On Prakash Padukones birthday, lets remember his championship win

As Prakash Padukone celebrates his 65th birthday its worthwhile to remember his win in the All England Badminton Championships way back in 1980With this win Padukone had become the first Indian to bring home the title of All England Badminton ChampionshipsView this post on Instagram40 years ago on this day PrakashPadukone changed the fate of Badminton forever ethAcircAcirccedilethAcircAcircAcirc He won the All England Championship in Londonrsquos Wembley Arena creating history for Indian sports ethAcircAcircregethAcircAcircsup3 An unprecedented landmark victory that shines everlastingly in the annals of time ethAcircAcircAcirc legend icon proudA post shared by Ranveer Singh ranveersingh onMar 23 2020 at 734am PDTPadukone had clashed with Indonesias Liem Swie King in the summit clash at the Wembley Stadium The star Indian shuttler was only 24 years old when he stood at the top of the podiumAt that time the final was built up as a clash of the titans as both Padukone and King had not dropped a single game before the summit clashHowever King was comprehensively outclassed in the finals as Padukone defeated his opponent 153 1510This feat is still considered special as there is just one other Indian to have achieved the milestone and that is Pullela GopichandWhen Padukone won the All England Championships he was seeded third and had entered the tournament on a high after winning two other competitionsPadukone has been a flagbearer for India in the sport of badminton and he also clinched the countrys first world championship medal after winning the bronze medal in the 1983 championshipsDuring his career he also won the national senior championship in 1971 at just the age of 16 and as a result he became the youngest player to have achieved the featHe also managed to win successive national championships until 1979 In 1978 he won the singles badminton gold medal at the Commonwealth Games as well Padukone decided to retire from competitive badminton in 1989Catch up on all the latest sports news and updates hereAlso download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever