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  2. No. Prakash’s surname ‘Padukone’ was named after his villages name, Padukone, near Kundapura, Udupi district, Karnataka. He had a keen interest in Badminton since his childhood and also won the National Junior Champion in 1964. In 1971, Padukone became the youngest player to win the national senior championship at the age of 16.

  3. Prakash Padukone (born 10 June 1955) is an Indian former 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. [2] He is one of the co-founders of Olympic ...

  4. Prakash padukone and I are basically from a village called padukone in kundapura, Karnataka. Our surname is basically the "village of origin" it is written as ಪಡುಕೋಣೆ in kannada and is supposed to be पडुकोणे in hindi. Deepika gets her surname from him.

  5. May 6, 2024 · Commonwealth Games. Prakash Padukone (born June 10, 1955, Bangalore [Bengaluru], India) is an Indian badminton champion who dominated the national badminton scene for almost a decade (1971–80) and put India on the sport’s international map. Padukone won the national senior championship in 1971 at age 16, thereby becoming the youngest player ...

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  6. Prakash Padukone does not smoke and does not drink alcohol. Prakashs surname ‘Padukone’ was named after his village’s name, Padukone , near Kundapura, Udupi district, Karnataka. He had many friends who were European players like Morten Frost because he did most of his International career training in Denmark.

  7. Known for his graceful movement on a badminton court, Prakash Padukone was considered one of the leading singles players in the world in the late 1970s and 1980s. Born on 10 June 1955 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, Prakash Padukone grew up at a time when India was not too enthusiastic about badminton. In fact, South India was more obsessed with a ...

  8. Prakash Padukone is an Indian former badminton player who co-founded Olympic Gold Quest with Geet Sethi. The foundation aims at the promotion of sports in India. A well-known player from the state of Karnataka, he won the All England Championship in 1980 and became the first Indian to do so.