Category: Grassroot Review
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‘Bureaucrats Respect PV Sindhu’: Gaurav Khanna After Pullela Gopichand Statement Uproar
Pullela Gopichand Right About Uncertainty When Gopichand bhaisahab speaks, people listen—whether it’s the sports fraternity, the general public, or even the global audience. Initially, I thought his recent remarks might have been misinterpreted. However, I cannot disagree with his statement about the uncertainty of an athlete’s future and the lack of employment stability after sports.…
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National Surfing Calendar Of India 2025 Released: List Of Surf Events
Following a historic year that saw Indian surfers clinch the first set of quotas for the upcoming 2026 Asian Games in Japan, the Surfing Federation of India (SFI) is doubling down on efforts to provide maximum ocean time for the country’s top surfers. With exposure trips in the pipeline, the governing body has also announced…
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Vimal Kumar ‘Disagrees’ With Pullela Gopichand; Says Middle-Class Should Be Encouraged
India Is Not A Big Sporting Nation We are not a big sporting nation. We have a long way to go. If you look at the 1983 World Cup, when India won there was a lot of hype but again for the sport to stabilize and money to come in it took 20 years. So…
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WATCH: Donald Trump Clashes With Maine Governor Janet Mills Over Transgender Athletes
United States President Donald Trump clashed with Maine Governor Janet Mills at the White House on Friday as his recent passing of the executive order, ruling transgender athletes out of the women’s sport was not followed by the state. In a bipartisan governors’ group meeting, Trump brought Maine’s opposition to his order, questioning whether the state…
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Pullela Gopichand Divides LinkedIn With ‘Sports In India Not For Middle-Class’ Statement
Pullela Gopichand, India’s chief architect in badminton, opened a pandora’s box by saying sports in India are not for the middle class. In an interview with the Times of India, Gopichand had advised parents to keep their children away from sporting careers unless they’re from a rich background or have a family business. His statement…