India's senior shuttler Ashwini Ponnappa has thrown her weight behind Lakshya Sen and other badminton players of the contingent following Prakash Padukone's statement. Padukone had come down heavily on the players for showing accountability rather than holding federation or government responsible.
India badminton great Prakash Padukone came down heavily on the players for not taking responsibility after the Paris Olympics campaign for the shuttlers came to an end on Monday, August 5 without a medal. Lakshya Sen, India's last hope, lost his bronze medal match against Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia.
Here are the five most iconic moments in India's badminton history.
Deepika Padukone recently attended the 75th Cannes Film Festival as a jury member. She recently returned to India and keeping up the trend of visiting Tirupati temple on special occasions, the actress paid a visit on Friday. Check out the pictures here!
'83' highlights India winning the 1983 World Cup under the leadership of the legendary Kapil Dev, played by Ranveer Singh. Directed by Kabir Khan, the film is all set to release theatrically worldwide on December 24. It also stars Deepika Padukone, Saqib Saleem, Hardy Sandhu, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Jiva, Ammy Virk, Pankaj Tripathi and Jatin Sarna, among others. Deepika will be essaying the role of Kapil Dev's wife Romi.
Padukone, who was hospitalised on May 1 as a precautionary measure as his fever was not subsiding, was discharged on Saturday, according to a report.
Legendary Indian badminton player Prakash Padukone, the father of Indian actress Deepika Padukone, has tested positive for COVID-19 and is recovering from the infection at a hospital in Bengaluru.
Prakash Padukone raced to the final without dropping a single game to face Indonesian legend Lee Swie King.
Actress Deepika Padukone on Wednesday shared a throwback photo with her father Prakash Padukone to wish him on his birthday. The former Indian badminton player is celebrating his 65th birthday today.
Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh took to Twitter to thank father Prakash Padukone for his dedication, discipline, determination and years of hard work.
At the age of 24, ace shuttler Padukone defeated two-time defending champion Liem Swie King of Indonesia 15-3, 15-10 at the Wembley Stadium on March 23, 1980.
Deepika Padukone, who was last seen in Chhapaak recently flew to Bangalore to celebrate the birthday of her dear sister Anisha.
In an upcoming book 'Dreams of a Billion: India and the Olympic Games', the former All-England champion and national head coach Gopichand spoke about the difficult times, also corroborated by Saina's husband and former CWG gold medallist Parupalli Kashyap.
Deepika Padukone has joined the likes of Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to have a wax statue at Madame Tussauds, London.
On Valentine's Day, Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh spent time with their parents Prakash Padukone and Ujjala Padukone.
Gopichand was the last Indian to win the All England Championship in 2001, achieving the coveted feat after 21 years of Prakash Padukone's 1980 title.
Deepika Padukone-Ranveer Singh Bengaluru Wedding Reception Highlights: PV Sindhu, Anil Kumble and many others graced the event.
The former All England Champion backed Sindhu to win the World Championship crown soon after two consecutive silver medal performances in the prestigious event.
Deepika Padukone looked ethereal at the event.
The 1980 All England Champion said he played the sport only for the love of it and never thought about any remunerations.
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