Abhinn Shyam Gupta


Abhinn Shyam Gupta is a male badminton player from India. Presently he lives in City of Allahabad and is a former national champion in singles. Gupta played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing in the round of 32 to Park Tae-sang of South Korea. He had been coached by Malik Shamim Sultan.
Gupta received Arjuna Award for his contribution to the Indian badminton. He is also a proud recipient of Honoured Birla Award, Laxman Award and Yash Bharti Award.

Education and profession

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

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, and senior.

Major participation

He has visited many countries such as England, France, Holland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, New Zealand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam, Iran, Singapore, Philippines, Korea, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Australia, China, Teipe Kenya, Spain, Mauritius, Saudi Arab, Dubai etc. as a member of Indian Badminton Team.