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Rithvik Sanjeevi Satish Kumar (born 15 May 2003) is an Indian badminton player. [1] He has won titles like Odisha Masters , India International Challenge , and Telangana International Challenge. He was also the runner-up at the Bangladesh International Challenge.
The four awards presented in badminton are Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award and Dronacharya Award. [1] First presented in the year 1961, a total of thirty-two individuals have been honoured with the Arjuna Award in badminton for their "good performance at the international level" over the period of last four years. [2]
Satwiksairaj was born on 13 August 2000 in Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh and started playing badminton after following in the footsteps of his father, who was a state-level player in the past, as well his elder brother. In 2014, he joined the Pullela Gopichand Academy in Hyderabad and decided to become a doubles specialist. [6]
She is the first Indian badminton player to have won an Olympic medal, the first Indian to have reached the final of the BWF World Championships, and the first Indian to have won the BWF World Junior Championships. [12] In 2006, Nehwal became the first Indian female and the youngest Asian to win a 4-star tournament.
Pusarla Venkata Sindhu (born 5 July 1995), popularly known as PV Sindhu, is an Indian badminton player. [6] Considered as one of India's most successful athletes, Sindhu has won medals at various tournaments such as the Olympic Games, the World Championships, and on the World Tour. She is the first and only Indian to become the badminton world ...
Valiyaveetil Diju (born 4 January 1981), also known as V. Diju, is an Indian badminton player from Kozhikode, Kerala. [1] He clinched six National Championships title, once in the men's doubles and five times in the mixed doubles.
Srikanth Kidambi (born 7 February 1993) is an Indian badminton player. A former world no. 1, Kidambi was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, in 2018. [1] and the Arjuna award in 2015. In 2021, he became the first Indian to reach the World Championship final in the men's singles discipline. [2]
B. Sumeeth Reddy (born 26 September 1991) is an Indian badminton player who currently plays men's doubles. [1] He was part of Indian team that clinched the gold medals in the 2016 and 2019 South Asian Games, and also claimed the men's doubles gold with Manu Attri in 2016.