Author: Samrat Chakraborty
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Pullela Gopichand Advices Parents Against Picking Sporting Career For Children
Pullela Gopichand, India’s chief national coach, is shaping his daughter Gayatri Gopichand’s career in the badminton ecosystem but has advised parents against it if they’re not rich. “I advise parents not to put their children in sports. We are not in a position to offer sports as a career. Unless the children are from rich…
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How Diego Gasperini Blends Training Methods For Effective Olympic Skeet Shooting Programme
Italian coach Diego Gasperini has formulated an effective Olympic skeet and trap shooting program, bringing athletes from Russia, Oman, Turkey, Cyprus, Croatia, and Malta under the umbrella. The formative years with the military strengthened his mental fortitude which he is passing to young and Olympic-level athletes in his coaching career since 2006, including a role as…
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Coach Riccardo Filippelli: Sister Maheshwari Chauhan Deserved Medal At Paris 2024
Italy is the most-loved destination for Indian skeet shooters. The nation provides the Indian skeet shooters practicing for the various events, including the Olympic Games, with the best facilities, equipments, training partners, and reliable coaches. Two-time World Champion Riccardo Filippelli is one such coach. He has not only coached the veteran Mairaj Ahmad Khan to…
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Sachin Yadav Medals And Records: Neeraj Chopra’s Closest Indian Javelin Throw Counter-Part
For a long-time, the Indian javelin throw landscape has been dominated by the double Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra. At the 38th National Games 2025, where Olympian Shivpal Singh (with the best-ever throw 86.23 meters) and Rohit Yadav (80.47m) were in the field, Sachin Yadav clinched the gold medal with a Meet Record of 84.39m. And…
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WATCH: Gulveer Singh Breaks 3000m National Record At 2025 BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational Indoor Meet
India’s Gulveer Singh continued his search for middle-distance supremacy in the 2025 BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational Indoor Meet on Friday. The Naib Subedar clinched a silver medal by clocking 7.38.26 to set the National Record in the men’s 3000m event at the Boston University Track. The 2022 Hangzhou bronze medalist finished two seconds behind…