Badminton Coach · PE Lecturer · Patiala

He couldn't afford the game. So he gave it away for free.

From a hill village in Hoshiarpur — and 30-kilometre walks home through the dark — to shaping national champions and international medallists. By his own vow, not one rupee in fees since 2016.

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Suresh Kumar holding the Khelo India University Games trophy in a large indoor stadium
Free of cost · since 2016 Honoured by the Govt. of Punjab
0Years coaching free
₹1,00,000Fees since 2016
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PatialaPunjab, India

The evidence

Ten moments, and the years behind them.

Every number above has a photograph behind it. Pull the strip — or open the full record.

The gold-medal badminton team with medals, trophy and shawls at the Khelo India University Games
01Khelo India University Games — the gold-medal team.
Punjab's U-19 girls team with gold medals and trophy on court in Vijayawada
02Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh — Punjab's U-19 girls win School Nationals gold, the state's first in 25 years.
Punjab U-19 boys' team with gold medals and trophy on an outdoor court in Madhya Pradesh
0368th National School Games 2024, Madhya Pradesh — U-19 boys, gold.
Suresh Kumar receiving a certificate and memento from Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann at the Republic Day ceremony in Patiala
04Republic Day 2025 — honoured by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Patiala.
Suresh Kumar in a blue tracksuit holding the Khelo India University Games trophy on court
05Coach Suresh with the Khelo India University Games trophy.
A young Jagsher Singh holding a small trophy beside Coach Suresh Kumar inside a badminton hall
062017 — Jagsher Singh's first tournament, and his first title: Punjab U-11 state champion.
Raj Kumar, garlanded and holding flowers, beside Coach Suresh Kumar outside the airport terminal
07October 2023 — at the airport to welcome Raj Kumar home with his Asian Para Games silver.
Jagsher Singh and a fellow Punjab player standing under the 69th National School Games banner
0869th National School Games — gold. Both Punjab players on the podium.
Suresh Kumar and Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer holding a racket together indoors
09With Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, Member of Parliament and former Sports Minister of Punjab.
A large group of young players and Coach Suresh Kumar lined up on a badminton court
10The squad — on court in Patiala.
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The promise

Not one rupee, from any child, since 2016.

That is a promise, not a policy. He was the boy who couldn't afford rackets, shuttles or shoes — so he seeks out the families who can't manage the cost, and trains their children for nothing.

Why he coaches for free

Recognition

A legacy measured in other people.

Less personal fame than lives redirected — and, of late, recognition from the state itself.

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Years of free coaching

Not a single rupee in fees from any student since 2016.

Suresh Kumar receiving a cash award from the Department of Sports, Punjab
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International podiums

Coached a Sub-Junior National Champion and U-15 Asian Junior bronze medallist.

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National school team

Coach of a Punjab U-19 girls' national school team that won gold.

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Qualifications

B.P.Ed · M.P.Ed · UGC-NET · M.A. Psychology.

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The proof

Students who rose.

Verified achievements only — real athletes, real podiums. Never exaggerated, never invented.

Shikhar Rallan and Shubham Bhatt holding trophies either side of Coach Suresh Kumar on court
Patiala

Shikhar Rallan

Punjab State Champion

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Jagsher Singh holding a racket beside Coach Suresh Kumar against a blue wall
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Jagsher Singh

Sub-Junior National Champion · U-15 Asian Junior Bronze (China, 2023)

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Coach Suresh Kumar with his student, a medallist at the 69th National School Games
Delhi

69th National School Games

Coach and medallist together at the opening ceremony.

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