Trupti Murgunde, Pradeep Gandhe and para-shuttler Satyaprakash Tiwari were among the three former badminton players to be conferred with the Dhyan Chand Award this year. Trupti, the 2009 women’s singles national champion and two-time South Asian Games singles gold medallist, is over the moon. Trupti has served as a badminton national coach and selector, and as a television commentator for …
Set to be conferred with the prestigious Dhyan Chand award, former India shuttler and coach Pradeep Gandhe said he never aspired for awards but expressed gratitude that his contribution to the sport has been recognised. "I feel honoured but I think more than it, the award is recognition of my contribution to the sport as a player, coach and later …
Former India shuttler and coach Pradeep Gandhe, who is set to be conferred with the prestigious Dhyan Chand award, is grateful that his contribution to the sport has been recognised. “I feel honoured, but I think more than it the award is recognition of my contribution to the sport as a player, coach and later as an administrator,” Gandhe, who …
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