Aparna Balan (born 9 August 1986) is an Indian

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player from

Kozhikode, Kerala Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second la ...

. She was part of the national team that won the silver medal in

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...

, also gold medals in 2004, 2006 and 2010 South Asian Games. She is 6 times National Champion in mixed doubles and 3 times National Champion in women's doubles. She represented India in many international badminton tournaments.

Career

In 2006, she won the national mixed doubles title partnering with V. Diju. At the same year, she competed at the

2006 South Asian Games The 2006 South Asian Games (also known as the 10th South Asian Games) were held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 18 August to 28 August 2006, in the Sugathadasa Stadium with more than 2000 sportspersons competing in the record 20 disciplines of Sports ...

and won two silver medals in the women's and mixed doubles event. In 2010 South Asian Games, Balan won the women's doubles gold with

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and mixed doubles silver with

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Personal life

On 09 April 2018, she married Sandeep M S. The couple has a son, Sriyaan Sandeep Maliyekkal.

Achievements

South Asian Games

''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the

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. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the

Badminton World Federation The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the international governing body for the sport of badminton recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was founded in 1934 as the International Badminton Federation (IBF) with nine member ...

(BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017. ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament : BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 13 runners-up)

''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament

Major National Achievements

* National champion in mixed doubles 2006 * National champion in mixed doubles 2007 * National champion in women doubles 2011 * National champion in mixed doubles 2012 * National champion in women doubles 2012 * National champion in mixed doubles 2013 * National champion in mixed doubles 2014 * National champion in mixed doubles 2015 * National champion in mixed doubles 2016 * National champion in women doubles 2017 * National games 2015 mixed doubles gold * Premier Badminton League 2016 winners

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Balan, Aparna 1986 births Living people Malayali people Sportswomen from Kerala Racket sportspeople from Kozhikode 21st-century Indian women 21st-century Indian people Indian female badminton players Indian national badminton champions Badminton players at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for India Badminton players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton South Asian Games gold medalists for India South Asian Games silver medalists for India South Asian Games medalists in badminton Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games