What is notable about Gayatri Gopichand, who was among the Arjuna Award nominees for the National Sports Awards 2025?
- Daughter of national coach Pullela Gopichand; nominated for women's doubles badminton
- Youngest Arjuna nominee ever; won 2025 All England title in singles
- First doubles badminton player nominated for Arjuna since PV Sindhu
- She represents a new state (Telangana) that had never had an Arjuna awardee
Answer: She is the daughter of Pullela Gopichand — India's national badminton coach and former All England champion — and was nominated as an athlete in her own right for women's doubles badminton
Gayatri Gopichand was nominated for the Arjuna Award as a player in the women's doubles badminton category, forming the top-ranked women's doubles pair in India alongside Treesa Jolly. Her father Pullela Gopichand is India's national badminton coach and former All England Open champion (2001).