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{{Short description|Indian badminton player (born 1955)}}
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| name                   = Prakash Padukone
| name = Prakash Padukone
| caption                 = Padukone at the Tata Open championship
| caption = Padukone at the Tata Open championship in 2009
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| highest_ranking = 1<ref>{{cite web |title= Prakash Padukone Profile |url= http://www.iloveindia.com/sports/badminton/players/prakash-padukone.html |publisher= iloveindia |access-date= 15 August 2013 |archive-date= 29 July 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130729191420/http://www.iloveindia.com/sports/badminton/players/prakash-padukone.html |url-status= live }}</ref>
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'''Prakash Padukone''' (born 10 June 1955) is a former Indian [[badminton]] player. He was ranked World No. 1 in 1980; the same year he became the first Indian to win the [[All England Open Badminton Championships]]. He was awarded the [[Arjuna award]] in 1972 and the [[Padma Shri]] in 1982 by the Government of India.<ref>[https://sportstar.thehindu.com/aces-awards/sportstar-aces-awards-prakash-padukone-lifetime-achievement-award/article26272297.ece]</ref> He is one of the co-founders of [[Olympic Gold Quest]], a foundation dedicated to the promotion of [[Olympic sports]] in India.
'''Prakash Padukone''' (born 10 June 1955) is an Indian former [[badminton]] player. He was ranked World No. 1 in 1980 and the same year he became the first Indian to win the [[All England Open Badminton Championships|All England Open]]. He was awarded the [[Arjuna award]] in 1972 and the [[Padma Shri]] in 1982 by the Government of India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/aces-awards/sportstar-aces-awards-prakash-padukone-lifetime-achievement-award/article26272297.ece|title = Sportstar Aces Awards: Badminton legend Prakash Padukone wins Lifetime Achievement Award| date=14 February 2019 }}</ref> He is one of the co-founders of [[Olympic Gold Quest]], a foundation dedicated to the promotion of [[Olympic sports]] in India.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Padukone was born on 10 June 1955<ref>http://www.iloveindia.com/sports/badminton/players/prakash-padukone.html</ref> in [[Bangalore]] in [[Karnataka]]. His father, Ramesh, was a secretary of the Mysore Badminton Association.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/an-exciting-tournament/article3185184.ece |title=An exciting tournament |newspaper=The Hindu |date=5 January 2006 |access-date=3 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107085559/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/an-exciting-tournament/article3185184.ece |archive-date=7 November 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Padukone was born on 10 June 1955<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iloveindia.com/sports/badminton/players/prakash-padukone.html|title=Prakash Padukone Profile - Indian Badminton Player Prakash Padukone Biography - Information on Prakash Padukon|access-date=4 May 2011|archive-date=29 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729191420/http://www.iloveindia.com/sports/badminton/players/prakash-padukone.html|url-status=live}}</ref> in [[Bangalore]] in [[Karnataka]]. His father, Ramesh, was a secretary of the Mysore Badminton Association.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/an-exciting-tournament/article3185184.ece |title=An exciting tournament |newspaper=The Hindu |date=5 January 2006 |access-date=3 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107085559/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/an-exciting-tournament/article3185184.ece |archive-date=7 November 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Career==
[[File:Padukone with family.jpg|thumb|left|Prakash Padukone with family]]
Prakash was initiated into the game by his father Ramesh Padukone, who was the Secretary of Mysore Badminton Association for many years.


Padukone married Ujjala.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-dont-have-an-issue-marrying-an-actor-Deepika-Padukone/articleshow/33391212.cms? | title=I don't have an issue marrying an actor: Deepika Padukone | work=The Times of India | date=8 April 2014 | access-date=8 April 2014}}</ref> They have two daughters, [[Deepika Padukone|Deepika]] and Anisha.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-182121908.html |title=She's the model of success |work=[[The Star (South Africa)|The Star]] |date=4 August 2008 |access-date=29 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610213030/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-182121908.html |archive-date=10 June 2014 |df=dmy-all }}{{subscription required|via=Highbeam}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kaura |first=Neha |title=Deepika's link-ups don't bother us, says sister |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Deepikas-link-ups-dont-bother-us-says-sister/articleshow/13994578.cms |access-date=2 July 2013 |newspaper=The Times of India |date=11 June 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616173634/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Deepikas-link-ups-dont-bother-us-says-sister/articleshow/|archive-date=16 June 2012 }}</ref>
Padukone's first official tournament was the [[Karnataka]] state junior championship in 1962, which he lost in the very first round. However, two years later he managed to win the state junior title. He changed his playing style to a more aggressive one in 1971, and won the Indian national junior title in 1972. He also won the senior title the same year. He won the national title consecutively for the next seven years. In 1978, he won his first major international title, the men's singles gold medal at the [[1978 Commonwealth Games]] in Edmonton, Canada.<ref name="The Tribune - 24Apr2010 - Shuttlers aim for gold in the upcoming Commonwealth Games, writes M. S. Unnikrishnan">{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100424/spr-trib.htm|title=Shuttlers aim for gold in the upcoming Commonwealth Games, writes M. S. Unnikrishnan|date=24 April 2010|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|access-date=5 May 2012}}</ref> In 1979, he won the "Evening of Champions" at the Royal Albert Hall, London.


==Career==
In 1980, he won the [[Denmark Open|Danish Open]], the [[Swedish Open (badminton)|Swedish Open]] and became the first Indian to win the men's singles title at the [[All-England Open Badminton Championships|All England Championship]] with a victory over Indonesia's [[Liem Swie King]], who was one of the world's leading singles players of his era. Padukone spent much of his international career training in [[Denmark]], and developed close friendships with European players such as [[Morten Frost]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.badzine.net/features/profile-morten-frost/142/ |title=PROFILE – Morten Frost |publisher=Badzine.net |date=5 January 2007 |access-date=18 May 2017 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090335/http://www.badzine.net/features/profile-morten-frost/142/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Prakash was initiated into the game by his father Ramesh Padukone, who was the Secretary of the "Mysore Badminton Association" for many years.


Padukone's first official tournament was the [[Karnataka]] state junior championship in 1962. Though he lost in the very first round, two years later he managed to win the state junior title. He changed his playing style into a more aggressive style in 1971, and won the Indian national junior title in 1972. He also won the senior title the same year. He won the National title consecutively for the next seven years. In 1978, he won his first major international title, the men's singles gold medal at the [[1978 Commonwealth Games]] in Edmonton, Canada.<ref name="The Tribune - 24Apr2010 - Shuttlers aim for gold in the upcoming Commonwealth Games, writes M. S. Unnikrishnan">{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100424/spr-trib.htm|title=Shuttlers aim for gold in the upcoming Commonwealth Games, writes M. S. Unnikrishnan|date=24 April 2010|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|access-date=5 May 2012}}</ref> In 1979, he won the "Evening of Champions" at the Royal Albert Hall, London.
==Other services==
After his retirement from competitive sports in 1991, Padukone served as the chairman of the [[Badminton Association of India]] for a short while. He also served as the coach of the Indian national badminton team from 1993 to 1996. He co-founded [[Olympic Gold Quest]] with [[Geet Sethi]], a foundation dedicated to the promotion of Olympic sports in India.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.olympicgoldquest.in/history.html | title=History &#124; OGQ | access-date=29 November 2023 | archive-date=31 July 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731100824/https://ogq.org/history.html | url-status=live }}</ref>


In 1980, he won the [[Denmark Open|Danish Open]], the [[Swedish Open (badminton)|Swedish Open]] and became the first Indian to win the men's singles title at the [[All-England Open Badminton Championships|All England Championship]] with a victory over Indonesian rival [[Liem Swie King]]. He spent much of his international career training in [[Denmark]], and developed close friendships with European players such as [[Morten Frost]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.badzine.net/features/profile-morten-frost/142/ | title=PROFILE – Morten Frost |publisher=Badzine.net |date=5 January 2007 |access-date=18 May 2017}}</ref>
==Personal life==
[[File:Padukone with family.jpg|thumb|Prakash Padukone with family]]


==Other services==
Padukone married Ujjala.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-dont-have-an-issue-marrying-an-actor-Deepika-Padukone/articleshow/33391212.cms? | title=I don't have an issue marrying an actor: Deepika Padukone | work=The Times of India | date=8 April 2014 | access-date=8 April 2014 | archive-date=8 April 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408080023/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-dont-have-an-issue-marrying-an-actor-Deepika-Padukone/articleshow/33391212.cms | url-status=live }}</ref> They have two daughters, [[Deepika Padukone|Deepika]] and Anisha.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-182121908.html |title=She's the model of success |work=[[The Star (South Africa)|The Star]]|location=South Africa |date=4 August 2008 |access-date=29 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610213030/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-182121908.html |archive-date=10 June 2014 |via=Highbeam}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kaura |first=Neha |title=Deepika's link-ups don't bother us, says sister |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Deepikas-link-ups-dont-bother-us-says-sister/articleshow/13994578.cms |access-date=2 July 2013 |newspaper=The Times of India |date=11 June 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616173634/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Deepikas-link-ups-dont-bother-us-says-sister/articleshow/|archive-date=16 June 2012 }}</ref>
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After his retirement from competitive sports in 1991, Padukone served as the chairman of the [[Badminton Association of India]] for a short while. He also served as the coach of the Indian national badminton team from 1993 to 1996. He co-founded [[Olympic Gold Quest]] with [[Geet Sethi]], a foundation dedicated to the promotion of Olympic sports in India.


==Achievements==
==Achievements==
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! Result
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[1983 IBF World Championships – Men's Singles|1983]]
| align="center" | [[1983 IBF World Championships – Men's singles|1983]]
| align="left" | [[Brøndbyhallen]], [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]]
| align="left" | [[Brøndbyhallen]], [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|INA}} [[Icuk Sugiarto]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|INA}} [[Icuk Sugiarto]]
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! Result
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 1981 World Games|1981]]
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the World Games|1981]]
| align="left" | [[San Jose Civic Auditorium]], [[California]], [[United States]]
| align="left" | [[San Jose Civic Auditorium]], [[California]], United States
| align="left" |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Chen Changjie (badminton)|Chen Changjie]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Chen Changjie (badminton)|Chen Changjie]]
| align="left" | 14–18, 16–18
| align="left" | 14–18, 16–18
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|}


=== International Tournaments ===
=== International tournaments ===
''Men's singles''
''Men's singles''
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{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
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| align="center" | 1979
| align="center" | 1979
| align="left" | [[India Open]]
| align="left" | [[India Open]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|INA}} [[Dhany Sartika]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|INA}} Dhany Sartika
| align="left" | 15–10, 11–15, 12–15
| align="left" | 15–10, 11–15, 12–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
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| align="left" | Copenhagen Cup
| align="left" | Copenhagen Cup
| align="left" |{{flagicon|DEN}} Morten Frost
| align="left" |{{flagicon|DEN}} Morten Frost
| align="left" |  
| align="left" | 8-15, 15-10, 9-15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
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| align="left" | 15–7, 11–15, 13–15
| align="left" | 15–7, 11–15, 13–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}
=== Invitational tournaments ===
''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
|- style="background:#FFE0AF"
| align="center" | [[1978 Asian Invitational Badminton Championships|1978]]
| align="left" | Asian Invitational Championships
| align="left" | [[Capital Indoor Stadium]] <br /> [[Beijing, China|Peking, China]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Syed Modi]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Lin Shiquan <br/>{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Tang Xianhu]]
| align="left" | 3–15, 5–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|}
|}


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==External links==
==External links==
*{{sports links}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090627222736/http://www.badmintonmania.com/padukone_bio.htm Authorised Biography]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090627222736/http://www.badmintonmania.com/padukone_bio.htm Authorised Biography]
* [http://on.aol.com/video/coolage-interviews-prakash-padukone-517913721 Video interview of Prakash Padukone talking about early days of badminton in India, the sport, his superstitions, badminton, IBL, sport films and Deepika Padukone]
* [http://on.aol.com/video/coolage-interviews-prakash-padukone-517913721 Video interview of Prakash Padukone talking about early days of badminton in India, the sport, his superstitions, badminton, IBL, sport films and Deepika Padukone]
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Prakash Padukone
Personal information
Birth namePrakash Padukone
CountryIndia
Born (1955-06-10) 10 June 1955 (age 71)
Bengaluru, Mysore State (present-day Karnataka), India
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking1[1] (1980)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  India
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Copenhagen Men's singles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1981 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Kyoto Men's singles
World Games
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Santa Clara Men's singles
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1978 Edmonton Men's singles
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Tehran Men's Team
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Seoul Men's Team
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 1983 Calcutta Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Hyderabad Men's singles
HonoursArjuna award (1972)
Padma Shri (1982)
2=

Prakash Padukone (born 10 June 1955) is an Indian former badminton player. He was ranked World No. 1 in 1980 and the same year he became the first Indian to win the All England Open. He was awarded the Arjuna award in 1972 and the Padma Shri in 1982 by the Government of India.[2] He is one of the co-founders of Olympic Gold Quest, a foundation dedicated to the promotion of Olympic sports in India.

Early life[edit | edit source]

Padukone was born on 10 June 1955[3] in Bangalore in Karnataka. His father, Ramesh, was a secretary of the Mysore Badminton Association.[4]

Career[edit | edit source]

Prakash was initiated into the game by his father Ramesh Padukone, who was the Secretary of Mysore Badminton Association for many years.

Padukone's first official tournament was the Karnataka state junior championship in 1962, which he lost in the very first round. However, two years later he managed to win the state junior title. He changed his playing style to a more aggressive one in 1971, and won the Indian national junior title in 1972. He also won the senior title the same year. He won the national title consecutively for the next seven years. In 1978, he won his first major international title, the men's singles gold medal at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada.[5] In 1979, he won the "Evening of Champions" at the Royal Albert Hall, London.

In 1980, he won the Danish Open, the Swedish Open and became the first Indian to win the men's singles title at the All England Championship with a victory over Indonesia's Liem Swie King, who was one of the world's leading singles players of his era. Padukone spent much of his international career training in Denmark, and developed close friendships with European players such as Morten Frost.[6]

Other services[edit | edit source]

After his retirement from competitive sports in 1991, Padukone served as the chairman of the Badminton Association of India for a short while. He also served as the coach of the Indian national badminton team from 1993 to 1996. He co-founded Olympic Gold Quest with Geet Sethi, a foundation dedicated to the promotion of Olympic sports in India.[7]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Prakash Padukone with family

Padukone married Ujjala.[8] They have two daughters, Deepika and Anisha.[9][10]

Achievements[edit | edit source]

World Championships[edit | edit source]

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1983 Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark Indonesia Icuk Sugiarto 15–9, 7–15, 1–15 Bronze Bronze

World Cup[edit | edit source]

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1980 Kyoto, Japan Indonesia Liem Swie King 12–15, 6–15 Bronze Bronze
1981 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia China Han Jian 15–0, 18–16 Gold Gold

World Games[edit | edit source]

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1981 San Jose Civic Auditorium, California, United States China Chen Changjie 14–18, 16–18 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships[edit | edit source]

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1976 Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad,
India 		Indonesia Liem Swie King 8–15, 3–15 Bronze Bronze

Commonwealth Games[edit | edit source]

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1978 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada England Derek Talbot 15–9, 15–8 Gold Gold

International tournaments[edit | edit source]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1979 India Open Indonesia Dhany Sartika 15–10, 11–15, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1979 English Masters Denmark Morten Frost 15–4, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1980 Copenhagen Cup Denmark Morten Frost 8-15, 15-10, 9-15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1980 Denmark Open Denmark Morten Frost 15–7, 18–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1980 All England Indonesia Liem Swie King 15–3, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1980 Swedish Open Indonesia Rudy Hartono 9–15, 15–12, 15–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1981 Denmark Open Denmark Morten Frost 7–15, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1981 All England Indonesia Liem Swie King 15–11, 4–15, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1981 English Masters China Luan Jin 9–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1981 India Open China Han Jian 9–15, 15–5, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1981 Scandinavian Open Denmark Morten Frost 4–15, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1982 Dutch Open England Ray Stevens 5–15, 15–2, 15–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1982 Denmark Open Denmark Morten Frost 7–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1982 Scandinavian Open Denmark Morten Frost 3–15, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1983 Chinese Taipei Open Indonesia Icuk Sugiarto 10–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1983 Japan Open China Han Jian 15–6, 8–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1983 Dutch Open Denmark Morten Frost 11–15, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1983 Scandinavian Open Denmark Morten Frost 17–18, 2–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1983 India Open Denmark Morten Frost 7–15, 13–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1984 Thailand Open Indonesia Icuk Sugiarto 15–13, 5–15, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1985 Chinese Taipei Open Indonesia Lius Pongoh 15–5, 9–15, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1981 Japan Open Denmark Flemming Delfs Indonesia Christian Hadinata
Indonesia Lius Pongoh 		4–15, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1988 U.S. Open Indonesia Liem Swie King Indonesia Christian Hadinata
Indonesia Lius Pongoh 		15–7, 11–15, 13–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Invitational tournaments[edit | edit source]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1978 Asian Invitational Championships Capital Indoor Stadium
Peking, China 		India Syed Modi China Lin Shiquan
China Tang Xianhu 		3–15, 5–15 Silver Silver

References[edit | edit source]

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  2. ↑ "Sportstar Aces Awards: Badminton legend Prakash Padukone wins Lifetime Achievement Award". 14 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "Prakash Padukone Profile - Indian Badminton Player Prakash Padukone Biography - Information on Prakash Padukon". Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
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  8. ↑ "I don't have an issue marrying an actor: Deepika Padukone". The Times of India. 8 April 2014. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "She's the model of success". The Star. South Africa. 4 August 2008. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2013 – via Highbeam.
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