Parupalli Kashyap overcame a huge personal loss and major injuries to clinch the biggest title of his life when he beat Derek Wong of Singapore in a blistering three-setter to claim gold at the Commonwealth Games singles final in Glasgow yesterday.



The going has not been smooth for Kashyap. Handpicked by P Gopichand to spearhead the Indian challenge in men's singles on the world circuit, this former national champion rose as high as World No 6 a couple of years back, thereby vindicating Gopichand's faith.

Personal loss
In 2011, while playing the Singapore Open as the country's top shuttler, he received the most unfortunate news of his elder sister's death caused by suicide. He was very close to his sister and it took a long time for him to come to terms with this huge personal loss.