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Time of India
07-08-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
‘Train differently, reinvent yourself to get consistent results'
Nagpur: Central India's first professional badminton training facility, following the model of India's most successful Pullela Gopichand Academy in Hyderabad, was inaugurated by none other than the former All England Champion himself on Thursday. Chief national badminton coach Gopichand was in the city to inaugurate the academy set up by his students, Arundhati Pantawane and SR Arun Vishnu. The inaugural function of the Arundhati Arun Badminton Academy (AABA) at Besa was a reunion and an emotional moment for the trio of Indian stars. In his address to the audience, Gopichand urged parents to be sympathetic towards their kids if they fail. He said, "For all of us, it's very important to realise that in sport, winning and losing is normal. Parents have to understand this more than the students. Players should think, 'I have to win at all costs'. The parents should be sympathetic, should behave like fans, and say it's okay to lose." He added, "Your dharma as an athlete is to try your best. Your dharma as a coach is to give your best. Your dharma as a parent is to support them the best." Sharing his success mantra, he said, "When people with the right effort, mindset, and body come to the right teacher, then the magic happens. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Are you ready to conquer a planet? Undo If it comes to you and the magic doesn't happen, then you have to curse yourself as a coach because you've not done your due as an athlete. If you have the ability to become the best in the world and you are a national champion, you have to be very critical of yourself because you had the potential and you couldn't achieve what you could." Gopichand was full of praise for his students, who are following in his footsteps. He said, "After their first innings as successful players, they started their second innings as a coach, and today they made me achieve my third innings as a mentor to coaches. I am so happy that Arun and Arundhati have started this entire process." Later, speaking to the media about the performance of Nagpur's Malvika Bansod and what the next generation of Indian shuttlers should do for consistent results, Gopichand said, "I would not like to take names, but I think realistically we have about 6-7 players in the top 20 of the world. We have expectations from them. I do believe that every player should play international tournaments, and to get consistent results, these youngsters need to reinvent themselves in every tournament, and I think that is where the real challenge lies. " He explained, "When you win some good matches, upset higher-ranked players, then your opponent will take you seriously, start preparing for you, start respecting you. When this happens, then it's your turn to train differently. If you do this, then you will start getting consistent results." Stay updated with the latest local news from your city on Times of India (TOI). Check upcoming bank holidays , public holidays , and current gold rates and s ilver prices in your area.
Time of India
23-06-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Krisha to lead Nagpur challenge in state U-19 badminton
Nagpur: Krisha Soni of Nagpur will lead the challenge of city shuttlers in the season-opening Maharashtra State U-19 selection badminton tournament, which begins at the Arundhati Arun Badminton Academy, Besa, from Wednesday. The four-day tournament, organised by the Nagpur District Badminton Association (NDBA) under the aegis of the Maharashtra Badminton Association, will be conducted in memory of NK Garg. Maharashtra U-19 teams will be selected for the forthcoming West Zone championship. Briefing the media on Monday, Mangesh Kashikar, NDBA secretary, said, "As compared to the 180 entries in Nanded last year, the season-opening tournament in Nagpur has received an overwhelming response of over 250 participants. Prizes of Rs 2.8 lakh will be distributed." As many as five events, including the boys' and girls' singles, doubles, and mixed doubles events, will be conducted. India's ninth-ranked shuttler, Aditya Tripathi of Pune, and Nagpur's Krisha Soni have been named as the top seeds in the boys' and girls' singles events, respectively. Both Aditya and Krisha will pair up as the second seeds in the mixed doubles tournament, where the Thane duo of Sanidhya Ekade and Aditi Gawade are the top seeds. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Nhà container vận chuyển 2025 (Xem ngay) Shipping Container Homes Tìm hiểu thêm Undo Last year in Nanded, Krisha entered the semifinals of the mixed doubles event. MLC Sandip Joshi will inaugurate the tournament on Wednesday. On the occasion, Arun Lakhani, the treasurer of the Badminton Association of India (BAI) and MBA president, Prashant Garg, the CMD of Diffusion Engineers Ltd, Shirish Boralkar, Siddharth Patil, and Mangesh Kashikar will share the dais.
Time of India
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
New Nagpur-Delhi Express of Ritika-Nitin Reaches Final Destination
Nagpur: City's doubles specialist , pairing up with Delhi's , secured their final berth in the at the Jwala Gutta Academy, Hyderabad, on new announced their arrival as a new mixed doubles pair when the duo of Ritika and Nitin surprised the third-seeded Maharashtra pair in the quarterfinal before they ended the giant-killing run of qualifiers Dhileepan V and Pranavi N in straight games, 21-19, 21-18, in the an exciting quarterfinal, Ritika defeated her former mixed doubles partner Deep Rambhiya, who had paired up with Sonali Mirkhelkar as the third seeds. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Despite losing the first game 15-21, Ritika and Nitin remained positive and, with a new strategy, brought parity by winning the second game 21-19. The thrilling decider saw Ritika and Nitin keeping their cool in the dying stages to clinch the game 22-20 and enter the semifinal. The clash lasted for 65 in the opening round, Ritika and Nitin prevailed over Rishi V and Dharuniga S in straight games, 21-7, 21-12. In the round of 16, the Nagpur-Delhi duo registered a hard-fought 21-10, 20-22, 21-13 win over long-time partners Ayush Makhija and Diksha the final, the first-time pair of Ritika and Nitin will face the top-seeded duo of Sathwik Reddy and Radhika Sharma, who reached the title clash without losing a single who now trains under Arun Vishnu at the Arundhati Arun Badminton Academy, said, "I am happy with my performance so far. Since this is the first tournament I am playing with Nitin Kumar, I wish to thank my trainers and on-court coach Utkarsh Arora for all the support. We will give our best in the final."
