Description: (The First Indian Badminton Player to Enter the Olympic Men’s Singles Quarterfinals)
A former world number 6, Indian badminton player Parupalli Kashyap is not just a Commonwealth gold medalist but has also been awarded the Arjuna Award. In 2012, he became the first Indian to enter the men’s singles quarterfinals at the Olympics. He is also badminton ace Saina Nehwal’s husband.