A short speech on my role model for badminton player
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my role model is PRAKASH PADUKON
Prakash Padukone (born 10 June 1955) is a former Indian badminton player. He was ranked World No. 1 in 1980; the same year he became the first Indian to win the All England Open Badminton Championships. He was awarded the Arjuna award in 1972 and the Padma Shri in 1982 by the Government of India. He is one of the co-founders of Olympic Gold Quest, a foundation dedicated to the promotion of Olympic sports in India.Men's singlesHighest ranking1[1] (1980)
Medal record
Men's badmintonRepresenting  IndiaWorld Championships1983 CopenhagenMen's singlesWorld Cup1981 Kuala LumpurMen's singlesWorld Games1981 Santa ClaraMen's singles[2]All England Championships1980 LondonMen's singlesCommonwealth Games1978 EdmontonMen's singlesAsian Games1974 TehranMen's Team1986 SeoulMen's Team
Prakash was initiated into the game by his father Ramesh Padukone, who was the Secretary of the "Mysore Badminton Association" for many years.
Padukone's first official tournament was the Karnataka state junior championship in 1962. Though he lost in the very first round, two years later he managed to win the state junior title. He changed his playing style into a more aggressive style in 1971, and won the Indian national junior title in 1972. He also won the senior title the same year. He won the National title consecutively for the next seven years. In 1978, he won his first major international title, the men's singles gold medal at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada.[5] In 1979, he won the "Evening of Champions" at the Royal Albert Hall, London.
I LoVE him . he is the best.
Prakash Padukone (born 10 June 1955) is a former Indian badminton player. He was ranked World No. 1 in 1980; the same year he became the first Indian to win the All England Open Badminton Championships. He was awarded the Arjuna award in 1972 and the Padma Shri in 1982 by the Government of India. He is one of the co-founders of Olympic Gold Quest, a foundation dedicated to the promotion of Olympic sports in India.Men's singlesHighest ranking1[1] (1980)
Medal record
Men's badmintonRepresenting  IndiaWorld Championships1983 CopenhagenMen's singlesWorld Cup1981 Kuala LumpurMen's singlesWorld Games1981 Santa ClaraMen's singles[2]All England Championships1980 LondonMen's singlesCommonwealth Games1978 EdmontonMen's singlesAsian Games1974 TehranMen's Team1986 SeoulMen's Team
Prakash was initiated into the game by his father Ramesh Padukone, who was the Secretary of the "Mysore Badminton Association" for many years.
Padukone's first official tournament was the Karnataka state junior championship in 1962. Though he lost in the very first round, two years later he managed to win the state junior title. He changed his playing style into a more aggressive style in 1971, and won the Indian national junior title in 1972. He also won the senior title the same year. He won the National title consecutively for the next seven years. In 1978, he won his first major international title, the men's singles gold medal at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada.[5] In 1979, he won the "Evening of Champions" at the Royal Albert Hall, London.
I LoVE him . he is the best.
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