Pullela Gopichand Age
Pullela Gopichand was born on 16 November 1973 to Pullela Subash Chandra and Subbaravamma at Nagandla, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh . He is 45 years old.
Pullela Gopichand Wife
Gopichand married fellow badminton player P.V.V. Lakshmi on 5 June 2002. They have two children, a daughter named Gayathri and a son named Vishnu.
Pullela Gopichand Academy Fees
In 2012, the fees were Rs 2,000 a month, and trainees who board pay Rs 15,000 a month.
Pullela Gopichand Biography
He was born on 16 November 1973 to Pullela Subash Chandra and Subbaravamma at Nagandla, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.
Initially, he was interested in playing cricket, but his elder brother encouraged him to take up badminton instead. Later his family settled in Nizamabad for a while. He did his schooling from St. Paul’s High School, Hyderabad.
Soon he joined A. V. College, Hyderabad and graduated in public administration. He was the captain of the Indian combined universities badminton team in 1990 and 1991.
Later he was coached by S. M. Arif before Prakash Padukone accepted him at Prakash Padukone academy.
He won his first National Badminton Championship title in 1996, and went on to win the title five times in a row, until 2000.
At the 1998 Commonwealth Games, he won a silver in the team event and a bronze in men’s singles. In 1999, he won the Toulouse open championship in France and the Scottish open championship in Scotland.
He also emerged winner at the Asian satellite tournament held at Hyderabad in the same year, and lost in the final match of the German grand prix championship.
In 2001, he won the prestigious All England Open Badminton Championships at Birmingham. He defeated then world number one Peter Gade in the semi-finals before defeating Chen Hong of China to lift the trophy.
He became the second Indian to achieve the feat after Prakash Padukone, who won in 1980
Soon after retiring from his playing career, Pullela Gopichand founded the Gopichand Badminton Academy in 2008, after reportedly mortgaging his own house
Pullela Gopichand Daughter
His daughter Gayathri, who is the elder of the two siblings, is the current U-13 National Badminton Champion. His son Vishnu is currently training at Gopichand academy.
Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy
In 2001, Gopichand decided to form a badminton academy. The Government of Andhra Pradesh under the leadership of Nara Chandrababu Naidu awarded him 5 acres (2.0 ha) of land in 2003.
Soon the Government of Andhra Pradesh offered the land in Hyderabad’s Gachibowli area at a very nominal rate for 45 years. At the same time, he started talks with Yonex for sponsorship and also wanted to involve a foreign coach. In 2008, the facility was eventually completed at the cost of US$2.5 million.
After construction, the US$2.5 million badminton training academy contains eight courts, a swimming pool, weight training room, cafeteria and rooms to sleep.
The construction of this facility was modeled after Bangalore’s Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy, which is headed by Prakash Padukone.
Soon, Hyderabad-based Arvee Consultants completed the architectural design. They made the wooden flooring of the courts as per international standards. In addition, physiotherapy, food and diet programs are also available.
Later he opened second such facility at the Shahid Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex, Greater Noida. They have recently started their unit in Salem, Tamil Nadu.
There are already academies at the Gwalior, Vadodara and Hyderabad. Later these facility trains several badminton players such as Saina Nehwal P. V. Sindhu, Srikanth Kidambi, , Parupalli Kashyap, H.S. Prannoy, Sai Praneeth, Sameer Verma and many others.
Pullela Gopichand Book
Pullela Gopi Chand: The World Beneath His Feat
This book , the authorised biography of Pullela Gopichand, is about his rise from humble beginnings to become a star on Indian Badminton’s horizon,as well as his endeavours to produce more sports icons like him through his one of a kind badminton Academy.