Nikhil Kanetkar
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| Nikhil Kanetkar | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country |  India |
| Born | May 13, 1979 Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Handedness | Left |
| Men's Singles | |
| BWF profile | |
Nikhil Kanetkar (born May 13, 1979) is a male Maharashtrian badminton player from Pune India.[1]
Kanetkar played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, defeating Sergio Llopis of Spain in the first round. In the round of 16, Kanetkar was defeated by Peter Gade of Denmark.[1]
He would write a column in Marathi newspaper Sakal from Athens during the olympics. Currently[when?] he is writing 'Doha Diary' from Doha on the days happenings in the Asian Games in the same newspaper.
In 2011 he created NKBA - a badminton academy in Pune, India.
References
External links
- Kanetkar, Saina lead D-day challenge
- I choose not to be frustrated: Kanetkar
- Nikhil Kanetkar loses in semis
- task for shuttlers - Aparna Popat, Abhinn Shyam Gupta and Nikhil Kanetkar carry Indian hopes
- Nikhil Kanetkar is runner-up
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- Vague or ambiguous time from March 2011
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Indian male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players of India
- Sportspeople from Pune
- Marathi sportspeople
- Badminton players at the 2006 Asian Games
- Asian badminton biography stubs
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