Nikhil Kanetkar
Nikhil Kanetkar is the only Olympic badminton player from Pune India.
Born in a Maharashtrian family, Kanetkar played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, defeating Sergio Llopis of Spain in the first round. In the round of 16, Kanetkar was defeated by Peter Gade of Denmark. In addition to Olympics, Kanetkar has represented India in the Thomas Cup, All England Open, Asian Games, World Championships, Commonwealth Games, SAF Games, Swiss Open, French Open, Toulouse Open and numerous other championships.
In 2011, he retired from competitive sports and set up Nikhil Kanetkar Badminton Academy in Pune, India. The academy is based at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Mahalunge-Balewadi, Pune, India. NKBA was established with a vision of "Grooming Talent to Make Champions". Nikhil Kanetkar is currently the Director and Head Coach of NKBA.
Kanetkar is also a columnist and commentator. He wrote for the Marathi newspaper Sakal from Athens during the Olympics and subsequently was invited by StarSports for covering the Badminton events of the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Kanetkar played after 7 years post retirement and won the Men's Singles Title in the 35+ age category in the 41st Indian Masters National Badminton Championships 2016-17 organised by Kerala Badminton Association at Regional Sports Centre, Kadavanthra, Kochi, Kerala. In September 2017, he won the bronze medal in the same age group at the BWF World Senior Badminton Championship held in Kochi, India.
Achievements
BWF World Senior Championships
South Asian Games
Men's singles| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2006 | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka |  Chetan Anand | 14–21, 12–21 | Silver |
IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1999 | U.S Open |  Colin Haughton | 6–15, 0–15 | Runner-up |
IBF International
Men's singles| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2006 | India Satellite |  Lee Cheol-ho | 11–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2006 | Victorian International |  Richard Vaughan | 20–22, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2005 | South Africa International |  Kaveh Mehrabi | 15–8, 15–7 | Winner |
| 2004 | Mauritius International | Abhinn Shyam Gupta | 16–17, 8–15 | Runner-up |
| 2003 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse |  Andreas Wölk | 15–9, 15–11 | Winner |
| 2002 | Welsh International |  Irwansyah | 6–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
| 2001 | Scottish International | Irwansyah | 5–7, 6–8, 2–7 | Runner-up |
| 1998 | Sri Lanka International |  Ting Chih-chen | 15–13, 15–6 | Winner |