Aparna Balan
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 August 1986 Kozhikode, Kerala, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 26 (WD 1 July 2010) 41 (XD 20 November 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aparna Balan (born 9 August 1986) is an Indian badminton player from Kozhikode, Kerala.[1] She was part of the national team that won the silver medal in 2010 Commonwealth Games, 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.
In 2006, she won the national mixed doubles title partnering with V. Diju.[2] At the same year, she competed at the 2006 South Asian Games and won two silver medals in the women's and mixed doubles event.[3] In 2010 South Asian Games, Balan won the women's doubles gold with Shruti Kurien and mixed doubles silver with Sanave Thomas.[4]
Personal life
On 09 April 2018, she married Sandeep M S.[5]
