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-'''U. Vimal Kumar''' is a [[badminton]] player from [[Kerala]], [[India]]. He won the [[Indian National Badminton Championships|Indian National title]] consecutively for two years, 1988 and 1989.<ref>[http://www.badmintonindia.org/archives/archives/nc_ms.htm Men's Singles National Champions]</ref> He also served as Chief National Coach of India.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper = The Tribune|title = Top shuttlers lack drive, says coach |url = http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030814/sports.htm#5|date = 13 August 2003|access-date =10 February 2009}}</ref>
+[[File:Vijay Goel at the felicitation ceremony of the Badminton Players Saina Nehwal, P.V Sindhu, Srikanth Kidambi and their coaches P. Gopichand and Vimal Kumar, in New Delhi.jpg|thumb|]]
 ==Career==
-During his career he won prestigious [[French Open (badminton)|French Open]] in 1983 & 1984 and [[Welsh International Badminton Championships|Welsh International Open]] in 1988 & 1991. Vimal also represented India at the [[1992 Summer Olympics|Barcelona Olympics]] in 1992, and was ranked within the top 20 in the world. He was the National chief coach of the Indian badminton squad for several years. He quit the post in 2006 to concentrate on coaching youngsters at the [[Prakash Padukone]] Badminton Academy, where he is the director.<ref>{{cite news|title = Vimal Kumar quits
+During his career he won [[French Open (badminton)|French Open]] in 1983 & 1984 and [[Welsh International Badminton Championships|Welsh International Open]] in 1988 & 1991. Vimal also represented India at the [[1992 Summer Olympics|Barcelona Olympics]] in 1992, and was ranked within the top 20 in the world. He was the National chief coach of the Indian badminton squad for several years. He quit the post in 2006 to concentrate on coaching youngsters at the [[Prakash Padukone]] Badminton Academy.<ref>{{cite news|title = Vimal Kumar quits
 |url = http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/25/stories/2006042507072000.htm|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060820193813/http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/25/stories/2006042507072000.htm|url-status = dead|archive-date = 20 August 2006|date = 25 April 2006|newspaper = [[The Hindu]]
 |access-date =10 February 2009}}</ref> Now, he is currently coaching star player [[Saina Nehwal]] in Bangalore.He also coaches [[Parupalli Kashyap]]. Malayalam film actor [[Kalidas Jayaram]] is his nephew.
 ==References==

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{{for|the Filipino cricketer|Vimal Kumar (cricketer)}}
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'''U. Vimal Kumar''' is a [[badminton]] player from [[Kerala]], [[India]]. He won the [[Indian National Badminton Championships|Indian National title]] consecutively for two years, 1988 and 1989.<ref>[http://www.badmintonindia.org/archives/archives/nc_ms.htm Men's Singles National Champions]</ref> He also served as Chief National Coach of India.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper = The Tribune|title = Top shuttlers lack drive, says coach |url = http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030814/sports.htm#5|date = 13 August 2003|access-date =10 February 2009}}</ref>

==Career==
During his career he won prestigious [[French Open (badminton)|French Open]] in 1983 & 1984 and [[Welsh International Badminton Championships|Welsh International Open]] in 1988 & 1991. Vimal also represented India at the [[1992 Summer Olympics|Barcelona Olympics]] in 1992, and was ranked within the top 20 in the world. He was the National chief coach of the Indian badminton squad for several years. He quit the post in 2006 to concentrate on coaching youngsters at the [[Prakash Padukone]] Badminton Academy, where he is the director.<ref>{{cite news|title = Vimal Kumar quits
|url = http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/25/stories/2006042507072000.htm|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060820193813/http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/25/stories/2006042507072000.htm|url-status = dead|archive-date = 20 August 2006|date = 25 April 2006|newspaper = [[The Hindu]]
|access-date =10 February 2009}}</ref> Now, he is currently coaching star player [[Saina Nehwal]] in Bangalore.He also coaches [[Parupalli Kashyap]]. Malayalam film actor [[Kalidas Jayaram]] is his nephew.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://old.internationalbadminton.org/player_info.asp?category=s&playerid=273 BWF Player Profile]

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