From problems with gut, breathing, and handling emotions, Prannoy’s transformation to big-game hunter
One of the small thrills and joys of beating Viktor Axelsen in the quarterfinals Friday of a World Championship was HS Prannoy got to move his return flight plans. Soon after the biggest upset of his career, ousting the defending champion in front of his adoring home crowd at Copenhagen and nicking a chunky World’s medal, Prannoy would be asked if he had to change his flight, booked apparently for Saturday earlier. “Oh yea, I have to change everything. I have to change the entire team’s flight tomorrow! That’s the fun thing about making semis and finals. You get to change your flight tickets,” he would chortle.But there were more profound changes that Prannoy was confronted with – changes forced on him by hurtful losses at the Majors. Changes that demanded a reset on his life: on what h...