Gaurav Khanna (badminton)

Gaurav Khanna (born 11 December 1975) is an Indian para-badminton Team Head National Coach from Lucknow.[1] A former National badminton player and the current Head National coach of the Indian Para-badminton team who bring the para badminton sport into limelight with his passion and dedication to the sports and for the country. He is the Coach who is behind the rise of para badminton champions in the country and raised the level of Indian para badminton athletes in the world scenario. He has dedicated his life to train the physically and intellectually challenged & Hearing Impaired athletes to achieve their dreams on the badminton court.[2]

Gaurav Khanna (right) with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi (left).
Gaurav Khanna
Born11 December 1975
NationalityIndian
Known forHead National Coach Indian Para Badminton Team. [3]
Home townLucknow
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Children2

About

Current Head National Coach Indian Para Badminton Team. [3]

Qualified International Badminton Umpire, Referee & Match Control of Badminton of Badminton Association of India. [4] [5]

Former International Badminton Coach - Asian Deaf Badminton Team. [6]

Former Head National Coach Indian Deaf badminton Team [7] [8]

Umpire and Technical official at Badminton Asia [9]

Competition Manager ( badminton ) for 2015 National Games of India. [10]

Vice - President of Badminton India Technical Official Association. (BITOA) [11]

Joint Secretary of uttar Pradesh Badminton Association. (UPBA) [12]

Awards

In 2016 Khanna received the Yash Bharti Award. Khanna is the recipient of the most prestigious award instituted by the Government of Uttar Pradesh – the Yash Bharti Award, which was conferred upon him in 2016 for his contribution towards promoting badminton for the physically challenged.[13]

In 2017 Gaurav Khanna received Guru Gobind Singh Award from Government of Bihar. [14]

On World Disability Day 2019 Gaurav Khanna Conferred with the ‘Award for Best individual working for Sports and Games for the Disability from Govt. of UP during 2019. [15]

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References
  1. "Para badminton coach Khanna hurt at Dronacharya snub - Times of India". The Times of India.
  2. "Gaurav Khanna: The Coach behind the rise of Champion Para-Athletes". Sportsmatik Blogs. December 26, 2019.
  3. https://sportsmatik.com/blog/article/gaurav-khanna-the-coach-behind-the-rise-of-champion-para-athletes
  4. http://badmintonindia.org/organization/technical-official/
  5. http://www.badmintonindia.org/download/news/Final%20Blood%20Report%20Ver.pdf
  6. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/para-badminton-coach-khanna-hurt-at-dronacharya-snub/articleshow/70810140.cms
  7. https://patrakarnagarchakatta.wordpress.com/2018/01/22/nabha-wamburkar-the-champion-in-indian-badminton/
  8. https://firstsportz.com/its-high-time-people-recognise-the-dominance-of-indian-para-badminton-athletes-says-para-coach-gaurav-khanna/
  9. https://www.badmintonasia.org/updates/news/myanmar-hosting-first-international-badminton-tournament-in-18-years
  10. http://www.kerala2015.com/general-info/competition-managers/
  11. https://www.bitoa.org/bitoa-executive-committee/
  12. http://www.upba.org.in/index.php?page=48
  13. "Pulled Akhilesh government's strings, got lucrative UP lifetime award". August 30, 2017.
  14. http://www.sportsleak.co.in/abu-and-gaurav/
  15. https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow-city-lucknow-man-is-illuminating-the-life-of-disabilities-peoples-with-the-help-of-divyang-helpline-19811139.html
  16. https://scroll.in/field/938108/thailand-para-badminton-sarkar-lifts-seasons-first-singles-title-india-bags-13-medals-overall
  17. https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/lockdown-boon-in-disguise-getting-good-training-palak-kohli/story-YE2CkxiLiGijUIqTbnQJsI.html
  18. https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi-city-national-para-badminton-singles-title-to-allahabad-dm-17727185.html
  19. https://thebridge.in/bwf-world-championships-2019/?filter_by=popular
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