Gaurav Khanna (badminton)

Gaurav Khanna (born 11 December 1975) is the Indian para-badminton Team Head National Coach.[1]

Gaurav Khanna
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born11 December 1975
EducationB.Com, BPED 1996, Diploma In YOGA 1997, NIS Badminton 2010
EmployerIndian Railways
Height5 Ft 7 Inch
Weight72 kg
Spouse(s)Mohita Khanna
Sport
CountryIndia
SportPara Badminton
TeamIndian Para Badminton Team
Now coachingPramod Bhagat Manoj Sarkar Parul Parmar Rohit Bhaker Rajkumar Sukant Kadam Nilesh Gaikwad Abu Hubaida Palak Kohli Chirag Baretha Premkumar Ale

About

Current Head National Coach Indian Para Badminton Team.

Qualified International Badminton Umpire, Referee & Match Control of Badminton of Badminton Association of India.[2][3]

Former International Badminton Coach - Asian Deaf Badminton Team.[4]

Former Head National Coach Indian Deaf badminton Team[5]

Umpire and Technical official at Badminton Asia[6]

Competition Manager (badminton) for 2015 National Games of India.[7]

Vice - President of Badminton India Technical Official Association. (BITOA)[8]

Joint Secretary of uttar Pradesh Badminton Association. (UPBA)[9]

Awards
  • On 29 August 2020, Khanna received the Dronacharya Award from Hon. President of India for his Contribution in Indian Para Badminton.[10][11]
  • In 2016, Khanna received the Yash Bharati Award, instituted by the Government of Uttar Pradesh, for his contribution towards promoting badminton for the physically challenged.[12]
  • On World Disability Day 2019, Khanna received the Award for Best individual working for Sports and Games for the Disability from the Government of Uttar Pradesh.[13]

Students

References
  1. "Para badminton coach Khanna hurt at Dronacharya snub - Times of India". The Times of India.
  2. "Project Name". badmintonindia.org. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Tridib Baparnash (23 August 2019). "Para badminton coach Khanna hurt at Dronacharya snub | Badminton News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  5. Thakur, Dr Kiran (22 January 2018). "Nabha – Our Badminton Champ". पत्रकारनगरचा कट्टा. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  6. "Badminton Asia". www.badmintonasia.org. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  7. "35th National Games of India | 2015 Kerala Games Mascot – AMMU". kerala2015.com. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  8. "BITOA Executive Committee – BITOA". Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  9. "UPBA || ec-member".
  10. Rao, Rakesh. "National Sports Awards: Idea mooted for separate para awards". Sportstar. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  11. "Gave up game under family pressure but ended up getting Dronacharya award". epaper.hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  12. "Pulled Akhilesh government's strings, got lucrative UP lifetime award". 30 August 2017.
  13. "World Disability Day 2019: मिलिए दिव्यांगों की दुनिया के 'सूरज' से, दूसरों के जीवन को दे रहा रोशनी Lucknow News". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  14. Scroll Staff. "Thailand Para-Badminton: Sarkar lifts season's first singles title, India bags 13 medals overall". Scroll.in. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  15. "'Lockdown boon in disguise, getting good training': Palak Kohli". Hindustan Times. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  16. "नेशनल पैरा बैडमिंटन एकल का खिताब इलाहाबाद डीएम के नाम". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  17. thebridge. "2019 BWF World Championships". thebridge.in. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
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