Category: Grassroot Review
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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…
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23rd National Para Athletics Championship: Devendra Jhajharia Says TOPS Scheme Helping Para-Athletes Gain ‘Financial Security’
Devendra Jhajharia, president of the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI), is optimistic about the financial growth of para-athletes in India. The Paralympics medalist was on the sidelines during the ongoing 23rd National Para Athletics Championship at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai when Paris Paralympics medalists like Navdeep Singh and Hokato Sema stood on the…
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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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2025 Maha Open ATP Challenger Tour: Karan Singh, Ramkumar Ramanathan Fall Short Of Main Draw
Wildcard entrant 21-year-old Karan Singh went down in the opening round of the main draw, while Ramkumar Ramanathan fell short in the final qualifying round of the Maha Open ATP Challenger 100 Men’s Tennis Championship organized by Maharashtra State Lawn tennis Association (MSLTA) in association with the Department of Sports and Youth Services Govt of…
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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…