Parupalli Kashyap

Parupalli Kashyap

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Parupalli Kashyap Profile

  • Name:
  • Parupalli Kashyap
  • Born:
  • September 8, 1986
  • Achievements:
  • Winner of National Junior Open Badminton Championship in 2005

    Gold medal in 33rd National Games

Parupalli Kashyap Biography

Paruppalli Kashyap is an Indian sportsman who excels in the game of badminton. He got a chance to participate in the 2012 Olympics at London. He was born on 8th September 1986. He had one elder sister Sushmala who committed suicide at her age of 27. He spent his younger days in many places. While at Bangalore, he joined Padukone Academy and later he moved to Hyderabad in 2004.

 

His badminton career was jolted due to asthma trouble and everyone thought that that was the end of his sportsmanship. However, with firm determination, he got over that and continued in the game with proper medication. He joined Gopichand Academy and got his training under the coach Pullela Gopichand who was former All England Open Badminton Champion.

 

He took part in the boys’ singles at the National Junior Open Badminton Championships representing the state of Andhra Pradesh in the year 2005 and won the match. From his age of 20, he started concentrating in the international tournaments. His ranking started improving very fast. He was continuously winning against the high ranked players and got a chance to play in the 2006 Asian Games.

 

He was able to win a gold medal in the 33rd National Games. He could shine up to the semifinals at the Dutch Open in 2008 and in the 2009 Senior National Badminton Championships. He also took part in the Singapore Super Series 2009, Spanish Open, Thailand International and Toulouse Open. He had to quit with semi-finals at the Indian Open Grand Prix 2010.

 

He defeated the world number third badminton player Chen Long and word number sixteen player Hans Kristian Vittinghus of Denmark in June 2012 at the Djaram Indonesia Open but lost in the semi-final round. His highest ranking was 20 as of 5th March 2011.

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Updated: July 31, 2012

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