K. Neelima Chowdary
| K Neelima Chowdary | |||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 September 1977 Andhra Pradesh, India | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | P. U. Bhaskar Babu | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Women's singles, Women's doubles, Mixed doubles | ||||||||||||||
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K Neelima Chowdary is an Indian former badminton player.[1][2]
Early life[edit]
Chowdary was born in Andhra Pradesh, India on 15 September 1977. She belongs to the Kammas community of the state.[3]
Career[edit]
She started training in Vijayawada under the guidance of Sports Authority of India appointed coach P.U. Bhaskar Babu.[4]
Chowdary started her Badminton career in 1992 playing India's Individual Junior Championships and won the first place in women's doubles category. PVV Lakshmi and Chowdary emerged as top seeded player from that championship.
The winning streak continued in 1994 when Chowdary along with Nirmala Kotnis won India's Individual Junior Championships.
In the game of mixed doubles in 1995, Chowdary along with Sameer Mahesh, won India's Individual Junior Championships. In 1996, Chowdary and Sudha Rani went on to secure the first place in the India's Individual Junior Championships. Playing singles in the International Championships in 1997, Chowdary finished at the fifth spot. The same year Manjusha Kanwar and Chowdary fished fifth in the women's doubles International Championships.
In 1998, Chowdary bagged a silver in while playing singles at the Sri Lanka International Championship. She also represented Indian women team in the 1998 Commonwealth Games and won a bronze. In 2001, Chowdary won the 66th Indian National Badminton Championships while playing women's doubles with D Swetha.[citation needed] This was the year, the All England champion P. Gopichand led the Andhra Pradesh teams for the badminton events of the National Games at the Hansraj Stadium, Jalandhar, Punjab.[2]
In 2002, Chowdary and Cha Deepti played doubles at the 17th Commonwealth Games against Seychelles Island and won the match.[5]
In March 2017, Chowdary participated in the 41st Indian Masters (Veteran) National Badminton Championship Cochin, Kerala. In the 35 plus mixed doubles, Chowdary and Abhinand Shetty played and won against Dhole and Prerana Joshi.[6]
Achievements[edit]
IBF International[edit]
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1998 | Sri Lanka International |  Aparna Popat
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11–1, 12–13, 3–11 |  Runner-up
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| 1998 | India International | Aparna Popat
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11–6, 6–11, 8–11 | Runner-up
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References[edit]
- ^ site., Who made this. "Project Name". www.badmintonindia.org. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Gopichand to lead AP's challenge". The Hindu. 17 September 2001. Retrieved 22 May 2019.[dead link]
- ^ "List of Indian National Badminton Champions - Kammas". kammasworld.blogspot.in. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Shuttlers on the go". The Hindu. 4 May 2013. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Indian Cha Deepti (L) serves as her doubles' partn". Getty Images. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Dayal, Makode, Dhole enter veteran badminton nationals semis - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
External links[edit]
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Indian female badminton players
- Indian national badminton champions
- Racket sportspeople from Andhra Pradesh
- Sportswomen from Andhra Pradesh
- 20th-century Indian women
- 20th-century Indian people
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for India
- Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton
- Badminton players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games