Prakash Padukone set to travel to Paris Olympics as badminton squad mentor

Padukone, the first Indian to win the All England Championship, retired in 1991 even as badminton was introduced in the Olympics at the 1992 Barcelona Games.

While Lakshya Sen is a product of the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy (PPBA), Sindhu had announced Padukone as her mentor ahead of the Paris Games after shifting her base to Bengaluru from Hyderabad. She is preparing for her third Olympics.

"There are seven players and eight support staff, including the coaches and physios," a source in the know of things told PTI.