Seemingly undeterred by Saina Nehwal's decision to part ways, Chief National badminton Coach Pullela Gopichand says his priority now is the upcoming Asian Games and he is focussed on training India's medal contenders for the prestigious multi-sport event.
Gopichand, who has remained tight-lipped about Saina's decision to train under Vimal Kumar in Bangalore, said his priority right now is preparing the shuttlers for the Asiad to be held in South Korea later this month.
"This has been a moment for Sindhu. She played some fantastic badminton in the last week. I would let this day and week just be for her, about her victory rather than something else," Gopichand told PTI referring to Sindhu's bronze medal feat in the recently-concluded World Championship.
"As far as I am concerned, the Asian Games is two weeks away. We need to prepare everybody to do their best at the Asian Games," he said here last evening after returning from Copenhagen.
The 2001 All England Champion said the competition was tough in the World Championship but the Indian shuttlers could have done better.
"It is a big event. I think there are many countries which are on par or a little better than us. So, at the end of the day, we could have gone better but also, we could have come back with the medals. So, I am okay with this," he said.
