Saina Nehwal (Badminton)
The Golden Girl of Indian badminton, Saina Nehwal suffered a knee injury at the Rio Olympics last year. She had won 20 senior titles till the end of 2016 and the government of India has even conferred a Padma Bhushan on her.
The Olympic bronze medalist won the Malaysia Masters after coming back from injury but had a dip in form after that raising many questions on her fitness asking whether she would be able to continue playing at the top level or not.
In August, the former World No.1 completed her comeback when she won the bronze medal at the Glasgow World Championships 2017. Coming back from a surgery is never easy but Nehwal showed grit and determination to script the perfect comeback for her.