Pullela Gopichand: Champion maker

Pullela Gopichand, a galvanising taskmaster who coaches India's national badminton team, is all steel and soul

Nikita Puri  August 27, 2016 Last Updated at 00:29 IST

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In Hyderabad, where a handful of hoardings and cloth banners welcome Rio Olympics silver medallist Pusarla Venkata Sindhu and coach Pullela Gopichand back to the city, 12-year-old Sreeya Chitoor sits nursing her ankle with an ice pack. "This is nothing," she says, gesturing to her ankle. "I'll be fine." Her eyes remain glued to the scenes playing out on the television: Gopichand and Sindhu being felicitated at a state function. "I like Sindhu, Srikanth (Kidambi) and Saina (Nehwal) a lot. I also want to go to the Olympics," she says. Chitoor joined the ...

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Pullela Gopichand: Champion maker