Rajeev Bagga

Award Winner

1967 –

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Who is Rajeev Bagga?

Rajeev Bagga is an Indian badminton player from Mumbai, who now plays for Britain. He is profoundly deaf.

He was Indian national champion, and reached main stage of the 1990 All England Open Badminton Championships, the only deaf person to do so. He has won 12 golds and been singles champion at the Deaflympics from 1989 to 2001, and was named 'Deaflympian of the Century' by the Comité International des Sports des Sourds in 2001. In 1991, he won India's highest sports honour, the Arjuna award.

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Apr 6, 1967
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  • India
  • United Kingdom
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on July 23, 2013

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