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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Will Be The Ones To Beat In Paris Olympics: Pullela Gopichand | Badminton News
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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Will Be The Ones To Beat In Paris Olympics: Pullela Gopichand | Badminton News

[ad_1] Chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand on Monday singled out world number one doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty as favourites for an Olympic medal and said two-time medallist PV Sindhu too is on the right path and can deliver once again at the Paris Games. Returning after a long injury layoff, double Olympic medalist Sindhu led India's women's team to a historic gold at the Badminton Asia Team Championships. Satwik and Chirag, on the other hand, have been on a dream run with successive runner-up finishes in 2023 China Open and Malaysia Open Super 1000 and India Open Super 750 this season to emerge as the world No 1 doubles pair."It would be fair to say that, as the world number ones today, they are definitely a prospect to win at the highest level...
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“Fantastic Performance”: Pullela Gopichand On Historic Asia Team Badminton Gold For Indian Women | Badminton News
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“Fantastic Performance”: Pullela Gopichand On Historic Asia Team Badminton Gold For Indian Women | Badminton News

[ad_1] Chief national coach Pullela Gopichand on Sunday hailed India's first-ever gold medal at the Badminton Asia Team Championships and said the performance of the young women brigade gives him a lot of hope for the future. The Indian women's team on Sunday scripted a historic title win at the Badminton Asia Team Championships with a tight 3-2 victory over Thailand in Shah Alam, Malaysia. "It has been a fantastic performance. Overall, every member of the team contributed. We beat some really top teams, not many teams in the world can talk about beating China, Japan and Thailand and I t...
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Don’t Make Olympic Qualification Primary Goal, Focus On Process: Pullela Gopichand | Badminton News
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Don’t Make Olympic Qualification Primary Goal, Focus On Process: Pullela Gopichand | Badminton News

[ad_1] Chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand on Tuesday advised Indian players to not to obsess over Paris Olympic qualification, urging them to focus on the process without taking "unnecessary pressure". Paris berths will be sealed on April 28 when the Olympic qualification rankings are out with singles players inside the top 16 making the cut. "I think Olympics is still a long way. There are still about eight tournaments to play. I don't think it's right to go after that as a player," Gopichand told reporters. "I think it's too much pressure unnecessarily to start thinking ab...
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Pullela Gopichand Joins Hands With Indian Padel Federation | Other Sports News
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Pullela Gopichand Joins Hands With Indian Padel Federation | Other Sports News

[ad_1] Padel, the dynamic and fast-growing sport, received a momentous boost as the Indian Padel Federation (IPF) announced a strategic partnership with badminton legend Pullela Gopichand. Gopichand, a Padma Bhushan, Dronacharya and Arjuna awardee, joined the IPF as an advisor, bringing his enormous wealth of expertise and experience, having made an indelible mark in producing a host of world-class shuttlers, stated a press release by IPF.Padel has proven to be an addictive sport and lucrative business investment across the world and this is what caught the attention of Supriya Devgun, former bronze medallist at the 2017 BWF World Senior Badminton Championship, and Founder & Managing Director, Badminton Gurukul, who has joined the Indian Padel Federation as a key Board Member.Padel, ...
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PV Sindhu’s Form Not A Concern, She Remains One Of India’s Best: Pullela Gopichand | Badminton News
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PV Sindhu’s Form Not A Concern, She Remains One Of India’s Best: Pullela Gopichand | Badminton News

[ad_1] Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu's lack of consistency after coming back from an injury should not be a cause of "concern", feels chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand. Sindhu suffered yet another first round exit on Tuesday when she lost to world number 1 Akane Yamaguchi in the Singapore Open. "She's very young in saying that she's just 26-27. It's a good age, there is no reason for concern," Gopichand told PTI in a virtual interaction. A silver medallist at the 2016 Rio Olympics and bronze winner in the Tokyo Games, Sindhu suffered an ankle injury in August last year to be slipped out of top-10 in the BWF women's singles rankings. She remained out of action for four months because of that injury.Sindhu's final and semi-final finish at Madrid Spain Masters and Mala...
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Apple CEO Tim Cook “Served, Smashed” With Saina Nehwal, Pullella Gopichand. See Pics | Badminton News
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Apple CEO Tim Cook “Served, Smashed” With Saina Nehwal, Pullella Gopichand. See Pics | Badminton News

[ad_1] Apple CEO Tim Cook is currently on a visit to India on the occasion of a grand opening of India's first Apple retail store in Mumbai's Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC). "The energy, creativity, and passion in Mumbai is incredible! We are so excited to open Apple BKC — our first store in India," he tweeted on Tuesday morning. Apart from the store launch, Cook also met with Indian badminton stars Olympic medallist Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth, Pullela Gopichand, Parupalli Kashyap and interacted with them."Great meeting Coach Gopichand and badminton champions Saina Nehwal, Srikanth Kidambi, Chirag Shetty, and Parupalli Kashyap, who have played a part in putting badminton on the map for India. We served, smashed, and talked about how Apple Watch helps them train!" Cook tweeted.Great meeti...
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