For those aspiring badminton players who long for quality badminton academy in Guntur and Vijayawada, the first badminton academy in the capital region on the premises of Guntur Club on Palakaluru Road, offers top class sporting facilities.

The Guntur Club Badminton Academy was inaugurated on Sunday by Minister for Panchayat Raj and Information Technology Nara Lokesh.

Built at a cost of ₹2 crore, the academy has four matted wooden courts and a viewing gallery for officials.

Club secretary Chukkapalli Ramesh said that more facilities for players would be added, including players change rooms and 24 new rooms were being constructed.

The city of Guntur has produced several top ranking badminton players like Kidambi Srikanth, Nanda Gopal etc, who trained at the B.R Stadium and NTR Municipal Stadiums under local coaches before heading to top quality academies like Pullella Gopichand Academy in Hyderabad.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Andhra Pradesh / by  Staff Reporter / Guntur – October 03rd, 2017