Prakash Vijayanath

Prakash Vijayanath
Personal information
Country  South Africa
Born (1994-07-11) 11 July 1994
Madurai, India[1]
Residence Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 69 kg (152 lb)
Men's
Highest ranking 137 (MS) 26 Nov 2015
511 (MD) 21 Jun 2012
243 (XD) 17 May 2012
Medal record
Badminton
Representing  South Africa
African Games
2015 Brazzaville Men's singles
2015 Brazzaville Mixed team
African Badminton Championships
2013 Rose Hill Mixed team
2013 Rose Hill Men's singles
Africa Team Championships
2016 Rose Hill Men's team
BWF profile

Prakash Vijayanath (born 11 July 1994) is a South African male badminton player.[2][3]

Career

Vijayanath was born in India but moved to South Africa when he was four, and started playing badminton at age six in Johannesburg.[1][4]

In 2013, he was selected among the 14 best African players to be a member of the Road to Rio Project organised by the BWF and Badminton Confederation of Africa, to provide financial and technical support to African players and the lead-up to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.[5] He received a Sport Scolarship, supported by Trinity's Global Relations Office studying Computer Science and Business in Trinity College, Dublin. Alongside his studies, he trained at the Badminton Ireland Acadamy with the Irish high performance squad based at Marino under the guidance of coach Daniel Magee.[6][7][8] In August 2013, he won the mixed team gold medal and the men's singles silver medal at the African Badminton Championships.[9] In December 2013, he was the semi finalist at the South Afica International tournament.

In 2014, he was selected to represented South Africa badminton at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[1][10] He became the runner-up of South Africa International in mixed doubles event with his partner Stacey Doubell and the semi finalist of Zambia International tournament in men's singles event.[11][12]

In 2015, he was nominated for the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Athletes' Commission, to be a bridge between Africa and the global badminton community. "For the success of the BWF Athletes' Commission it is essential to have global representation. African badminton has come a long way and to keep this momentum going it is important to have the support from the global community" he said.[4][13] In February, he became the semi finalist of Uganda International, and in August-September, he won silver medals in men's singles and mixed team events at the African Games.[14][15]

Achievements

African Badminton Championships

Men's Singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2013 Rose Hill, Mauritius Mauritius South Africa Jacob Maliekal 13-21, 12-21 Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series

Mixed Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 South Africa International South Africa Stacey Doubell South Africa Cameron Coetzer
South Africa Michelle Butler-Emmett		 23-25, 21-19, 15-21 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
     BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Prakash Vijayanath Biography". results.glasgow2014.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Players: Prakash Vijayanath". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Prakash Vijayanath Full Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Indian-origin Prakash Vijaynath nominated for BWF Athletes' Commission". zeenews.india.com. Zee Media Corporation Ltd. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Road to Rio". www.africa-badminton.com. Badminton Confederation of Africa. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "South African Student Receives International Sports Scholarship". www.tcd.ie. Trinity College, Dublin. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Badminton Ireland Academy offers training package". www.badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Leaping towards Rio 2016". trinitynews.ie. Trinity News. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "African Champs - Mauritius medals but titles go west". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Team South Africa for Commonwealth Games announced". www.thesouthafrican.com. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "South Africa International 2014". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "Zambia International 2014". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  13. ↑ "Nominees Athlete's Commission Elections 2015". bwfbadminton.org. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  14. ↑ "Uganda International 2015". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  15. ↑ "Uganda's Ekiring wins bronze medal at All Africa Games". news.xinhuanet.com. Xinhua. Retrieved 18 October 2016.

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