Next to cricketers, shuttlers from India have been hogging the limelight in the last decade or so which is evident by a cursory look at the National Sports Awards 2020. For the first time in history, badminton has bagged six awards in the National Awards. In fact, Gandhe was a contemporary of Padukone and Syed Modi when they dominated Indian badminton scene. “This is a very important moment for Indian badminton. We also congratulate coach Khanna for his impressive work with the para badminton team,” BAI Secretary Ajay Singhania said.

Source: The Hindu August 22, 2020 13:08 UTC