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Aparna Lalji Popat is undoubtedly the
badminton queen of Bangalore and India. She took up the sport of Badminton at the age of 8
and by the time she was 13, winning National level and State level tournaments became a
habit. While staying in Mumbai, she was trained by her dedicated coach Anil Pradhan for 8
years. Under his able guidance, she developed the skill required to face many challenges
of the game. As Prakash Padukone was setting up a badminton academy to provide a platform
for budding badminton players, Aparna came to the city six years ago and she has now made
Bangalore her home to pursue her badminton career.
A professional player par excellence, she sweats out hard four hours every day at the
courts of BPL Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy. |