P. V. Sindhu
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Pusarla Venkata Sindhu is an Indian badminton player. Considered as one of India's most successful athletes, Sindhu has won medals at tournaments such as the Olympic Games, the World Championships, an
Pusarla in 2016
Sindhu inside the cockpit of HAL Tejas at Yelahanka AFS, Bangalore
Sindhu being awarded Padma Bhushan, c. 2021
Pullela Gopichand
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Pullela Gopichand is an Indian former badminton player. Currently, he is the Chief National Coach for the India national badminton team. He won the All England Open Badminton Championships in 2001, be
P. V. Sindhu
…to the sport. Though both her parents played professional volleyball, she chose badminton instead because she drew inspiration from the success of Pullela Gopichand, the 2001 All England Open Badminton Champion. She eventually started playing badminton at the age of eight. She first learned the basics of the sport…
Pullela Gopichand 2016
Pullela (left) and Kidambi Srikanth (middle) with the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Vijay Goel, c. 2017.
Pullela (left) is awarded the Padma Shri by President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, c. 2005.