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Question
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Badminton’s first lifetime award
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Arjuna Award
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Dronacharya Award
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Rajiv Gandhi khel Ratna
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Detailed explanation-1: -His greatest accomplishment came in 1980 when he became the first Indian to win the All England Championships, the world’s most prestigious annual badminton competition. The All England win catapulted Padukone to the number one world badminton ranking, making him the first Indian to achieve that status.
Detailed explanation-2: -Prakash Padukone continued the winning streak throughout his career and bagged over 20 international medals before he retired as a player in 1989.
Detailed explanation-3: -He was conferred with the Arjuna Award in 1972 and the Padma Shri in the year 1982. In 1978, he won a gold medal in the men’s singles event at the Commonwealth games, making him the first Indian badminton player to do so.