Pandimukkala Venkata Vara Lakshmi, better known as P. V. V. Lakshmi, is an Indian former badminton player. She is an eight-time Indian national champion[3] in badminton and represented India in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. She is also the wife of Pullela Gopichand.[4] She was the bronze medalist in badminton at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in the Women's Team event.
| P. V. V. Lakshmi | |||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 November 1974 Vijayawada, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Hyderabad, Telangana, India | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gopichand Badminton Academy
editP. V. V. Lakshmi, was very supportive of Gopichand during the formation of Gopichand Badminton Academy and even contributed to the effort of securing monetary support.[5] Despite other donations, Gopichand could only gather US$1.75 million. It was then they decided to mortgage his family home and raise the remaining money for the already delayed project. In 2008, the facility was eventually completed at the cost of $2.5 million.[6] Immediately after the construction, the Government of India sent the Commonwealth Games team to train at this facility. The government increased the daily rate they pay per player to $20 for this special Games camp. This was a big jump from the $5 daily fee per player that the government had previously paid for other training camps.[6]
In 2008, they appealed to Bollywood, the Hindi cinema industry to become badminton's brand ambassador. They felt that by having a popular cinema icon supporting the sport will help popularize it.[7]
Despite Saina Nehwal's success in international tournaments, Gopichand and Lakshmi found it hard to run the Academy. To run it at an optimal level, it requires $300,000 a year. As of 2010, he was making do with $100,000 to pay the training cost for 60 players and was holding off hiring more coaches.[6]
Achievements
editIBF International
edit| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1999 | India International |  B. R. Meenakshi
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11–7, 4–11, 10–13 |  Runner-up
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| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1998 | India International | Madhumita Bisht
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Archana Deodhar Manjusha Kanwar
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6–15, 15–13, 15–9 |  Winner
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| 1999 | India International | Archana Deodhar
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Trupti Murgunde Ketaki Thakkar
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9–15, 15–3, 15–3 | Winner
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| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1998 | India International | Vincent Lobo
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Vinod Kumar Madhumita Bisht
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12–15, 14–17 | Runner-up
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| 1999 | India International | J. B. S. Vidyadhar
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Vinod Kumar B. R. Meenakshi
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17–14, 15–6 | Winner
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Personal life
editP. V. V. Lakshmi married fellow badminton player Gopichand on 5 June 2002.[8] They have two children, a daughter named Gayathri and a son named Vishnu. Her daughter Gayathri, who is the elder of the two siblings, won the 2015 U-13 National Badminton Champion. Her son Vishnu is currently training at Gopichand academy. After marriage, Gopichand concentrated on badminton academy and Lakshmi helped him.[9]
References
edit- ^ Shridharan, J. r (4 January 2012). "Under her watchful eye". Thehindu.com. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Pulella Gopichand". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ Shridharan, J. r (4 January 2012). "Under her watchful eye". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ Tagore, Vijay (22 August 2016). "PV Sindhu has a coach I didn't have, Pullela Gopichand's wife says". Times of India. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ A., Joseph Antony (8 April 2004). "Master of multi-tasking". The Hindu.
- ^ a b c Anand, Geeta (6 October 2010). "Badminton Academy Trains Saina but Still Struggles". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- ^ "'Badminton needs Bollywood brand ambassadors'". The Indian Express. 3 October 2008. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- ^ "rediff.com sports: Gopichand to wed PVV Lakshmi". Rediff.com. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Sindhu has a coach I didn't have - my husband". The Times of India. 22 August 2016.
