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PV Sindhu's Form Not A Concern, She Remains One Of India's Best: Pullela Gopichand

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.

All England Championships: Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand Sign Off At Semi-final Stage

Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand's sensational run came to an end as the Indian pair signed off with a second successive semifinal finish at the All England Championships in Birmingham on Saturday. The two young shuttlers found the going tough against Korean world number 20 duo of Baek Na Ha and Lee So Hee, losing 10-21 10-21 in a 46-minute women's doubles contest at the Utilita arena. "We learnt a lot from this match. The difference was they didn't leave a shuttle and we did panic a little bit," Gayatri said after the match. Treesa added: "When we played against them, their defence was good, it was better than yesterday. We were just panicking and didn't play well, we just kept attacking." Gayatri's father Pullela Gopichand, the chief national coach, was the last Indian to win the All England crown, in 2001, the first being the legendary Prakash Padukone in 1980.

All England Championships: Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand Sign Off At Semi-final Stage

Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand's sensational run came to an end as the Indian pair signed off with a second successive semifinal finish at the All England Championships in Birmingham on Saturday. The two young shuttlers found the going tough against Korean world number 20 duo of Baek Na Ha and Lee So Hee, losing 10-21 10-21 in a 46-minute women's doubles contest at the Utilita arena. "We learnt a lot from this match. The difference was they didn't leave a shuttle and we did panic a little bit," Gayatri said after the match. Treesa added: "When we played against them, their defence was good, it was better than yesterday. We were just panicking and didn't play well, we just kept attacking." Gayatri's father Pullela Gopichand, the chief national coach, was the last Indian to win the All England crown, in 2001, the first being the legendary Prakash Padukone in 1980.

Meditation helps overcome stress: PV Sindhu

Badminton star PV Sindhu said on Sunday that she has been practicing mediation for a long time as it helps overcome stress. "I have been practicing meditation for a long time and always felt a relief as I connected very well within through meditation," she said while virtually participating in the concluding session of the International Rising With Kindness Youth Summit. The three-day youth summit organised by Heartfulness came to an end on Sunday at Kanha Shanti Vanam, the headquarters of Heartfulness in the outskirts of Hyderabad. "Meditation helps stress go off. I wish the youth don't forget to take to meditation," said Sindhu in her first public appearance after winning the gold medal at the recent Commonwealth Games 2022. She announced on Saturday that she was out of the world championships for the next few weeks due to a stress fracture.

India Has Talent To Win More Olympic Medals In Athletics: Anju Bobby George

Legendary long jumper Anju Bobby George on Saturday said India has the talent to win more Olympic medals in athletics after superstar javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra opened the country's account by winning a historic gold in the Tokyo Games. Anju, the lone World Athletics Championships medallist Indian with her bronze in 2003, said the athletes need proper guidance to achieve success.

BAI awards cash prizes to Thomas Cup-winning contingent

Badminton Association of India (BAI) has rewarded the Indian men's team with a cash prize of Rs one crore for its historic title triumph at the Thomas Cup Finals in Bangkok. BAI handed the cash prize of Rs one crore to the Indian team and Rs 20 lakh to the support staff after their arrival in the country, in a city hotel here on Saturday night.

Aim to have at least 10 Indians in top-30 in each category: Gopichand

'BAI appointed 30 coaches on Sunday, they will be sent to different areas'HYDERABAD: Back in Bangkok all the Indian players slept wearing their gold medals after celebrating their sensational Thomas Cup triumph on Sunday. Exactly 28 years back, the Indian government had refused to send the badminton contingent to the 1994 Commonwealth Games as it was so confident that they cannot finish in the top-6, that too competing with the likes of England, Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka etc.

Himanta Biswa Sarma Re-Elected As BAI Chief, Sanjay Mishra New General Secretary

Incumbent Himanta Biswa Sarma was re-elected unopposed as the president of Badminton Association of India (BAI) for a second term of four years -- 2022 to 2026 -- during its General Body Meeting on Friday. Sarma, who is also the current Chief Minister of Assam, was elected as BAI chief for the first time in 2017. He is also a Badminton Asia vice president and a member of the Badminton World Federation Executive Council. Former junior national coach Sanjay Mishra will be the new general secretary of BAI with incumbent Ajay Kumar Singhania becoming vice president in the new Executive Council.

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PV Sindhu's Form Not A Concern, She Remains One Of India's Best: Pullela Gopichand

All England Championships: Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand Sign Off At Semi-final Stage

All England Championships: Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand Sign Off At Semi-final Stage

Meditation helps overcome stress: PV Sindhu

India Has Talent To Win More Olympic Medals In Athletics: Anju Bobby George

BAI awards cash prizes to Thomas Cup-winning contingent

Aim to have at least 10 Indians in top-30 in each category: Gopichand

Himanta Biswa Sarma Re-Elected As BAI Chief, Sanjay Mishra New General Secretary