Abhinn Shyam Gupta is a male badminton

Badminton

Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

 player from India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. Presently he lives in City of Allahabad

Allahabad

Allahabad , or Settled by God in Persian, is a major city of India and is one of the main holy cities of Hinduism. It was renamed by the Mughals from the ancient name of Prayaga , and is by some accounts the second-oldest city in India. It is located in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh,...

 and is a former national champion in singles. Gupta played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Goudi Olympic Hall at the Goudi Olympic Complex from August 14 through August 21. Both men and women competed in their own singles and doubles events and together they competed in a mixed doubles event....

 in men's singles, losing in the round of 32 to Park Tae-sang

Park Tae-sang

Park Tae-sang is a male badminton player from South Korea.Park played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men' singles, defeating Abhinn Shyam Gupta of India and Bao Chunlai of China in the first two rounds...

 of Korea

South Korea

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Gupta received Arjuna Award

Arjuna award

The Arjuna Awards were instituted in 1961 by the government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports. The award carries a cash prize of 500,000, a bronze statuette of Arjuna and a scroll....

 for his contribution to the Indian badminton.

Education and Profession

Abhinn is graduate in B.Com. from Allahabad University, Allahabad. Currently, he is employed with Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Subedar Terminal, Allahabad as Dy. Manager.

Family

Abhinn Shyam Gupta was born on the 22 October, 1979 to Mr. Shyam Babu Gupta and Mrs Sarla Devi Gupta. He was brought up in Allahabad, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. He has an elder brother Mr. Sanjul Gupta. He got married on 27th April 2007 to Dr. Nalani Gupta Firozabad, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

Records

Abhinn is a Limca book record holder in 2004. He is the first shuttler of India who becomes national champion in all the categories viz., mini, sub-junior, junior (twice), and senior (twice).

Marriage

Abhinn Shyam Gupta was married on 27 April, 2007 to Dr. Nalini Gupta at Vanshi Bhavan in Allahabad, Utter Pradesh, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

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Major participation

• Common Wealth Games-Kualalampur – 1998
• World Championship-Copenhagen – 1999
• Seville – 2001
• Manchester – 2002
• Asian Games-Busan – 2002
• Birmingham – 2003
• World Olympics-Athens Olympic – 2004
• U.S.A. (Qualified for the World Championship) – 2005