Jwala Gutta

Gutta has won numerous medals for Indian badminton including the bronze medal 2011 BWF World Championships in London and a gold and silver at 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games respectively in the women's doubles event which were the first for the country in the discipline.

Other achievements include the historic bronze medal at the 2014 Thomas & Uber Cup held in New Delhi, a bronze medal at Badminton Asia Championships in the same year and final and semi-final appearances in many big international events most notably the finals appearance at the 2009 BWF Super Series Masters Finals, alongside Diju which was the first for the country in any discipline.

Gutta has been credited with bringing recognition for doubles badminton in India, first with her mixed doubles partner Diju with whom she peaked at no. 6 in 2010 becoming the first doubles partnership from the country to be ranked among the top-10 and later with her partnership with Ponnappa in women's doubles matches. She paired with Ponappa at the Rio 2016 Olympics where the pair crashed out in the group stage with two consecutive losses at the hands of opponents from Japan and Netherlands.

Gutta has won medals at all major international badminton tournaments and multi-sport events, except for the Olympics. In addition to her badminton career, Gutta has been vocal about social issues she advocates for, ranging from fair treatment of women in sports, health and education, to women's empowerment and gender equality. She has been listed several times among the most inspiring sportswomen of India.

She was awarded the Arjuna Award, India's second highest sporting award, for her achievements. Gutta was married to badminton player Chetan Anand from 2005 to 2011. She told ESPN that she was contemplating retirement, after entering negotiations for a coaching role for BAI in May 2017.