Badminton: Saina begins Olympic medal bid on strong note - The world number five Indian w- Navbharat Times Photodhamal

1/3

The world number five Indian was too good for the 65th ranked Swiss as she took just 22 minutes to complete a 21-9 21-4 victory at the Wembley arena here.

In This Pic : Saina Nehwal Olympics 2012, Saina Nehwal beats Sabrina Jaquet, Saina Nehwal

Pic Courtesy : PTI

2/3

Sabrina, who had qualified for the Games by reaching the quarter finals of the 2012 European Championship in Karlskrona, Sweden, could not provide any resistance to Saina, who launched her campaign on a dominating note.

In This Pic : Saina Nehwal Olympics 2012, Saina Nehwal beats Sabrina Jaquet, Saina Nehwal

Pic Courtesy : PTI

3/3

The 22-year-old Indian, who came into the tournament after winning the Thailand Grand Prix Gold and Indonesian Super Series Premium last month, took 12 minutes to wrap up the first match, before sealing the issue in her favour by winning the second game in just 10 minutes.