Parupalli Kashyap is a right-handed Indian badminton player who has been playing for Team India since 2006. Here are some interesting details about Parupalli Kashyap that may surprise you.
Biography/Wiki
Palupalli was born on September 8, 1986 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. At a very young age, he decided to pursue badminton as his career. Due to his father’s job transfer, he encountered many difficulties in his career and even suffered from asthma for a time, but he never gave up hope. With his own strength and determination, he quickly cured the problem and achieved the goal of becoming a famous badminton player. target players. His greatest achievement is receiving the Arjuna Award from the Government of India.
appearance
He is about 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs about 70 kilograms. His chest is approximately 40 inches, waist is 32 inches, and biceps are 14 inches. He has dark brown eyes and black hair.
family and wife
Parupalli was born into a middle-class Hindu family to Uday Shankar and Subhadra. His sister committed suicide in 2011 and lives alone in Bengaluru.
Parupalli Kashyap and his parents
He tied the knot with his long-time girlfriend and badminton player Saina Nehwal on December 14, 2018, in Hyderabad.
Parupalli Kashyap and Saina Nehwal
Profession
Parupalli Kashyap graduated in Commerce. When he was 11, his father enrolled him in a training camp. The camp was hosted by Indian badminton coach Syed Mohammad Arif in Hyderabad. Due to his father’s job transfer, the family moved to different places. During his stay in Bangalore, he went to Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy for badminton training. In 2004, he returned to his hometown Hyderabad. At that point, he knew he had been diagnosed with asthma. With the help of proper treatment, he was cured of his problem and started his badminton training again with former Indian badminton player Preela Gopichand at Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad.
Parupalli Kashyap and Pullela Gopichand
In 2005, he represented Andhra Pradesh for the first time at the National Youth Badminton Open and won the men’s singles championship. After that, he was selected for international competitions in 2006. That year, he improved his world ranking by defeating world No. 19 badminton player Przemyslaw Wacha twice, first at the Hong Kong Open and then at the Bitterberg Open. Increased from 100 to 64.
Parupalli immediately chose to represent India in the 2006 Asian Games and won several events. In 2012, he became the first Indian player to reach the Olympic men’s singles quarter-finals and rose to 19th in the world rankings. In the same year, he won the men’s singles gold medal at the Indian Open Grand Prix, raising his ranking to 14th.
Parupalli Kashyap 2006 Asian Games
In 2014, he once again won the men’s singles gold medal for India after 32 years. His name was also written into the two Indian badminton legends who won the gold medal in the same event – Prakash in 1978. Padukone and Syed Modi’s names. 1982.
In 2015, Parupalli Kashyap reached the semi-finals of the Indonesian Super Series, but was unable to play due to a serious calf injury.
In 2016, he was selected by Hyderabad Hunters to play in the Premier Badminton League (PBL) and won several events for the team.
Parupalli Kashyap as “Hyderabad Hunters” player
Awards
During his badminton career, Parupalli achieved great success, winning numerous championships and awards. Here are some of them:
year 2006
- National Games gold medal
- All India PSPB Badminton Championship Gold Medal
- Canara Bank All India Senior Badminton Championship Gold Medal
year 2010
- New Delhi Commonwealth Games Mixed Team Silver Medal
- New Delhi Commonwealth Games men’s singles bronze medal
2012
- Indian Open Grand Prix Men’s Singles Gold Medal
- Arjuna Award from the Government of India
Year 2014
Glasgow Commonwealth Games men’s singles gold medal
2015
Indian Open Grand Prix Men’s Singles Gold Medal
2016
Hyderabad Asian Badminton Team Championship Men’s Team Bronze Medal
fact
- Sachin Tendulkar is his all-time favorite cricketer.
Parupalli Kashyap and Sachin Tendulkar
- Parupalli Kashyap loves to sing and his favorite song is Aap Jaisa Koi Meri Zindagi from the movie Qurbani (1980).
- In 2013, he finished sixth, his highest ranking to date.
- In 2015, he appeared on the cover of The Man magazine.
Parupalli Kashyap appears on the cover of The Man magazine
- In November 2023, Parupalli and Saina added a Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE 53 to their car collection.
Parupalli Kashyap and Saina Nehwal with Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE 53
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Source: HIS Education