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The year was 2009. Denmark and Macau walked away from their bids to host the BWF World championships. The opportunity fell into India’s lap. Hyderabad had no clue at the time that it was about to stage the opening scene of a story that would take 17 years to finish telling. In 2009, the country…
Sanjay Mishra. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Badminton Association of India copped brickbats aplenty earlier this year after the Indian Open at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi was marred by monkey intrusions, bird-related disruptions, issues with ageing infrastructure, subpar spectator facilities, and the capital’s infamous pollution. The venue, which was originally built…
Gopi Chand played his part in the rise of stars such as Kashyap, Srikanth and Sindhu. | Photo Credit: File photo: Getty Images P. Gopi Chand is one of those rare athletes whose coaching legacy has eclipsed their playing career. A former All England champion, he has been instrumental in establishing a system that produced…
Frank admission: Prannoy acknowledged that he wasn’t at his best the last few months. | Photo Credit: Getty Images For over a decade, H.S. Prannoy has been Indian badminton’s quiet engine – the fighter who kept turning up, grinding and powering the country’s rise on the world stage when the spotlight was elsewhere. But this…