Tag: Pullela Gopichand
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PV Sindhu’s Father PV Ramana, Counters Pullela Gopichand, Says Sport Gives Opportunities To Everyone
PV Sindhu’s father PV Ramana, a member of the Seoul 1986 bronze medal winning squad that clinched an Asian Games podium finish. His rise to the summit at the continental event came after a lot of hardships from his childhood. But he hasn’t discouraged anyone from taking up sport alike Pullela Gopichand. “My father died…
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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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‘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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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…
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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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Shuttle By Dalmia Group, A Badminton High Performance Centre, Inaugurated In Odisha
Shuttle by Dalmia Group, a Badminton High-Performance Centre, was inaugurated at the Kalinga Stadium Complex in Bhubaneswar on Thursday. The facility spread across 77,000 sq. ft, is the result of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), signed by the Dalmia Bharat Group, the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy, and the Government of Odisha in 2018. It is…