Sports: This year, the challenge is steeper as top Indian shuttlers enter the All England Open Badminton Championships ...

The comments come amid a debate triggered by national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand's recent statement that middle-class parents should think hard before encouraging children to take up sports.

Has Gopichand simply put into words the fears that haunt every aspiring athlete and their family? Gopichand, the second Indian to win the prestigious All England Championship in 2001, stated in an ...

His reply follows reports of chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand saying financial security is a prerequisite for pursuing sports. Ramana, who has played volleyball at the national ...

And we’re very, very pissed off." – Tyler Durden, Fight Club. The odds of a Pullela Gopichand interview commencing with a Fight Club quote are negligible, if not nil. Yet, there’s an ...

This is the unspoken struggle that former badminton champion and renowned coach Pullela Gopichand seeks to address—a call for an exit strategy for athletes who do not make it to the elite level or ...

Badminton icon Pullela Gopichand had recently courted controversy for his comment suggesting that only those kids who came from affluent backgrounds should take up sport as a profession. In an ...

The comments come amid a debate triggered by national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand's recent statement that middle-class parents should think hard before encouraging children to take up sports.

Former India shuttler Pullela Gopichand has made headlines over the past week after he said in an interview that investing everything in sports is a big risk for middle-class parents in India. While ...

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 ...

Former India shuttler Pullela Gopichand highlighted the importance of blocking the outside noise for a sportsperson, and having self-belief, a mantra he followed during his playing days.

Former India shuttler Pullela Gopichand has underscored the necessity of blocking external criticism and fostering self-belief, a principle he adhered to throughout his playing career. In the modern ...