"Concerned About Safety Net": Pullela Gopichand Makes Case For Protecting Future Of Indian Sportspersons

India's chief badminton coach Pullela Gopichand revealed that the people and parents have interpreted his statement about children's participation in sports in a different manner. Last week, Gopichand in an interview to Newspaper was quoted as saying that children can't take up sports as their career if their parents are not financially stable. This statement provoked a sharp debate. Speaking to ANI, the Indian Badminton Coach elaborated on the statement he had made earlier to the newspaper.

"I think when you have a newspaper which is writing it, it's typically you talking to a reporter, he understanding it and writing it, writing a column and his editor editing it, something else coming up on the front page, something in the article because of place constraints and eventually the reader. There are about four to five filters which actually happen in the process where probably the entire gist of it might be changed a little bit, not necessarily because I've said anything wrong or people have understood it wrong, but to actually put an entire context in place is very important. ," Gopichand told ANI.

Further, the 51-year-old said he is ready to explain to everybody what he really meant if he gets an opportunity to talk.

"Rather than going into the specific one line, which I'm not unhappy about because I think today we are having this conversation because that statement came up that way. I think it's important. I would rather take an opportunity to make them understand what the real scenario is," Gopichand added.

The former Badminton player also revealed what made him to make a statement on children's participation in sports.

"Year after year, I see players, I see hardworking players, parents actually bringing them, burning