George Thomas (badminton)
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George Thomas (born April 15, 1966) is a former badminton
player from Kerala
, India
. He won the National Singles title
in 1990 and the doubles title with Jaseel P. Ismail
in 1992. He was a member of the Indian team that won a silver medal in the 1998 Commonwealth Games. He was conferred with the Arjuna Award
in 2002 for his contribution to Indian Badminton.
He is at present working for Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
and is posted at Kochi.
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
player from Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He won the National Singles title
Indian National Badminton Championships
The Indian National Badminton Championships is a tournament organized to crown the best badminton players in India since 1934.Until into the 1960s years were open the championships and also foreign players could play the championships. That is why the Dane Erland Kops is in the winner lists.-21st...
in 1990 and the doubles title with Jaseel P. Ismail
Jaseel P. Ismail
Jaseel P. Ismail is a former badminton player from Kozhikode city of Kerala, India. He, arguably, is one of India's finest ever doubles players.-Career:...
in 1992. He was a member of the Indian team that won a silver medal in the 1998 Commonwealth Games. He was conferred with the Arjuna Award
Arjuna award
The Arjuna Awards were instituted in 1961 by the government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports. The award carries a cash prize of 500,000, a bronze statuette of Arjuna and a scroll....
in 2002 for his contribution to Indian Badminton.
He is at present working for Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
Bharat Petroleum
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited is a state-controlled oil and gas company headquartered in Mumbai, India. In 2011, Fortune Global 500 ranked the company of 272.- History :...
and is posted at Kochi.