Arun Vishnu (born 2 August 1988) is a former Indian

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...

player, from

Calicut Kozhikode (), also known as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. Known as the City of Spices, Kozhikode is listed among the City of Literature, UNESCO's Cities of Literature. It is the nineteenth large ...

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, who represented India in several international tournaments. He partnered with

Aparna Balan Aparna Balan (born 9 August 1986) is an Indian badminton player from Kozhikode, Kerala. She was part of the national team that won the silver medal in 2010 Commonwealth Games, also gold medals in 2004, 2006 and 2010 South Asian Games. She is 6 ...

and

Alwin Francis Alwin Francis (born 11 March 1987) is an Indian male badminton player. Biography Alvin Francis hails from Pala in Kottayam district of Kerala. He is currently training at the Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad. Achievements BWF Internat ...

in mixed doubles category and men's doubles category respectively. His career best world ranking was 37 and 41 in men's doubles and mixed doubles category respectively. Since 2016 he is coach of Indian National Badminton Team.

Playing career

Vishnu started playing badminton at the age of 12 under Kerala Sports Council Coach A. Nazer. He trained at

Gopichand Badminton Academy Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy (PGBA) is a badminton training facility in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Founded in 2004 by the 2001 All England Open Badminton champion Pullela Gopichand, the facility trains several badminton players such ...

in Hyderabad under the guidance of

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. Vishnu and

were Indian National Badminton Champion in Mixed Doubles category in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015. He and

Tarun Kona Tarun Kona (born 17 November 1989) is an Indian badminton player. He entered the national team in 2006, and in 2011, he won the men's doubles title at the National Championships. Achievements BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up) The BWF Grand Prix ...

were Indian National Badminton Champion in Men's Doubles category in 2011. Vishnu and

won Men Doubles Gold medal at National Games 2011, Ranchi. Vishnu and

won Mixed Doubles Gold Medal at National Games 2015, Kochi. He has represented India in

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2015, 2014, 2013 & 2009,

Asian Games 2010 The 2010 Asian Games (), officially known as the XVI Asian Games () and also known as Guangzhou 2010 (), were a regional multi-sport event held from November 12 to 27, 2010 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (although several events commenced ear ...

, Asian Badminton Championships 2016, 2015, 2013, 2012, 2011 & 2010,

Sudirman Cup The Sudirman Cup is an international badminton mixed team competition contested by member countries of the Badminton World Federation, the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every two years since the inaugural tourn ...

2015, 2013, 2011 & 2009, and

Thomas Cup The Thomas Cup, sometimes referred as World Men's Team Championships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the sport's global governing body. The championships h ...

2014. In the

Indian Badminton League Premier Badminton League, aka PBL, is a team badminton league operating in India. It was launched in 2016 and is one of the top badminton leagues in the world. It features nine state or city-based franchise teams and the top Indian and interna ...

2013, Vishnu played for the Pune Pistons.

Coaching career

Vishnu started coaching the Indian National Badminton Team from 2016. He was the coach of Indian Badminton Team for the following major tournaments: Commonwealth Games 2022, Asian Games 2018 & 2022, World Badminton Championship 2021, 2022 & 2023, Thomas & Uber Cup 2021, Badminton Asia Championship 2022 & 2023, Badminton Asia Team Championship 2024, Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship 2023,

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2022, 2023 & 2024, Junior World Badminton Championship 2017 & 2018. As a Coach, Vishnu guided Chennai Smashers to

Premier Badminton League Premier Badminton League, aka PBL, is a team badminton league operating in India. It was launched in 2016 and is one of the top badminton leagues in the world. It features nine state or city-based franchise teams and the top Indian and interna ...

2017 title on his maiden assignment as Coach. Currently he trains Treesa Jolly & Gayatri Gopichand, Tanisha Crasto &

Ashwini Ponnappa Ashwini Ponnappa Machimanda (born 18 September 1989) is an Indian badminton player who represents the country at the international badminton circuit in both the women's and mixed doubles disciplines. She had a successful partnership with Jwal ...

in Indian National Badminton Camp along with

Achievements

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the

BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold The BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was run from 2007 to 2017. Features Prize money A Grand Prix Gold tournament offered minimum prize money of US$ ...

. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the

Badminton World Federation The Badminton World Federation, aka BWF, is the international governing body for the sport of badminton approved by the International Olympic Committee. It was founded on 5 July 1934 as the International Badminton Federation with nine member ...

(BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017. : BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament : BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International

BWF International Challenge The BWF International Challenge is a grade 3 and level 1 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Series (level 2) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...

tournament :

BWF International Series The BWF International Series is a grade 3 and level 2 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...

tournament :

BWF Future Series The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...

tournament

Family

In 2016 January, Arun Vishnu married

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native badminton player Arundhati Pantawane. The couple has a son, Adharv Arun Vishnu.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vishnu, Arun 1988 births Living people Indian male badminton players 21st-century Indian sportsmen Badminton players at the 2010 Asian Games Racket sportspeople from Kozhikode Asian Games badminton players for India