Pullela Gopichand

Don't experiment new things in preparation ahead of Olympics: Gopichand

India's chief national coach Pullela Gopichand on Wednesday advised the country's shuttlers not to experiment much in their preparation ahead of the Paris Olympics, while also insisting that two-time medallist PV Sindhu has the potential to shine again at the sporting extravaganza. India will be represented by seven players across four out of five categories in the badminton competition at the Games here. Led by two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu (women's singles), the squad has HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen (men's singles), Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty (men's doubles), and Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto (women's doubles). "I think the generic message to all the athletes would be to treat it like another match and it's important that you don't do any strange things for preparation; keep it simple and treat it like another game, get the preparation right and the matches will take care of themselves," Gopichand told PTI ahead of Friday's opening ceremony. Talking about

Bring a law to free sports from politicians, bureaucrats: Gopichand

Legendary shuttler Pullela Gopichand was on Sunday extremely critical of politicians and bureaucrats running sports administration in the country, saying that the government should bring a law to ensure only professionals and people who understand sports are at the helm of affairs. Speaking during the 'News9 Global Summit' here, the former All England champion, who runs a badminton academy in Hyderabad producing top players said, "One legislation, I would really love to see is the government telling that we (sportspersons) are not under bureaucrats, sports administration is not under politicians. But sports is managed by professionals and people who know stuff and who are sportspersons. "That, from a legislation point I would really want to see," said Gopichand, who is also currently the chief national badminton coach. He also called upon the government and other stakeholders to streamline the processes where an athlete could just concentrate on his training and performance without

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India Open 2024: Satwik-Chirag favourites, Prannoy real hero for Gopichand

The chief coach of the Indian national team Pullela Gopichand discussed at length all the possibilities of the Indian shuttlers in the Olympic year and at the Indian Open 2024

Badminton: Coaches behind India's maiden Thomas Cup triumph in Bangkok

India defeated Indonesia in the final with Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth and the doubles pair of Satwinsairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty the first three rubbers of the best-of-five matches encounter

'CHEER4INDIA' campaign will encourage Olympic bound athletes: Gopichand

National badminton coach Pullela Gopichand has high hopes from the Indian contingent as he feels the athletes can go one step ahead in the ongoing Tokyo Games.The former Indian badminton player on Friday wished everyone who are participating in the Tokyo Olympic Games. He said that over the last one and a half years, every field of work has faced hurdles and so did the sports field.Gopichand said that he is expecting Indian players to win more medals. He stressed that this year's Olympics is not going to be easy as many players from across the country had tough times practicing their game."Every year counts for a sportsperson and it is really important that the Olympics are being conducted this year even during this Pandemic," Gopichand told ANI."We have been very fortunate as the last two times at the Olympics, we had a bronze and a silver. This time maybe we can have a medal which is probably more and better than Rio," he added.Gopichand also lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi and .

Indian Olympic contingent has 'meditation partners' to help it stay focused

App Dhyana, given to every member of the contingent, will measure 'mindful minutes', or the time they are actually focusing while in meditation

BAI writes to IOA to allow 4 coaches including for Olympic-bound shuttlers

Badminton Association of India (BAI) has written to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) for sanction of four travelling coaches, including chief national coach Pullela Gopichand, and two physios

Hima, Neeraj, Gopichand to be part of awareness campaign on fitness

Star sprinter Hima Das, javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and chief badminton coach Pullela Gopichand will raise awareness on daily fitness exercises in a campaign planned from September 13 to 27

Pullela Gopichand hails Narendra Modi's enthusiasm for sports

Such enthusiasm from the head of the state really lifts the morale of the sportspersons in the country, said Gopichand

Pullela Gopichand: Champion maker

Pullela Gopichand, a galvanising taskmaster who coaches India's national badminton team, is all steel and soul

Olympic medal is a new normal at Gopichand Badminton Academy

Players undergo agility training, super circuit training gym and fitness regimen, to match the strength of international players

Will return Sindhu's phone, let her enjoy an ice-cream: Pullela Gopichand

P V Sindhu etched her name in the Indian sporting history as the first ever woman to win a silver medal