Lack of investment in badminton coaches worries Pullela Gopichand
Other Sports | Aug 28, 2019, 01:38 PM ISTPullela Gopichand feels the country needs to wake up to the fact that there aren't enough coaches to handle the talent that is rising.
Pullela Gopichand feels the country needs to wake up to the fact that there aren't enough coaches to handle the talent that is rising.
Para badminton player Sukant Kadam wrote to the Prime Minister that the para-contingent also won 12 medals in Para-Badminton World Championship and would "want your blessings".
It was her fifth medal at the World Championships, which is the joint highest in women's singles in the history of the tournament along with Xhang Ning of China.
PV Sindhu will take on Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu-ying in a much-anticipated women's singles quarterfinal contest at the BWF World Championships.
Saurabh Verma defeated Iskandar Zulkarnain in the semi-finals while women's doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy defeated Hong Kong's Fan Ka Yan and Wu Yi Ting.
The duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, which created history by winning the Thailand Open last week, have entered the top-10 in badminton rankings.
Among the men's singles shuttlers, Kidambi Srikanth and Sameer Verma managed to hold on to their 10th and 13th spots in the latest rankings issued on Tuesday.
Sai Praneeth made a winning start on his return to Japan Open, as he secured a straight-game victory over Kento Nishimoto.
Carolina Marin faced a knee injury in January, and is now considering skipping the World Cup to participate in Olympics next year.
Former Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap's impressive run at the Canada Open Super 100 tournament came to an end
Chief national coach Pullela Gopichand wants his wards to improve their fitness and stay injury free to perform well in major tournaments.
Sindhu was the last to fall, following the ouster of sixth-seeded compatriots Sameer Verma, B Sai Praneeth and the men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty.
The 26-year-old Sourabh Verma said despite filing a complaint with the airline, he has not got any reimbursement for the broken baggage.
Pullela Gopichand is of the opinion that the downturn comes due to the fact that the players had to go through a rather hectic 2019 with the Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and World Championships.
India needed an extraordinary effort to get across the mighty Chinese but the shuttlers yet again produced a below-par performance to go down in a lop-sided contest.
Sindhu looked in command from the beginning and registered a thumping 21-14, 21-7 victory in just 28 minutes against Japan's Takahashi Sayaka.
PV Sindhu defeated world No.18 Cai Yanyan of China 21-13, 17-21, 21-14 to set up a meeting with former world champion Nozomi Okuhara.
Age-fudging has been a big problem in Indian sports with some associations such as the BCCI and Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) handing out bans on players found guilty.
It was Praneeth's first win over Long in three attempts.
Saina Nehwal went down 15-21 19-21 to Taiwanese Tai Tzu-Ying in the 37-minute quarterfinal clash.
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