Anupama Upadhyay is an Indian badminton player. Anupama came into limelight after securing the top rank in the junior rankings released by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) in September 2022.
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Wiki/Biography
Anupama Upadhyay was born on Saturday, 12 February 2005 (age 17 years; as in 2022) in New Delhi, India. Initially, Anupama Upadhyay’s father, Naveen Upadhyay, took her for badminton training at the Yamuna Sports Complex in New Delhi during holidays. Originally from Almora, Uttarakhand, Anupama and her family had visited Almora during her school holidays, where she met coach DK Sen, father of 2021 World Championships bronze medalist Lakshya Sen. After this, Anupama decided to train under coach DK Sen for the following three. By the year, 2018. Later, coach DK Sen moved to Bengaluru, after which Anupama and her mother shifted to Panchkula, Haryana for the next eighteen months, where they lived in a rented apartment. Before moving to Bengaluru, Anupama participated in various district-level and national-level badminton championships in Panchkula. In Bengaluru, Anupama began her training at Prakash Padukone Academy.
A picture of Anupama Upadhyay when she was ten years old
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 7″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Anupama Upadhyay
Family
Anupama Upadhyay’s family is from Khanuli (Masi) village of Chaukhutia tehsil of Almora, Uttarakhand.
parents and siblings
Anupama Upadhyay’s father, Naveen Upadhyay, served as a sub-inspector in Delhi Police; However, in March 2020, he resigned and moved to Bengaluru to focus on Anupama’s badminton career. Talking about this in an interview, Naveen Upadhyay said,
We have now completely shifted from Delhi to Bengaluru. I was in Delhi Police but I resigned from the post of Sub-Inspector in March 2020 to focus on my daughter’s badminton career. We have rented a flat near PPBA. Staying together will give him mental strength. If we are close to him he will not worry about anything. We want to see our daughter represent the senior Indian team in the Olympics one day.
Anupama Upadhyay’s father
Anupama Upadhyay with her mother
Anupama has a younger sister.
Anupama Upadhyay with her younger sister
livelihood
In 2016, Anupama Upadhyay won her first national level tournament in the under-13 category at the national singles and doubles event in Vijayawada. In 2018, she made her international debut by participating in the Asian Junior Badminton Championships held in Myanmar. Anupama Upadhyay reached the quarter finals in the tournament. In 2019, he participated in the next edition of the Asian Junior Badminton Championships. Anupama reached the quarter finals in the badminton tournament. In the same year, he won the bronze medal at the BAI Under-19 Nationals held in Bengaluru, India. In 2019, she won the Under-15 national singles title in Orissa. In a media interview he talked about his badminton career and said,
I started playing badminton as a leisure activity and didn’t think of playing it professionally until I shifted to Almora to train under DK Sen sir. Whenever Lakshya Sen bhaiya came to Almora, I used to take tips from him also. In 2018, when Sen sir moved to Bengaluru, I moved to Panchkula with my mother for 18 months in a rented house. Reaching the quarterfinals of the Asian Junior Championships in 2019 was an inspiring moment in my career.
In 2020, Anupama shifted to Bengaluru to receive badminton training from the Upadhyaya Prakash Padukone Academy. In 2021, Anupama participated in the Infosys Foundation India Open International Challenge Tournament. He won the gold medal in the tournament.
Anupama Upadhyay during her match at the 2020 Infosys Foundation India Open International Challenge Tournament
In 2022, he participated in the Syed Modi International Super 300. Anupama reached the semi-finals in the tournament.
Anupama Upadhyay during her match in the Syed Modi International Super 300
In the same year, he won the Uganda Junior Open tournament. In the competition, Anupama Upadhyay defeated Aditi Bhatt in the final with the scores of 17-21, 21-14 and 21-17. In an interview he talked about the Uganda Junior Open tournament and said,
After the pandemic, I stayed in Delhi for some time and will focus on improving my fitness. Winning the Infosys Open title last year gave me confidence that my training was going well. Winning the title in Poland was a special moment. I am now aiming to perform well in the BWF Super 100 events Vietnam Open as well as Nagpur International Challenge and Raipur International Challenge. In the academy, coach Vimal Kumar sir makes us work on increasing shuttle speed like Saina Nehwal didi and PV Sindhu didi.
In March 2022, she won her first senior title at the Polish Open tournament held in Poland, Europe.
medal
- In 2019, Anupama Upadhyay won the bronze medal at the Under-15 Pembangunan Jaya Raya Junior Grand Prix in Indonesia.
- In 2021, Anupama Upadhyay won the bronze medal at the Bahrain International Series.
- In 2021, Anupama Upadhyay won the gold medal at the Infosys Foundation India Open International Challenge Tournament.
Anupama Upadhyay after winning the gold medal at the Infosys Foundation India Open International Challenge Tournament.
- In 2022, Anupama Upadhyay won the gold medal in the Polish Open International Challenge tournament.
Anupama Upadhyaya after winning the gold medal in the Polish Open International Challenge tournament
- In 2022, Anupama Upadhyay won the gold medal at the Uganda Junior International Tournament.
Anupama Upadhyay after winning gold medal at Uganda International Challenge 2022
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Facts/General Knowledge
- Anupama Upadhyay started playing badminton at the age of nine. Initially, Anupama played badminton as a leisure activity, but after receiving training from coach DK Sen, father of World Championship bronze medalist Lakshya Sen, she started playing badminton professionally.
- Anupama Upadhyay considers Taiwanese badminton player Tai Tzu-ying, who won a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, as her role model.
- Anupama Upadhyay stood first in the World Junior Rankings released by the Badminton World Federation in September 2022. She also became the sixth Indian and second Indian woman player to achieve the first rank in the BWF World Junior Rankings with a score of 18.060 points in 18 tournaments. He talked about this in an interview and said,
It is a great feeling to see my name at the top of the BWF World Junior Rankings and it will also motivate me for my senior career. Competing on the junior circuit means a lot to me and the coming years will be a transition period for me from junior to senior level. This will be a challenging phase for me as I will have to work on my speed and court movement to excel in the senior circuit as well. But this moment is also special for me and my coaches.
- Anupama Upadhyay follows a non-vegetarian diet.
- In a media interview, Anupama said that apart from playing badminton, she likes to play table tennis in her spare time.
- Her hobbies include dancing, watching Korean dramas, and photography.
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