Gold Coast,
\nSaina Nehwal on Sunday said she has no regrets about \u201cstanding up for her father\u201d in the athletes village accommodation controversy ahead of the Commonwealth Games, at the peak of which she threatened to pull out of the event before claiming both the singles and team gold medals.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t mind fighting for my dad anywhere. People have written that I put my dad first but it\u2019s not the case otherwise I wouldn\u2019t have won medals for my country,\u201d an emotional Saina said after beating compatriot and top seed P V Sindhu in the final here.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy tell me that everything is done when it\u2019s not done? Had I known I would have booked a hotel for him. He was given personal coach accreditation and after a long journey, I was handling this situation,\u201d she said referring to the instance in which her father was not allowed entry into the games village.<\/p>\n
Saina said the issue was major distraction for her and she was quite stressed because of it.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor two days, I was worried and didn\u2019t even sleep. I can\u2019t sit there for three-four hours and be patient, I am not a government official. I am a player, I have matches. Sindhu was not playing team event, I had to perform there. Sometimes things take time but I think had I not been this aggressive it wouldn\u2019t have happened,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was sitting outside the village for two days. He couldn\u2019t even come in to the dining hall. What was the point of his coming here. It was a stressful situation but you have to fight it out. I needed rest. Roger Federer says he sleeps for 10-12 hours, I was not even sleeping for half an hour because my father was sitting outside. How could I sleep?\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Saina said the criticism that came her way because of the incident was uncalled for. She had been accused of blaming the Indian officialdom with her pullout threat.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe problem was I fought, people didn\u2019t like I fought. Why wouldn\u2019t I fight for my parents?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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