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The four awards presented in badminton are Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award and Dronacharya Award. [1] First presented in the year 1961, a total of thirty-seven individuals have been honoured with the Arjuna Award in badminton for their "good performance at the international level" over the period of last four years. [2]
Badminton Association of India, is the governing body of badminton in India. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The association, which was formed in 1934, is registered under the societies act. [ 4 ] The body has been hosting annual national-level badminton tournaments in India since 1936.
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 ...
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net.Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players per side).
His victory was also the first international victory by an Indian badminton player. [5] [6] Recipient of the first Arjuna Award instituted in 1961. [4] [15] Voted the most popular sportsperson of India in 1961. [4] Natekar and Meena Shaw won the Mixed Doubles title at Bangkok's King's Cup International Tournament in 1962.
Shuttler’s Flick: Making Every Match Count is a 2021 book published by Simon & Schuster India. [1] The book is an autobiography of Pullela Gopichand , an Indian badminton player, and it is written with Priya Kumar.
The India Open is an annual badminton event which has been held in India since 2008 and is a BWF World Tour Super 750 international badminton tournament. [1] Its first three editions were designated as Grand Prix Gold events. In 2011, it was upgraded to the BWF Superseries tournament. [2]
The Odisha Masters, formerly known as Odisha Open, is an annual badminton tournament held in India. [1] It is a part of the BWF World Tour tournaments and is leveled in BWF Tour Super 100 . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The inaugural edition was held in 2022 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Cuttack , Odisha .