Gayatri Gopichand Pullela is an Indian badminton player, who mainly participates in the women’s double and mixed doubles category in various badminton tournaments. In 2022, she qualified for the Commonwealth Games organised in Birmingham, England.She followed the footsteps of her parents, and at the age of 7, she started playing badminton. In an interview, she shared how she thought of making a career as a badminton player. She said, At first I used to play only for fun, but then I started liking it. And my parents also wanted me to play.”.By the age of 15, she became India’s No. 1 in Badminton in the under-17 age group. She then participated in the Asian Games (2018) held in Jakarta.In 2019, she won her first silver medal in the women’s singles category at the South Asian Games (2019) in Nepal.In the early 2020s, she met Treesa Jolly at Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy, Hyderabad. After watching the game style of Treesa and Gayatri, Pullela and Arun Vishnu (badminton coach) decided to team up the girls for women’s mixed doubles. The duo participated in various badminton tournaments and bagged many medals. Gayatri Gopichand with Treesa Jolly.Some of the tournaments in which she has participated are:.During an interview, while talking about her parents, she said, He is very strict with everyone, even me, when on court. However, off the court, he is very nice. We laugh a lot together. Mom is strict off the court. I used to go with dad for matches and that’s how I started. Then, I slowly took a liking to it and began playing it seriously.”.In her leisure time, she loves to watch Hindi & English films, listen to music, sing, and dance.