Nikhil Kanetkar
Nikhil Kanetkar (born 13 May 1979) is the only Olympic badminton player from Pune India.
Born in a Maharashtrian family, Kanetkar played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, defeating Sergio Llopis of Spain in the first round. In the round of 16, Kanetkar was defeated by Peter Gade of Denmark. In addition to Olympics, Kanetkar has represented India in the Thomas Cup, All England Open, Asian Games, World Championships, Commonwealth Games, SAF Games, Swiss Open, French Open, Toulouse Open and numerous other championships.
In 2011, he retired from compe*ive sports and set up Nikhil Kanetkar Badminton Academy (NKBA, www.nkba.in) in Pune, India. The academy is based at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Mahalunge-Balewadi, Pune, India. NKBA was established with a vision of "Grooming Talent to Make Champions". Nikhil Kanetkar is currently the Director and Head Coach of NKBA.
Kanetkar is also a columnist and commentator. He wrote for the Marathi newspaper Sakal from Athens during the Olympics and subsequently was invited by StarSports for covering the Badminton events of the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Kanetkar played after 7 years post retirement and won the Men's Singles *le in the 35+ age category in the 41st Indian Masters (Veterans) National Badminton Championships 2016–17 organised by Kerala Badminton *ociation at Regional Sports Centre, Kadavanthra, Kochi, Kerala. In September 2017, he won the bronze medal in the same age group at the BWF World Senior Badminton Championship held in Kochi, India.
Contents
- 1 Achievements
- 1.1 BWF World Senior Championships
- 1.2 South Asian Games
- 1.3 IBF World Grand Prix
- 1.4 IBF International
- 2 Sources
- 3 References
- 4 External links
Achievements
BWF World Senior Championships
South Asian Games
Men's singles
IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Men's singles
IBF International
Men's singles
Sources
- Kanetkar, Saina lead D-day challenge
- I choose not to be frustrated: Kanetkar
- Nikhil Kanetkar loses in semis
- task for shuttlers – Aparna Popat, Abhinn Shyam Gupta and Nikhil Kanetkar carry Indian hopes
- Nikhil Kanetkar is runner-up
References
External links
- Nikhil Kanetkar at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Nikhil Kanetkar at BWFbadminton.com
- Nikhil Kanetkar at Olympedia
- Nikhil Kanetkar at the Commonwealth Games Federation
- Official Website