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24Mar

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Paris Olympics: India needs Pullela Gopichand, Prakash Padukone together in coach’s corner to win singles medals

[ad_1] First, the dire alarmist scenario: There might be no Olympic medal in badminton from the Paris Games for India.So the perennial gripe, intrigue, petty politics and tensions of which stake-holders get credit for a medal’s success might not play out amidst that no-medal silence; and absolutely no one will be happy with this scenario. Supporting NGOs, central funders in Delhi, parents, support staff and coaches – both childhood and elite – might have little to celebrate because the Paris badminton medals are very tough to nail down. It’s because everyone doesn’t always pull in the same direction. Now, an unlikely but ideal scenario: the three big coaches Pullela Gopichand, Vimal Kumar and Prakash Padukone, pool in their brains to help HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu give the me...

25Feb

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‘Hope we get recognised too’: Indian badminton soars but will Indian coaches get due acclaim and remuneration?

[ad_1] Arun Vishnu is just back from the Asia Team Championships where the Indian women he coached defied all expectations to win gold. “If my wife says, don’t go for the tournament, I won’t!” he laughs. “But I know she will handle things at home. It’s not easy though,” says India’s young doubles coach, who travels extensively helping eke out tough wins, while leaving a toddler at home with former international shuttler and his spouse Arundhati Pantwane. “She’s also a coach and has her own career,” he reminds.Vishnu, a former national doubles champion, retired early as a player as he couldn’t afford travelling for tournaments, and jumped into coaching. His good outing as coach in this last week though, an Asian title no less, is the feat that will be celebrated more than his playing wins...

10Dec

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Geography on its side, but Guwahati’s Badminton academy has uphill climb matching Hyderabad’s history

[ad_1] Ashmita Chaliha led 10-5 in the opening set against upcoming Thai youngster Lalinrat Chaiwan, 22, and promptly ceded advantage to go a set down at her home event, the Guwahati Masters Super 100. Next set, the 24-year-old Indian led for most part, including at 15-11 to give herself a 18-16 platform from where she could’ve forced a decider. But her challenge fizzled out as she lost 21-17, 22-20 in 38 minutes.The powerful southpaw from Assam has the game, and the attack that ought to have made her a straight successor to PV Sindhu. But though she impresses every time she steps onto the court, the breakthrough is taking a long while, as yet another season draws to a close. Ashmita continues searching for a way to close out matches. While Assam’s Dipankar Bhattacharjee brought the jump...

6Aug

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HS Prannoy played some brilliant strokes, says chief coach Pullela Gopichand | Badminton News – Times of India

[ad_1] HS Prannoy suffered a heart-breaking loss after squandering a crucial five-point lead in the third game against Weng Hong Yang of China 9-21, 23-21, 20-22 in the final of the Australian Open BWF Super-500 tournament in Sydney on Sunday.Luck deserted Prannoy at crucial moments as he put up a brilliant fight against Weng. Leading 14-19 in the third game, Prannoy made a couple of mistakes to allow the Chinese to reduce the gap to 16-19. At this moment both players were involved in the longest rally of the match (71 shots).During this rally, Prannoy fired three powerful smashes. On most of the days they would easily earn points but not today as Weng found a way to retrieve all three - two of them by diving to his extreme left and one was a body smash. A rattled Prannoy hit the shuttle...