Ashwini Ponnappa
Indian badminton player · India · On the map · Athletes · Born 1989 · age 37
Ashwini Ponnappa Machimanda is an Indian badminton player who represents the country at the international badminton circuit in both the women's and mixed doubles disciplines.
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About this person
She had a successful partnership with Jwala Gutta as the pair has won many medals in international events including a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games and bronze medals at the Uber Cup and the Asian Badminton Championships. They were consistently ranked among the top 20 in the BWF World Ranking reaching as high as no. 10. Ponnappa and Gutta also won the bronze medal at the BWF World Championships in 2011, becoming the first Indian pair and women and only the second overall to win a medal at the World Championships.
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The same award as Ashwini
Saina NehwalBoth received Commonwealth Games champion
Lakshya SenBoth received Commonwealth Games champion
Prakash PadukoneBoth received Commonwealth Games champion
Parupalli KashyapBoth received Commonwealth Games champion
Lee Chong WeiBoth received Commonwealth Games champion
Jwala GuttaBoth received Commonwealth Games champion