Prakash Padukone

PV Sindhu ropes in Prakash Padukone as mentor

November 18, 2023

PV Sindhu ropes in Prakash Padukone as mentor

The badminton star started training with the Indian legend at the end of August.

September 11, 2023
Shouldn't expect much from Sindhu at Asian Games: Vimal Kumar

The double Olympic medallist has found the going tough ever since returning from a five-month long lay-off following an ankle injury.
May 17, 2022
India will be considered a badminton superpower from now on: Padukone

Padukone has no doubt that the Thomas Cup triumph is Indian badminton's watershed moment and there is a need to capitalise and build on this stupendous success.
June 10, 2020
Badminton legend Prakash Padukone turns 65

Padukone's most famous accomplishment is his victory at the All England Championships in 1980.
January 14, 2020
It was Saina's decision to train under Vimal Kumar: Padukone Academy

Gopichand, in a chapter titled 'Bitter Rivalry' of an upcoming book 'Dreams of a Billion: India and the Olympic Games', revealed how miserable he felt when Saina decided to join Padukone's academy to train under Vimal Kumar in Bengaluru.
January 12, 2020
Don't know why Prakash sir encouraged Saina to leave my academy: Gopichand

In an upcoming book 'Dreams of a Billion: India and the Olympic Games', Gopichand spoke about the difficult times, also corroborated by Saina's husband and former Commonwealth Games gold medallist Parupalli Kashyap.