Renuga Vithi Veeran was born on 20 June 1986 and is a Malaysian-born Australian badminton player.
18 Facts About Renuga Veeran
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Renuga Veeran has represented both Malaysia and Australia internationally as a badminton player.
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Renuga Veeran gave an interview in Tamil language to the Australian Special Broadcasting Service Tamil Radio a week after returning from the London Olympics.
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Renuga Veeran stated in the interview that she was warmly received by the Prime Minister of Australia on her return to Sydney from the games.
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Renuga Veeran is 165 centimetres tall and weighs 61 kilograms.
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Renuga Veeran attended primary school at Sekolah Rendah Kepong in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Renuga Veeran moved to Australia when she was sixteen years old.
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Renuga Veeran attended Leichhardt High School in the Sydney suburbs for high school.
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Renuga Veeran earned a Bachelor of Business in Applied Economics and International Trade from Victoria University, attending from 2007 to 2009.
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Renuga Veeran started playing badminton when she was six years old.
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Renuga Veeran represents Badminton Australia on the club level, and is coached by Ricky Yu, who became her coach in 2008.
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Renuga Veeran represented Malaysia as a member of their junior national team on the World Juniors level.
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Renuga Veeran has represented Australia as a member of the national team at several different competitions including the 2010 Uber Cup, the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2011 Sudirman Cup.
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Renuga Veeran competed in the mixed doubles event and team event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games with her brother Raj, finished 17th in the individual event and fifth in the mixed team event.
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Renuga Veeran finished 5th in the doubles competition at the 2012 Air Tahiti Nui International Challenge held in Punaauia, French Polynesia.
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Renuga Veeran finished 17th in the doubles competition at the 2012 Yonex Australian Open Grand Prix Gold held in Sydney, Australia.
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Renuga Veeran finished 1st in the doubles competition at the 2012 Oceania Championships, and in the doubles competition at the 2012 Oceania Team Championships, both held in Ballarat, Australia.
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Renuga Veeran was in Australia's badminton team for the 2012 Summer Olympics, making her Olympic debut as a 26-year-old.