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He created history by reaching the quarter-finals of men's singles at the 2012 London Olympics, being the first male player from India to do so. At the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, he won the gold medal in men's singles. Kashyap was the Icon Player for the Indian Badminton League team, Banga Beats in the 2013 edition.
Though the Indian badminton star went down in the semi-finals to England’s Rajiv Ouseph, he beat former national champion Chetan Anand and won the bronze medal, his first major international medal. Over the next few years, he would go on to add more trophies in his cabinet.
He won the Gold Medal at the 2012 Sir Syed Modi International India Grand Prix Gold. His second international Gold Medal came at the 2014 Glasgow Asian Games where he showed his best...
- September 8, 1986
- 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
- Parupalli Kashyap
- Indian
- National Games 2007. In 2007, Parupalli Kashyap won against the National champion Chetan Anand in the men's badminton final at the 33rd National Games.
- London Olympics 2012. In 2012, Parupalli Kashyap created history as he became the first Indian male badminton player to enter the quarter-finals at the London Olympics 2012 after he won against the SriLankan Niluka Karunaratne 21-14, 15-21, 21-9.
- India Open Super Series 2013. In 2013, Parupalli Kashyap on Thursday moved up a place to his career-best sixth in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings.
- 2014 CWG, Glasgow. Seeded second at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, there were a lot of expectations on Kashyap and he rightly lived up to them by winning the prized gold medal.
In 2014, he won the gold medal for India in men’s singles after 32 years, because of which, his name was written amongst the two Indian Badminton legends who were also won the gold medal in the same event, Prakash Padukone in 1978 and Syed Modi in 1982.
- Veena Rawat
Jun 18, 2024 · In 2010, Parupalli Kashyap won silver medal in a mixed team event at the Commonwealth Games, held in New Delhi. In 2012 , he received the honor of Arjuna Award by the Government of India for his crucial contributions to the sport.
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Nov 17, 2019 · Achieved a career-high rank of World No. 6, on April 25, 2013. Claimed the Gold in Men’s Singles at Glasgow Commonwealth Games, 2014. Silver medal, mixed team, at 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games. Bronze medal, Men’s Singles at 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games.
