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Parupalli Kashyap (born 8 September 1986) is an Indian former badminton player. A former World No. 6, he is a coach at Gopichand Badminton Academy. He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2012. [1] [2] He became the first male player from India to reach the quarter-finals of men's singles at the 2012 London Olympics.
Badminton is a popular sport in India. It is managed by the Badminton Association of India which is associated with Badminton Asia and Badminton World Federation.. Indian shuttlers Prakash Padukone, Srikanth Kidambi, Jwala Gutta, Saina Nehwal, P. V. Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, H. S. Prannoy, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have all ranked in the world's top ten.
When her father was promoted and transferred from Haryana to Hyderabad, [23] [25] she took up badminton at the age of eight to express herself, as she did not know the local language well enough to socialise with other kids. [23] Her parents played badminton for a number of years. [23] Her mother, Usha Rani, was a state level badminton player ...
Sindhu returned from her injury layoff at the Badminton Asia Team Championships in February, where she led the Indian women's team to the gold medal, India's first-ever medal in the event. [145] Her first individual final of the season came at the 2024 Malaysia Masters , where she lost to reigning Asian Champion Wang Zhiyi in three games. [ 146 ]
Ball badminton is a sport native to India. It is a racket sport game, played with a yellow ball made of wool, on a court of fixed dimensions (12 by 24 metres) divided by a net. The game was played as early as 1856 by the royal family in Tanjore, the capital of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu, India. It enjoys the greatest popularity in India.
The India national badminton team represents India in international badminton team tournaments. It is governed by the Badminton Association of India . [ 2 ] The men's team won the Thomas Cup in 2022 , while the women's team have been semifinalists twice at the Uber Cup in 2014 and 2016 .
Badminton is a popular sport in India, specifically in South India; people often play it as a recreational activity. The region has multiple badminton academies and coaching facilities. The Badminton Association of India (BAI) is the national governing body of badminton in India. It organises multiple national tournaments.
Premier Badminton League, aka PBL, is a team badminton league operating in India. It was launched in 2016 and is one of the top badminton leagues in the world. [1] It features nine state or city-based franchise teams and the top Indian and international badminton talent. The league has reached an audience of more than 100 million through ...