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**Badminton Power Couple Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap Announce Divorce**

**[City, State] –** Indian badminton stars Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap have announced their separation after nearly six years of marriage. Nehwal, a two-time Commonwealth Games champion and former world No. 1, shared the news in a public statement, citing a mutual desire for “peace, growth, and healing” as the reason for the split.

“Life takes us in different directions sometimes,” Nehwal stated. “After much thought and consideration, Kashyap Parupalli and I have decided to part ways. We’re choosing peace, growth, and healing – for ourselves and each other.” She expressed gratitude for the memories shared and requested privacy during this time.

While Kashyap, a decorated badminton player himself and a 2014 Commonwealth Games gold medalist, has yet to directly comment on the divorce, his recent Instagram story showed him enjoying the Awakenings Festival in the Netherlands with friends.

Nehwal and Kashyap, who married in December 2018, trained together at the Pullela Gopichand Academy in Hyderabad from their early days. Nehwal achieved global icon status with an Olympic bronze and world No. 1 ranking. Kashyap, the first Indian male badminton player to reach the quarter-finals of the Olympics, also broke into the world top 10 and clinched the 2014 Commonwealth Games gold.

This announcement marks the end of a high-profile relationship in the world of Indian sports.

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