India라이브 바카라 chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand has been acknowledged by the International Olympic Committee for his contribution to the sport. The 46-year-old, who won the All-England in 2001, is India라이브 바카라 first to win an “honourable mention” in the male category of the prestigious 2019 IOC라이브 바카라 Coaches Lifetime Achievement Award. For the past three years, these awards have recognised the work of coaches who developed and nurtured athletes in the spirit of Olympism. The 2019 winners were athletics coach Malcolm Arnold from Great Britain and artistic gymnastics coach Ulla Koch from Germany. Since 2008, Gopichand has been running his own academy in Hyderabad, for which he had pledged family property to raise a loan. After he retired prematurely due to injury, Gopichand라이브 바카라 scientific methodology and uncompromising approach towards intense training has produced quality shuttlers such as Saina Nehwal, P.V. Sindhu and Kidambi Srikkanth. A Padma Bhusan, Gopichand spoke to Soumitra Bose on his life as a coach. Excerpts:
Coaching Is Like Parenting, It's Tough Dealing With Top Players: Pullela Gopichand
The International Olympic Committee acknowledged Gopichand's contribution to badminton. The former All England champion feels the recognition is a boost for Indian coaches
What does this award mean to you?
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Which is more precious—All-England title or this IOC mention?
Winning the All-England was definitely an important thing, but as far as winning this as a coach, it라이브 바카라 massive. To be recognised by the Olympic fraternity is like winning a world championship. I thank the badminton federation, the Indian Olympic Association, the sports ministry and fellow coaches for making this possible. I must mention Adille Sumariwalla, athletics federation president, for proposing my name.
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What has your journey been like so far?
It라이브 바카라 been an emotional journey. You get results as you feel the players are your own and the sense of belonging is what makes you push yourself harder. Their results are your results and that connect is very important. Selfless service to the athlete is very important, and it라이브 바카라 a stressful and draining journey… almost like parenting your kid.
When you produce celebrity performers, how difficult does it get as a coach? We have read how hurt you were when Saina Nehwal left your academy in 2014.
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