BADMINTON
Aditya Ravi Prakash
Current Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka
Current Academy: Prakash Padukone Sports Management, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Brief Profile: As a player he won a silver medal in Singles at the Commonwealth Youth Games in 2008 and bronze medal in Team event at the World Junior Championships in 2008. He won the National titles in Junior (Singles & Doubles) in 2008, Sub-Junior (Doubles) in 2006 and U-13 (Singles) In 2003.
Ajay Dayal
Current Location: Nagpur, Maharashtra
Current Academy: Ajay Dayal Badminton Academy, Nagpur, Maharashtra
Brief Profile: He was a State Champion in Doubles. He has trained upcoming talented players like Ritika Thaker and Sourabh Kerhalkar who have represented India at the World Junior Championships.
Arundhati Pantawane
Current Location: Hyderabad, Telangana
Current Academy: Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy, Hyderabad, Telangana
Brief Profile: She won the Bahrain International Open Challenge in 2011. She is a former India No.1 and won Gold medal in the National Games in 2011 and multiple All India Ranking titles.
Jagadish Yadav Kenchappa
Current Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka
Current Academy: Skyfinch-Yadav Pro Badminton Academy, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Brief Profile: He played All England Super Series in 2015. He has won multiple International titles in Doubles including Botswana Open International Series and Jamaica Open International Series in 2017. He won a bronze medal at the National Championships in 2008. Currently, he is training many top Indian players like Shikha Gautham, Ashwini Bhat and Sai Pratheek.
Jibi Varghese
Current Location: Nagpur, Maharashtra
Current Academy: Jibi School of Sports, Nagpur, Maharashtra
Brief Profile: He currently coaches some of India’s top International players like Mugdha Agrey and Vaidehi Choudhari who are both Top 100 in the World rankings. As a player he participated in multiple International tournaments and was a multiple times State Champion of Chhatisgarh and Madhya Pradesh (Undivided).
Pawan Malik
Current Location: Raipur, Chhattisgarh
Current Academy: Academy with Raipur District Badminton Association, Raipur, Chhattisgarh
Brief Profile: As a player he won a bronze medal in Doubles in all India doubles tournament held at Kolkata and bronze medal (team event )in All India inter University tournament held at Nagpur. He has also been a State Champion in seniors in Doubles (six times) and Singles (two times). He has trained many upcoming players like Deeksha Choudhary, Sidharth Pratap Singh and Ishaan Bhatnagar.
Pradnya Gadre
Current Location: Hyderabad, Telangana
Current Academy: Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy, Hyderabad, Telangana
Brief Profile: She was one of India’s top doubles player and won a bronze medal in the team event at the Asian Games in 2014 and bronze medal at Uber Cup in 2014. She won the Swiss Open Challenge and Bangladesh Open. She was also the National Champion for two consecutive years in 2015 and 2016. Currently, she coaches some of India’s most promising young doubles players.
Prem Singh Chouhan
Current Location: Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Current Academy: Dream Badminton Academy, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Brief Profile: He has played many International tournaments like Indian Open Super Series, Thailand Open Grand prix gold and Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold. He has won multiple times Rajasthan State titles in Seniors in Singles (6 times) , Doubles (8 times) and Mixed doubles (14 times).
Rajinikanth Balakrishnan
Current Location: Sivakasi, Tamilnadu
Current Academy: Hatsun Badminton Centre, Sivakasi, Tamilnadu
Brief Profile: He currently coaches many promising junior players like Siddhanth Gupta, Rithvik Sanjeevi and Akshaya Arumugam. Prior to this he was working as a coach with Sports Development Authority of Tamilnadu.
Sayali Gokhale
Current Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka
Current Academy: Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Brief Profile: She was one of India’s top singles players and won many titles like Tata Open in 2009, Spanish Open in 2009, SAF Games in 2010 and Syria Open in 2008. She won Senior Nationals singles title in 2009 and 2012. She represented India in Uber Cup, Sudirman Cup and Asian Badminton Championships. Currently, she trains some of India’s top junior players.
SHOOTING-PISTOL
Akshay Anand
Current Location: Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Current Academy: Social Baluni Public School and Shooter’s World, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Brief Profile:He is a three-time Uttarakhand State champion. He currently trains many upcoming young shooters in Dehradun including Arjun Singh who won a bronze medal in Mixed Team (Youth) event at the 2018 National Championships. He has also trained shooters who have won a medal in the 64th SGFI National Championships, CBSE Nationals & All India Inter School Shooting Championship.
Akshaykumar Rajput
Current Location: Vyara, Gujarat
Current Academy: Gun for Glory Shooting Academy, Vyara, Gujarat
Brief Profile: He has won seven medals in State Championships as a shooter. Currently, he trains top junior pistol shooters of Gujarat.
Bapu Vanjare
Current Location: MHOW, Madhya Pradesh
Current Academy: Army Marksmanship Unit, Mhow, Madhya Pradesh
Brief Profile: He currently trains Indian team pistol shooters like Dharmendra Singh, Om Prakash Mitraval and Ravinder Singh. As a shooter he won a bronze medal (Team) at the 2006 World Championships. He has also won multiple medals at the National Championships.
Chandraveer Singh Rathore
Current Location: Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
Current Academy: Boys sports company' at MIRC, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
Brief Profile: He played at the National level and won Gold medal in 50m Free Pistol (team) at the 20212 National Championships. He has been coaching young pistol shooters for last three years including Vikas Dhama who won three medals including two Gold at the Asian Championships.
Suresh M Subbanna
Current Location: Mysuru, Karnataka
Current Academy: Mysore District Rifle Association & Karnataka State Rifle Association, Mysuru, Karnataka
Brief Profile: He has 18 years of coaching experience during which he coaches top Indian shooters like Vijay Kumar and Pemba Tamang when he was coaching at AMU MHOW. In his playing career he broke the National Record in Air Pistol and Rapid-Fire Pistol. He won 37 medals at the National level including 17 Gold medals.
SHOOTING-RIFLE
Anubhav Pratap Singh
Current Location: Faridabad, Haryana
Current Academy: Manav Rachna Sports Academy, Faridabad, Haryana
Brief Profile: He is a recipient of the Lakshman Award, the highest award for a Sports Person in Uttar Pradesh in 2016. As a shooter, Anubhav holds a national record in 300m rifle prone civilian men category and had also won a gold medal at the 2nd Indo-Bhutan Shooting Competition 2017 in addition to multiple medals at the National level. Anubhav is currently coaching some very promising young shooters at Manav Rachna Sports Academy in Faridabad.
Jeevan Lal Rai
Current Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Current Academy: Gun For Glory Shooting Academy, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Brief Profile: He is a former national level shooter who is currently coaching promising junior shooters like Keval Prajapati who won bronze medal in Senior category in 10m Air Rifle at the 2018 National Championships. .
Monojit Karmakar
Current Location: Serampore, Kolkata
Current Academy: Joydeep Karmakar Shooting Academy, Serampore, Kolkata
Brief Profile: He has trained under Olympian Joydeep Karamakar. He currently trains young shooters like 10 year old Abhinav Shaw who won the Mixed Air Rifle event in Junior and Youth category at the 2018 National Championships.
Prajakta Hosur Lalsare
Current Location: Bangalore, Karnataka
Current Academy: Elite shooting academy, Bangalore, Karnataka
Brief Profile: She is a former International shooter who won multiple medals in national events including bronze medal and silver in team event at the 2004 National Championships. Many shooters training under her have qualified for selection trials.
Ramanpreet Kaur
Current Location: Chennai, Tamilnadu
Current Academy: Gun for Glory Shooting Academy at Centre of Sports Science, Chennai, Tamilnadu
Brief Profile: She is a former Chandigarh State champion and currently trains promising junior shooters at GFG Chennai. She trains para shooter Aadithya Giri who won a gold medal in 10m Standing (junior) event at the 2018 National Championships.
Snehal Jitesh Kadam
Current Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Current Academy: Prabodhankar Thackeray Shooting Range, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Brief Profile: She is a former national level shooter who currently trains shooters in Mumbai. Her shooters have been consistently performing at the trials and state level. She trains Nimesh Jadhav who won the team silver medal at NSCC 2018, gold medal at the NRAI School Nationals 2018 and stood 3rd at the 7th selection trials 2018 in the 10m Air Rifle event.