India’s men’s badminton team defeated 14-time champion Indonesia to win the Thomas Cup title. This is the first time that Team India has won this title. Never before had the Indian team reached the final of this competition. In the final, India beat Indonesia by a margin of 3-0 to register a one-sided victory and create history. India’s rise in the sport began with Prakash Padukone winning the All England Open. After this the Indian badminton team has created history. This is the first time India has performed well as a team. Before this, many players individually have brought laurels to the country in badminton. Here we are telling the achievements of Indian players in badminton.
Prakash Padukone won the All England Open in 1980
For the first time in the year 1980, an Indian proved his mettle on the badminton court. Prakash Padukone won the All England Open title on 23 March 1980 at Wembley Stadium, England. 24-year-old Prakash became the first Indian to win this title. His achievement was special in every sense for the whole country. For the first time, India had tasted victory at the global level in this game. He won this competition without losing any game. In the final, he defeated Liem Swee for Indonesia 15-3, 15-10.
21 years after Prakash won the All England Open, an Indian won this title again. Pullela Gopichand became the second Indian to win this title. In the final match on 11 March 2001, he won the title by defeating Chen Hong of China 15-12, 15-6. This was the second biggest achievement in the history of Indian badminton.
In 2012, Saina won a medal in the Olympics for the first time.
Former number one badminton player Saina Nehwal had led India for the first time in the Olympics. Nehwal had won a bronze medal in the 2012 London Olympics. She was the first Indian badminton player to win a medal at the Olympics. Earlier in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Saina had lost in the quarter-finals, but in her Olympics she won a medal for the country.
India’s Badminton Achievements: From England Open Winning to Thomas Cup Fateh, India’s Achievements in Badminton
Sports Desk, Amar Ujala, Bangkok Published by: Shaktiraj Singh Updated Mon, 16 May 2022 04:24 PM IST
Indian badminton team after winning Thomas Cup
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Indian badminton team after winning the Thomas Cup – Photo : twitter@media_sai
India’s men’s badminton team defeated 14-time champion Indonesia to win the Thomas Cup title. This is the first time that Team India has won this title. Never before had the Indian team reached the final of this competition. In the final, India beat Indonesia by a margin of 3-0 to register a one-sided victory and create history. India’s rise in the sport began with Prakash Padukone winning the All England Open. After this the Indian badminton team has created history. This is the first time India has performed well as a team. Before this, many players individually have brought laurels to the country in badminton. Here we are telling the achievements of Indian players in badminton.
Prakash Padukone won the All England Open in 1980
Prakash Padukone
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Prakash Padukone – Photo : Social Media
For the first time in the year 1980, an Indian proved his mettle on the badminton court. Prakash Padukone won the All England Open title on 23 March 1980 at Wembley Stadium, England. 24-year-old Prakash became the first Indian to win this title. His achievement was special in every sense for the whole country. For the first time, India had tasted victory at the global level in this game. He won this competition without losing any game. In the final, he defeated Liem Swee for Indonesia 15-3, 15-10.
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Pullela Gopichand repeated Prakash’s feat in 2001
Pullela Gopichand
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Pullela Gopichand – Photo : SELF
21 years after Prakash won the All England Open, an Indian won this title again. Pullela Gopichand became the second Indian to win this title. In the final match on 11 March 2001, he won the title by defeating Chen Hong of China 15-12, 15-6. This was the second biggest achievement in the history of Indian badminton.
In 2012, Saina won a medal in the Olympics for the first time.
Saina Nehwal
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Saina Nehwal – Photo : SOCIAL MEDIA
Former number one badminton player Saina Nehwal had led India for the first time in the Olympics. Nehwal had won a bronze medal in the 2012 London Olympics. She was the first Indian badminton player to win a medal at the Olympics. Earlier in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Saina had lost in the quarter-finals, but in her Olympics she won a medal for the country.
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