Saina Nehwal weds Parupalli Kashyap: 'Best match of my life'

New Delhi : Just married! The badminton stars in India, Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap got hitched and the grand wedding reception is likely to take place on December 21. 

Sania, earlier in the month of October announced her wedding. She was in relationship with Kashyap for the past decade, but successfully managed to keep it secret.

A source close to the development said that Saina and Kashyap, the 2014 CWG gold medallist, first met at the Pullela Gopichand badminton academy where they have been training since 2005.

Also, last year Saina was seen partying with Kashyap along with other teammates ahead of the third season of Premier Badminton League (PBL). They were also teammates at Awadhe Warriors. But, no one could guess their under wrap love story.

It is known to all that Sania has been battling knee injury for the past couple of years. And, now she is in good health and spirit.

The Hyderabad athlete reached the final of Indonesia Masters at the start of the year and then followed it up with a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast after beating compatriot PV Sindhu in the final.

Earlier in 2018, Saina settled for the bronze medal in the Asian Games in the women's singles after losing to world No.1 Tai Tzu Ying of Taiwan. It was her first medal at the Asiad and the first singles medals at the Games for India in 36 years before PV Sindhu bagged a silver.

After clinching the bronze medal, Saina had included Kashyap's name in her thank you note on twitter along with coach Gopichand and her physios.

"I would like to thank Gopi Sir for all the hardwork and support ... also @parupallik for giving me great match inputs and for helping me in sessions before the #AsianGame2018 ... lot of efforts of Physios would like to thank @ArvindDNigam4 and Kiran challagundla sir," Saina wrote on Twitter.