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Parupalli Kashyap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Birth name | Parupalli Kashyap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Hyderabad, India | 8 September 1986||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Hyderabad, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Pullela Gopichand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 301 wins, 230 losses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 6 (25 April 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 95 (2 May 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Parupalli Kashyap (born 8 September 1986) is an Indian badminton player. A former World No.6, he trains at Gopichand Badminton Academy. He was awarded the Arjuna Award by the Government of India in 2012.[1][2]
He created history by reaching the quarter-finals of men's singles at the 2012 London Olympics, being the first male player from India to do so. At the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, he won the gold medal in men's singles. Kashyap was the Icon Player for the Indian Badminton League team, Banga Beats in the 2013 edition.
He married Indian women badminton player, Saina Nehwal in a private ceremony on 14 December 2018.[3]
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