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Anup Shridhar,a disciple of Tata Padukone Badminton Academy is now ranked 29 in the world Badminton ,as on August 23

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Prakash Padukone(India)


Prakash Padukone, is one of the world's best Badminton players ever

Prakash Padukone - Fact File

DoB/Place – June 10, 1955, Bangalore

1970 Junior National Champion
1971 Junior and Senior National champion
1972-1980 Senior National champion
1972 Represents India in Thomas Cup
1972 Arjuna Award
1974 Bronze Medal at Teheran Asian Games
1978 Gold medal at Commonwealth Games
1979 Wins Evening of Champions title beating World champion Fleming Delfs
1980 Wins Swedish, Danish and All-England Championships; ranked World No.1
1980 Moves base to Copenhagen, Denmark
1981 Wins Alba Quartz World Cup at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Indian Open
1982 Wins Alba Quartz World Cup and Indian Open
1982 Wins Dutch Open and Hong Kong Open
1983 Bronze medal at World Championships in Denmark
1986 Returns to India from Denmark
1986 Asian Games, Seoul; his last international outing
1989 Retires from competitive badminton

Was the Manager of the Indian Team which won the Silver Medal in the Men's Event
& Bronze Medal in the Women's Event of the Commonwealth Games 1998.

Runs a National Academy for Badminton in Bangalore called The Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy (Tata Padukone Badminton Academy),launched in 1994.It has produced many champion players,
Pullela Gopichand, Aparna Popat, Anup Shridhar, to name a few.
Pullela Gopichand fan page and player profile

He was awarded the Arjuna award in 1972 and the Padma Shri in 1982.