Saina Nehwal looks absolutely stunning in 'kaali dress'. See photo

Saina Nehwal. Picture/ Instagram

India's star badminton player Saina Nehwal is like many athletes in the country who have been forced to stay home due to the Coronavirus-caused lockdown. On Thursday, she shared the above picture with her 1.4 million Instagram followers and wrote: "Aaj nikle hai woh kaali dress pehen kar. #throwbackthursday."

A few months earlier, Saina Nehwal hailed the move of the Tokyo Olympics being postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Saina, a bronze-winner at the 2012 Games, said, "Happy that it's postponed even though some of us haven't qualified. We are eager to know what the qualification [process] would be like going ahead."

"As an athlete who's played Olympics before I would say it's good as everyone can chill now and not worry about preparations amid a lockdown. We all have to be safe first and then we can think about preparations," she added, referring to the lockdown in India to contain the pandemic.

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