failure of UN Security Council for not being able to
decide which country should be declared as a ‘terrorist state’. He also revealed about UAE supporting
India’s stand on pursuing a Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism that has been pending for a while.