Personal Life & Domestic Achievements : Aakarshi Kashyap is an Indian Badminton player born on August 24th 2001, in Bhilai Chhattisgarh.
She was born to Sanjeev Kashyap, dermatologist by profession and mother Amita Kashyap,housewife.
She did her schooling from Delhi Public School Rajnandgaon, Chattisgarh and the motivation she received from her father focused her attention towards fitness and mental training.
The girl from Bhilai, started learning badminton professionally in the year 2009 under Coach Sanjay Mishra at Ravi Shankar Stadium, Durg.
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Her first win came in All India Ranking tournament held at Sivakashi on August 24th 2014 and gradually she won nationals title at Vishakhapatnam in November 2015.
In 2016, she won crowns in Under 15 and Under 17 girls single category at Junior National Championship season 2 finals.
The same year she started training at Prakash Padukone badminton academy in Bengaluru.
The young kashyap with her ability of consistent hardwork and persistence won crowns in U-17 & U-19 girl’s singles category at 25th Krishna Khaitan Memorial All India Junior Ranking tournament organized by Express shuttle club on October 16th 2016.
| Name | Aakarshi Kashyap |
| Nick Name | Aakarshi |
| Profession | Indian Badminton Player |
| Date of Birth | 24th August 2001 |
| Age(as in 7th June 2022) | 20 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Virgo |
| Birth Place | Bhilai, Chattisgarh |
| Family | Father: Sanjeev Kashyap Mother: Amita Kashyap Brother: Shreyash |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Cast | Not Known |
| Hometown | Bhilai, Chattisgarh |
| School | Delhi Public School, Rajnandgaon, Chattisgarh |
| College | Seth Sugan Chand Surana College, Durg |
| Qualification | Graduate |
Professional Achievements:
Aakarshi professional achievements include finishing as runner up in Bulgarian and Uganda International in the year 2018 & 2020 respectively.
Winning Kenya International in 2020 against Anupama Upadhyaya by 21-15, 21-6 respectively has been a top notch performance from her in the marquee event.
| Serial Number | Year | Tournament | Result |
| 1 | 2018 | Bulgarian International | Runner Up |
| 2 | 2020 | Uganda International | Runner Up |
| 3 | 2020 | Kenya International | Winner |
She was selected to represent India in Badminton Asia Under 15 and Under 17 junior championships held in Kudus, Indonesia where she successfully won bronze medal.
Inspite of losing a match in National Badminton Championship held in 2017 against Saina Nehwal she gained respect and recognition from Indian badminton fans for putting up tremendous fight against top player.
The turnaround came in 2018, when she successfully won Yonex- Sunrise All India Ranking tournament held in Bengaluru where she defeated Gayatri Gopichand in the final marathon match which went up to 63 minutes in which the former prevailed as winner against the latter with the score of 21-17, 12-21 & 21-9.
She reigned supremely in 2018 edition of Khelo India School Games held in January 2018 where Bhilai player won Under 17th match. Despite few hiccups her form continued till 2019 where she won Yonex Sunrise All India Senior Ranking tournament in Vijayawada India by defeating Anura Prabhudesai in the final by 21-12, 21-16.
In 2021, she won women’s singles title in All India Ranking Tournament where she defeated Tanya Hemanth via straight games in the final with a scoreline of 21-15,21-12.
Some Important Facts about Aakarshi Kashyap:
- She started her professional sports journey as a track and field athlete and later on her father encouragement she choose to play Badminton.
- Her role model is PV Sindhu and once she had a world ranking of 115 in singles category.
- She won her first All India tournament on the occasion of her 13th Birthday.
Aakarshi Kashyap Social Media Profile:
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