Nikhil Kanetkar

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Nikhil Kanetkar
Nikhil Kanetkar - Bronze Mens Singles 35+ BWF World Senior Championship 2017 Kochi-Kerala.jpg
Personal information
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Born (1979-05-13) 13 May 1979 (age 46)
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
HandednessLeft
Men's singles
Highest ranking33
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
World Senior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Kochi Men's singles +35
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
South Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Colombo Men's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Colombo Men's singles
BWF profile

Nikhil Kanetkar (born 13 May 1979) is an Indian former badminton player from Pune. [1]

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Born in a Maharashtrian family, Kanetkar played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, defeating Sergio Llopis of Spain in the first round. In the round of 16, Kanetkar was defeated by Peter Gade of Denmark. [1] In addition to Olympics, Kanetkar has represented India in the Thomas Cup, All England Open, Asian Games, World Championships, Commonwealth Games, SAF Games, Swiss Open, French Open, Toulouse Open and numerous other championships.

In 2011, he retired from competitive sports and set up Nikhil Kanetkar Badminton Academy (NKBA, www.nkba.in) in Pune, India. The academy is based at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Mahalunge-Balewadi, Pune, India. NKBA was established with a vision of "Grooming Talent to Make Champions". Nikhil Kanetkar is currently the Director and Head Coach of NKBA.

Kanetkar is also a columnist and commentator. He wrote for the Marathi newspaper Sakal from Athens during the Olympics and subsequently was invited by StarSports for covering the Badminton events of the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Kanetkar played after 7 years post retirement and won the Men's Singles Title in the 35+ age category in the 41st Indian Masters (Veterans) National Badminton Championships 2016–17 organised by Kerala Badminton Association at Regional Sports Centre, Kadavanthra, Kochi, Kerala. In September 2017, he won the bronze medal in the same age group at the BWF World Senior Badminton Championship held in Kochi, India.

Achievements

BWF World Senior Championships

YearVenueEventOpponentScoreResult
2017 Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Kochi, India Men's singles +35 Flag of Thailand.svg Naruenart Chuaymak 3–8 Retired Med 3.png Bronze

South Asian Games

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2006 Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka Flag of India.svg Chetan Anand 14–21, 12–21 Med 2.png Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1999 U.S. Open Flag of England.svg Colin Haughton 6–15, 0–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

IBF International

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2006 India Satellite Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Cheol-ho 11–21, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2006 Victorian International Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Richard Vaughan 20–22, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2005 South Africa International Flag of Iran.svg Kaveh Mehrabi 15–8, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2004 Mauritius International Flag of India.svg Abhinn Shyam Gupta 16–17, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2003 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Wölk 15–9, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2002 Welsh International Flag of Indonesia.svg Irwansyah 6–15, 11–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2001 Scottish International Flag of Indonesia.svg Irwansyah 5–7, 6–8, 2–7Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1998 Sri Lanka International Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ting Chih-chen 15–13, 15–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Sources

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nikhil Kanetkar". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2010.