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Pullela Gopichand is an Indian former badminton player. Currently, he is the Chief National Coach for the India national badminton team. He won the All England Open Badminton Championships in 2001, becoming the second Indian to achieve this feat after Prakash Padukone. He runs the Gopichand Badminton Academy. He received the Arjuna Award in 1999, the Khel Ratna Award in 2001, the Dronacharya Award in 2009 and the Padma Bhushan – India's third highest civilian award – in 2014. He is the only Indian coach to win the "Honorable Mention" by the International Olympic Committee at the 2019 Coaches Lifetime Achievement Awards.

Pullela Gopichand is known primarily for work in Sports. India's Premier Badminton Coach specializing in Sports.

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Pullela Gopichand — India's Greatest Badminton Coach

The man who made India a badminton superpower

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★ ["Padma Bhushan 2014","All England Open Champion 2001 (Only 2nd Indian)","Coach \u2014 Saina Nehwal Olympic Bronze, Sindhu Olympic Silver + WC Gold","Dronacharya Award 2009","Gopichand Academy \u2014 India Sports Academy Of The Decade"]

Year: 2001

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Pullela Gopichand — Public Profile

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Year: 0000

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