Gaurav Khanna (badminton)
Gaurav Khanna (born 11 December 1975) is Dronacharya Awarded 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]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Born | 11 December 1975 |
| Education | B.Com, BPED 1996, Diploma In YOGA 1997, NIS Badminton 2010 |
| Employer | Indian Railways |
| Height | 5 Ft 7 Inch |
| Weight | 72 Kg |
| Spouse(s) | Mohita Khanna |
| Sport | |
| Country | India |
| Sport | Para Badminton |
| Team | Indian Para Badminton Team |
| Now coaching | Pramod 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.[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
On 29 August 2020 Khanna received the Dronacharya Award from Hon. President of India for his Contribution in Indian Para Badminton.[13][14]
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.[15]
- Guru Gobind Singh Award
In 2017 Gaurav Khanna received Guru Gobind Singh Award from Government of Bihar.[16]
- 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.[17]
Students
- Pramod Bhagat
- Sukant Kadam
- Manoj Sarkar
- Nilesh Gaikwad
- Krishna Nagar
- Rohit Bhaker
- Raj Kumar
- Parul Parmar
- Abu Hubaida[18]
- Palak Kohli[19]
- Chirag Baretha[20]
- Prem Kumar Ale[21]
References
- "Para badminton coach Khanna hurt at Dronacharya snub - Times of India". The Times of India.
- "Gaurav Khanna: The Coach behind the rise of Champion Para-Athletes". Sportsmatik Blogs. 26 December 2019.
- https://sportsmatik.com/blog/article/gaurav-khanna-the-coach-behind-the-rise-of-champion-para-athletes
- http://badmintonindia.org/organization/technical-official/
- http://www.badmintonindia.org/download/news/Final%20Blood%20Report%20Ver.pdf
- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/para-badminton-coach-khanna-hurt-at-dronacharya-snub/articleshow/70810140.cms
- https://patrakarnagarchakatta.wordpress.com/2018/01/22/nabha-wamburkar-the-champion-in-indian-badminton/
- https://firstsportz.com/its-high-time-people-recognise-the-dominance-of-indian-para-badminton-athletes-says-para-coach-gaurav-khanna/
- https://www.badmintonasia.org/updates/news/myanmar-hosting-first-international-badminton-tournament-in-18-years
- http://www.kerala2015.com/general-info/competition-managers/
- https://www.bitoa.org/bitoa-executive-committee/
- http://www.upba.org.in/index.php?page=48
- https://sportstar.thehindu.com/other-sports/national-sports-awards-para-athletes-kiren-rijiju-rohit-sharma-vinesh-phogat-news/article32396404.ece
- https://epaper.hindustantimes.com/Home/ShareArticle?OrgId=22895cf3f48
- "Pulled Akhilesh government's strings, got lucrative UP lifetime award". 30 August 2017.
- http://www.sportsleak.co.in/abu-and-gaurav/
- 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
- https://scroll.in/field/938108/thailand-para-badminton-sarkar-lifts-seasons-first-singles-title-india-bags-13-medals-overall
- https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/lockdown-boon-in-disguise-getting-good-training-palak-kohli/story-YE2CkxiLiGijUIqTbnQJsI.html
- https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi-city-national-para-badminton-singles-title-to-allahabad-dm-17727185.html
- https://thebridge.in/bwf-world-championships-2019/?filter_by=popular
External links
Dronacharya Award
- https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1097523/paralympics-india-athletes#.Xz-3p86eJNY.whatsapp
- http://www.samnaactivist.com/gaurav-khanna-who-refined-the-indian-para-shuttler-received-the-fruits-of-penance-will-be-honored-with-the-dronacharya-award/
- https://www.jubileepost.in/gaurav-who-prepares-para-players-will-get-dronacharya/
- http://aroundtherings.com/site/A__100749/Title__Indian-National-Sports-Awards-2020-Record-eight-Para-sport-personalities-recommended-for-first-time/292/Articles
- https://sportstar.thehindu.com/other-sports/national-sports-awards-para-athletes-kiren-rijiju-rohit-sharma-vinesh-phogat-news/article32396404.ece
- https://www.republicworld.com/sports-news/badminton-news/para-badminton-national-coach-shares-his-emotions.html
- https://epaper.hindustantimes.com/Home/ShareArticle?OrgId=22895cf3f48
- https://sportstar.thehindu.com/badminton/indian-badminton-arjuna-awards-dronacharya-dhyanchand-award-chirag-satwiksairaj-coaches-para-athletes/article32419753.ece
- https://sportstar.thehindu.com/other-sports/national-sports-awards-mariyappan-eight-para-athletes-to-receive-khel-ratna-arjuna-award/article32415636.ece
- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/gaurav-khanna-the-man-who-changed-para-badminton-scene-recommended-for-dronacharya/articleshow/77638600.cms
- https://www.amarujala.com/lucknow/gaurav-khanna-of-lucknow-will-be-awarded-the-dronacharya-award
- https://thefederal.com/sports/unprecedented-8-para-sports-personalities-to-get-khel-ratna-arjuna-award/
- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/matter-of-great-pride-deepa-malik-on-8-para-athletes-being-chosen-for-national-sports-awards/articleshow/77694689.cms
- https://www.dailypioneer.com/2020/sports/arjuna-award-will-fuel-olympic-dream--satwik.html
- https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/indian-para-badminton-coach-gaurav-khanna-dronacharya-award/
- https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=743807#.X0OtOK472ds.whatsapp
- https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2020/aug/23/army-sports-institute-pune-awarded-with-rashtriya-khel-protsahan-puraskar-2020-2187227.html
- https://www.republicworld.com/sports-news/badminton-news/never-aspired-for-an-award-but-now-have-sense-of-gratitude-gandhe-on.html
- https://chroniclespr.com/2020/08/23/gaurav-khanna-gets-dronacharya-award/
- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/bai-congratulates-six-recipients-of-national-sports-awards/articleshow/77704131.cms
- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/off-the-field/i-take-this-award-as-an-inspiration-for-my-next-target-tokyo-olympics-2021-para-badminton-coach-gaurav-khanna-on-dronacharya-award/articleshow/77726431.cms
- https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/indian-para-athletes-deepa-malik-pramod-bhagat-tokyo-paralympics-2021/
- https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow-city-gaurav-khanna-is-the-first-coach-in-the-history-of-indian-para-badminton-to-receive-the-dronacharya-award-20668617.html
- http://www.indiaexpressnews.com/%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B5-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9F/
- http://thesundayviews.com/2020/08/22/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9A-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE/
News
- http://www.gobadminton.in/para-badminton/941/an-untold-story-from-unsung-hero---gaurav-khanna-referee-and-para-badminton-coach
- https://badmintonnation.in/news/five-para-badminton-players-tops/
- https://thebridge.in/coach-corner/badminton-for-a-cause-gaurav-khanna-way/
- https://sportsmatik.com/blog/article/gaurav-khanna-the-coach-behind-the-rise-of-champion-para-athletes
- https://newzhook.com/story/22451/
- http://www.gobadminton.in/para-badminton/941/an-untold-story-from-unsung-hero---gaurav-khanna-referee-and-para-badminton-coach
- https://www.instantkhabar.com/item/2018-05-13-bad.html
- https://www.sportskeeda.com/badminton/indian-para-badminton-won-6-medals-at-australia-para-badminton-international-2018
- http://www.devtimes.in/archives/22297
- https://thebridge.in/a-look-back-at-the-asian-para-games-and-the-positives-for-india/
- http://www.sportsleak.co.in/abu-and-gaurav/
- https://olympics.bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2019/04/29/india-dominate-treble-for-parmar-uganda-para-badminton
- https://www.primetimes.in/sports/441840/lockdown-boon-in-disguise-getting-good-training-palak-kohli/
- https://sportstar.thehindu.com/badminton/india-para-badminton-world-championships-medals-paralympics-2020-pramod-bhagat-coach-gaurav-khanna/article29258268.ece/amp/
- https://thebridge.in/badminton/indian-team-win-15-medals-at-peru-para-badminton-international-2020/
- https://newzhook.com/story/india-para-badminton-brazil-tournament/
- https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/jalandhar/city-shuttler-bags-3-gold-in-national-para-championship-748406
- https://thebridge.in/a-look-back-at-the-asian-para-games-and-the-positives-for-india/
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