BANGALORE: Buoyed by her impressive performance at the recently concluded London Olympics, Herbalife, the global nutrition, weight management and skin-care brand, has renewed its association with star badminton player and Olympics medalist Saina Nehwal for another year till 2013.

The nutrition brand also felicitated Nehwal along with boxer Mary Kom for winning bronze medals at London Olympics with cash awards of Rs 500,000 each. The company announced a lifetime supply of Herbalife inner nutrition products for both the athletes.

Nehwal has been associated with Herbalife since 2009, while Kom came on board in 2010. Kom’s association with the brand runs till 2013.

“Our sports sponsorship program aims to strengthen the link between Herbalife nutrition and sports, which exemplify the healthy lifestyle that we promote,” said Herbalife India country head Ajay Khanna.

Apart from Nehwal and Kom, cricketer Virat Kohli, squash player Dipika Pallikal and tennis player Somdev Devvarman also endorse Herbalife.

Overall Herbalife sponsors about 150 sportspersons, teams and events globally including soccer teams LA Galaxy, FC Barcelona, and soccer player Leo Messi.