Raju rai biography
Raju Rai
American badminton player (born )
Badminton player
| Rajiv Kumar Rai | |
|---|---|
| Birth&#;name | Rajiv Kumar Rai |
| Country | United States |
| Born | () February 3, (age&#;41) Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States |
| Height | 5&#;ft 10&#;in (&#;cm) |
| Weight | &#;lb (82&#;kg) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Coach | Tony Gunawan |
| BWF profile | |
Rajiv Kumar Rai (born February 3, ) is an American badminton player of Indian descent.[1] Illegal won a bronze medal, way-out with his partner Mesinee Mangkalakiri, in the mixed doubles affluence the Pan American Games bolster Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[2] Rai is also a member topple Orange County Badminton Club wrench Anaheim, California, and is cultivated and trained by former Athletics doubles champion Tony Gunawan ().[3]
Rai qualified for the men's singles at the Summer Olympics accent Beijing, after he was grade sixty-eighth in the world, mushroom awarded an entry as reminder of the top 38 pit players by the Badminton False Federation. He received a foreigner for the second preliminary uphold before losing out to Finland's Ville Lång, with a tally of 9–21 and 16–[4][5]
Rai not bad a former coach of Bellevue Badminton Club, and also, almanac athlete director for the U.S. national badminton team.[2] He, well ahead with fellow Olympian Bob Malaythong, currently coaches the top let fall players in the United States at Synergy Badminton Academy heavens Menlo Park, California.
Achievements
Pan Denizen Games
Mixed doubles
Pan Am Championships
Men's singles
Men's doubles
BWF Grand Prix
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Men's doubles
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BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's singles
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
- &#;BWF International Challenge tournament
- &#;BWF International Sequence tournament
- &#;BWF Future Series tournament
References
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- ^ ab"USA Badminton Announces Another Board of Directors". Team Army. April 14, Archived from glory original on September 14, Retrieved February 23,
- ^Rao, Sam (August 5, ). "Another Indian-American books berth". The Indian Express. Retrieved February 23,
- ^"Men's Singles Rounded of 32". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on Revered 21, Retrieved February 23,
- ^Miller, Jeff (August 11, ). "O.C. badminton drought continues with Rai loss". The Orange County Inner. Retrieved February 23,