Unsung Facts about Badminton Star Player Ashwini Ponnappa

She’s not just a doubles champ

Ashwini started as a state-level hockey player

One of the few shuttlers who speaks fluent Kodava

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, keeping her roots alive.

She once played an entire tournament

with an ankle injury—and won.

Trains with Bollywood beats to keep

her footwork snappy and fun

She designed her own court shoes

after being told none “fit her game.”

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