(1981-01-04) 4 January 1981 (age 43) Ramanattukara, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Height
1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Handedness
Right
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking
6 (in XD)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing India
Commonwealth Games
2010 New Delhi
Mixed team
2006 Melbourne
Mixed team
South Asian Games
2006 Colombo
Mixed doubles
2006 Colombo
Men's team
2010 Dhaka
Men's team
2010 Dhaka
Mixed doubles
2010 Dhaka
Men's doubles
BWF profile
Valiyaveetil Diju (born 4 January 1981), also known as V. Diju, is an Indian badminton player from Kozhikode, Kerala.[1] He clinched six National Championships title, once in the men's doubles and five times in the mixed doubles. He represented India in the 2012 London Olympics, became the first Indian player to participate at the Olympics in the mixed doubles alongside Jwala Gutta. He is the winner of Arjuna Award 2014, given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, government of India to recognize his outstanding achievement in National sports. He is also the winner of G. V. Raja awards, which is the highest government-level recognition for sports persons in Kerala. He is winner of Jimmy George award 2014. He is also winner of Vivekanandha sports excellence award 2014. He won the Youth excellence award also in 2014.He is the only mixed doubles player from India to reach top 10 in the world badminton ranking(BWF) .His highest ranking is number 6th in world ranking.
^Jha, Rakesh (12 March 2012). "Valiyaveetil Diju". www.indiansportsnews.com. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
ValiyaveetilDiju (born 4 January 1981), also known as V. Diju, is an Indian badminton player from Kozhikode, Kerala. He clinched six National Championships...
the year 2008. Their breakthrough came when Gutta and her partner ValiyaveetilDiju became the first Indian badminton mixed doubles pair to win a Grand...
ranked in the Top-10 of two categories. She peaked at no. 6 with ValiyaveetilDiju in mixed doubles and at no. 10 with Ashwini Ponnappa in women's doubles...
16–21, 21–18 S M Sari / Yao L (SIN) W 21–16, 21–15 3 did not advance ValiyaveetilDiju Jwala Gutta Mixed doubles T Ahmad / L Natsir (INA) L 16–21, 12–21...
Ponnappa Arjuna Award Female 2013 P. V. Sindhu Arjuna Award Female 2014 ValiyaveetilDiju Arjuna Award Male 2015 Srikanth Kidambi Arjuna Award Male 2018 N....
reaching in to the quarter-finals stage with Partner Juhl. The duo beat ValiyaveetilDiju and Jwala Gutta of India, Lee Yong-dae and Ha Jung-eun of South Korea...
have been ranked in the top 10 in two categories: at number 6 with ValiyaveetilDiju in mixed doubles, and number 10 with Ashwini Ponnappa in women's doubles...
Tintu Luka 800 m 2012-London Mayookha Johny Triple jump 2012-London ValiyaveetilDiju Badminton 2012-London Irfan Kolothum Thodi 20 km walk 2012-London...
Michael Fuchs & Birgit Michels 5–2 Lee Chun Hei & Chau Hoi Wah 4–1 ValiyaveetilDiju & Jwala Gutta 2–0 Fran Kurniawan & Pia Zebadiah Bernadet 4–0 Hendra...
Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Rank ValiyaveetilDiju Jwala Gutta Mixed Doubles Henry Karjohn (JAM) W 2-0 Ponnappa Kumar (IND)...
Luka, 800 m (2012-London) Mayookha Johny, Triple jump (2012-London) ValiyaveetilDiju, Badminton (2012-London) Jinson Johnson, 800 m (2016 Rio de Janeiro)...
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