Pullela Gopichand, India’s Chief National Coach for Badminton trained Olympic Gold-medallist PV Sindhu along with many others at the Pullela Gopichand Academy in Hyderabad.
Once the academy was setup almost a decade ago, Gopi acted as the one-person layer through which everything was routed – from administrative procedures to sports know-how.
Prior to setting up the Academy, Gopi had travelled to the world’s finest badminton centres, and formed in his mind how his Academy would import and customize those thoughts.
Consequently, he was especially wary when people, ranging from commercial enterprises to not-for-profits to well-wishers, would recommend the “latest & greatest” international sporting systems for his Academy.
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