Information AboutPullela Gopichand |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT PULLELA GOPICHAND | |
| 1973 births | |
| gopichand, pullela | |
| living people | |
| indian badminton players | |
| gopichand | |
| padma shri recipients | |
| rajiv gandhi khel ratna recipients | |
| telugu people | |
| indian badminton champions | |
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He won the All England Open Badminton Championships in 2001 defeating Chen Hong of China in the finals. He became the second Indian to achieve this feat after Prakash Padukone , who won it in 1980 . He was awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for the year 2000 - 2001 . But later on, his game was affected due to injuries and his ranking dropped to 126 in the year 2003 . In the year 2002 , he refused to endorse a soft drink major as it meant that he would be encouraging people to consume a product which he himself thought was unsafe. In 2005 , he was awarded the Padma Shri . Now, he runs the Pullela Gopichand badminton academy. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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