1980 – Prakash Padukone Bags All England Badminton Title
Prakash Padukone is arguably the father of modern day Badminton for India. The Karnataka star, who has four national championships to his name, rose to prominence with his victory over Liem Swie King of Indonesia to become the first Indian to win the All England Badminton championships.
Padukone was awarded the Arjuna Award and also the Padma Shri for his achievements. Indian Badminton has risen to a great level at present. But, it wouldn’t have been possible with the cluster breaking achievement from Padukone which showed the path to the future generations.