Padukone is a coastal village located approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) north of the taluk center. Part of the village is surrounded by the Souparnika River and one has to cross this river in an old wooden boat from Maraswami. It is in Udupi district notable for the Krishna Temple. We grew up idolizing beyond Cricket stars – Gavaskar, Viswanath, Chandra, Venkat, Kapil Dev, Krish Srikkanth, - hockey stars and one Badminton player - Prakash Padukone who was ranked World No. 1 in 1980; the same year he became the first Indian to win the All England Open Badminton Championships. He was awarded the Arjuna award in 1972 and the Padma Shri in 1982 by the Government of India. Nozomi Okuhara is a Japanese badminton player, a singles specialist, well known for her speed, agility and endurance. She won a bronze medal in the 2016 Olympics. She became the 2017 world champion in Glasgow, Scotland defeating India's P. V. Sindhu in the finals. The fast-growing rivalry between two of the biggest Women’s Singles stars added another installment with the fierce title clash for championship at the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals in Guangzhou, China. Both players advanced to the gold-medal showdown in straight games.Okuhara having the measure of her compatriot and defending champion, Akane Yamaguchi, while Pusarla Sindhu withstood a spirited surge from Ratchanok Intanon at the end of the second game. The Thai ace – who won the World title at the same Tianhe Gymnasium in 2013 – failed to capitalise on three game points as her big-hitting and long-reaching opponent prevailed 21-16 25-23 to reach the Finals showpiece for the second successive year. The BWF World Tour Finals, officially HSBC BWF World Tour Finals, which succeeds BWF Super Series Finals, is an annual badminton tournament being held at the end of the year where the players with the most points from that calendar year's 37 events of the BWF World Tour compete for total prize money of at least US$ 1,500,000.This year it was held from 12 to 16 December 2018 in Tianhe, Guangzhou, China. The 25 tournaments on the HSBC BWF World Tour offer substantial prize money and ranking points for the players.
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Posted on the 16 December 2018 by Sampathkumar SampathPadukone is a coastal village located approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) north of the taluk center. Part of the village is surrounded by the Souparnika River and one has to cross this river in an old wooden boat from Maraswami. It is in Udupi district notable for the Krishna Temple. We grew up idolizing beyond Cricket stars – Gavaskar, Viswanath, Chandra, Venkat, Kapil Dev, Krish Srikkanth, - hockey stars and one Badminton player - Prakash Padukone who was ranked World No. 1 in 1980; the same year he became the first Indian to win the All England Open Badminton Championships. He was awarded the Arjuna award in 1972 and the Padma Shri in 1982 by the Government of India. Nozomi Okuhara is a Japanese badminton player, a singles specialist, well known for her speed, agility and endurance. She won a bronze medal in the 2016 Olympics. She became the 2017 world champion in Glasgow, Scotland defeating India's P. V. Sindhu in the finals. The fast-growing rivalry between two of the biggest Women’s Singles stars added another installment with the fierce title clash for championship at the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals in Guangzhou, China. Both players advanced to the gold-medal showdown in straight games.Okuhara having the measure of her compatriot and defending champion, Akane Yamaguchi, while Pusarla Sindhu withstood a spirited surge from Ratchanok Intanon at the end of the second game. The Thai ace – who won the World title at the same Tianhe Gymnasium in 2013 – failed to capitalise on three game points as her big-hitting and long-reaching opponent prevailed 21-16 25-23 to reach the Finals showpiece for the second successive year. The BWF World Tour Finals, officially HSBC BWF World Tour Finals, which succeeds BWF Super Series Finals, is an annual badminton tournament being held at the end of the year where the players with the most points from that calendar year's 37 events of the BWF World Tour compete for total prize money of at least US$ 1,500,000.This year it was held from 12 to 16 December 2018 in Tianhe, Guangzhou, China. The 25 tournaments on the HSBC BWF World Tour offer substantial prize money and ranking points for the players.