Tag: Badminton
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Vimal Kumar Dissects Lakshya Sen’s Achilles Heel
Indian shuttlers, including the likes of double Olympic medalist PV Sindhu and Paris 2024 breakthrough star Lakshya Sen, have struggled to get going in the 2025 season. Sen’s childhood coach believes a lot of current crop of players have not used their potential to the fore. He has, however, seen healthy signs in Ayush Shetty’s…
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‘IIT-Fail’ Pullela Gopichand Says National Champions Work As Peons; No Great Jobs In India
There is no bigger legend in the Indian badminton ecosystem than Pullela Gopichand. Gopichand has been at the forefront of transforming the lives of shuttlers in India and transforming them into Olympians, including double Olympic medalist PV Sindhu. He, however, mentioned that there is no job guarantee even for the Asian Games medalists and National…
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German Open Badminton 2025: Coach Kenneth Jonassen Believes Justin Hoh To Overcome Tough First Round Draw With ‘Gameplan’
Malaysian singles coach Kenneth Jonassen believes that World No.51 Justin Hoh can overcome the tough first-round battle against Japan’s world No. 43 Takuma Obayashi at the German Open in Mulheim on Wednesday with a gameplan. The Malaysian won only their previous meeting at the Osaka International Challenge in 2023. Incidentally, Obayashi has a 3-1 record against…
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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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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…