Parupalli Kashyap

I was lucky to qualify for the Olympics: Kashyap

New Delhi: Deserving athletes have sometimes failed to make it to the Olympics and others have found themselves there by quirk of fate. Indian badminton star Parupalli Kashyap is one of those to qualify for the London Games following an unexpected twist and he thanks his stars for it. There is that famous instance of legendary American Jesse Owens making history at the Berlin Olympics when many thought his fellow-sprinter...  

Kashyap stuns World No. 3 at Indonesia Open

Jakarta: India's Parupalli Kashyap stunned World No. 3 Chen Long of China 21-17, 21-14 to enter the men's singles quarter-finals at the Indonesia Open Super Series badminton event here on Thursday. The World No. 26 dispatched the top seed in 45 minutes in a second-round match. Kashyap rode on his smashes and better net play to outwit the Chinese. The Indian had pocketed 26 smash winner and accumulated 14 points...