Noted badminton player, distinguished coach and mentor Pullela Gopichand meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
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BWF World Champion PV Sindhu and her coach P.Gopichand at a puja pandal during Durga Puja festival, in Kolkata.
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Indian badminton coach Pullela Gopichand and Athlete Hima Das during the Petro Run 2019 at Nehru Stadium in New Delhi
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Shuttler PV Sindhu, who created a history by winning gold medal at the BWF World Championships, being welcomed on her arrival at Begumpet airport in Hyderabad.
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Ace badminton player PV Sindhu with shuttler B Sai Praneeth and coach P Gopichand, addresses a press conference on her return after winning gold at the BWF World Championships, at ...
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Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju meets World Champion PV Sindhu and Chief National coach Pullela Gopichand at his residence, in New Delhi.
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Chief National coach Pullela Gopichand gestures as he leaves along with World Champion PV Sindhu (unseen) after meeting Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju at his residence, in New Delhi....
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Shuttlers Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth, PV Sindhu and other players show their Commonwealth medals at a press conference in Hyderabad, Tuesday, April 17, 2018. Coath Gopichand is...
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P. Gopichand Badminton, 2001
After Prakash Padukone there was none. Till, in 2001, Pullela Gopichand won the All-England Championships and triggered a racquet renaissance. He now tends to the...
Pullela Gopichand won the All-England Open in 2001. He runs the Gopichand Badminton Academy
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Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore and badminton coach Pullela Gopichand during the opening of Khasdar Krida Mahot...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the medal winners of the Commonwealth Games 2018, in New Delhi.
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Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore with gold medalist Saina Nehwal, silver medalist PV Sindhu and coach P Gopichand during the Commonwealth Games 2018, in Gold Coast, Austr...
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India's Saina Nehwal with National coach Gopichand during the women's singles of Badminton Mixed Team Semifinals match during the Commonwealth Games 2018 in Gold Coast, Australia....
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Indian Cricketer Virat Kohli (R), Chairman RP-SG group Sanjiv Goenka (C) and Chief National Coach for the Indian Badminton team Pullela Gopichand (L) during a press conference to a...
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Badminton coach Pullela Gopichand with badminton players Shrikanth Kidambi, PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal during a felicitation function in New Delhi.
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Badminton player P.V. Sindhu displays her medal, with her coach Pullela Gopichand watching, during a press conference in Hyderabad.
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Badminton player Kidambi Srikanth, the winner of Indonesian and Australian Open Super Series 2017, poses with coach Gopi Chand, in Hyderabad.
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Shuttler PV Sindhu and coach P Gopichand walk the ramp during the Opening Ceremony of the Vodafone Premier Badminton League Season 2, in Hyderabad.
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Praise Be To The Lord
You are from Hyderabad, achieved glittering success on the world stage, and have to show your gratitude to a higher, benevolent power. That’s the obvious reason why P.V. Sindhu...
On June 2, BAI had recommended Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty and Sameer Verma for Arjuna award, leaving out Prannoy which prompted the shuttler to express his displeasure
The coronavirus outbreak, which has caused close to 3 lakh deaths worldwide, forced the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to suspend all events, including the Olympic qualifiers, till end of July
Reflecting on his own life as a player and then as a coach, Pullela Gopichand said that for him success no longer is about winning, but to reach one's full potential
The COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed more than 120 people in India and over 80,000 globally, has brought the whole world into a standstill as countries went into lockdown
Credited for changing the face of badminton in India, Pullela Gopichand shaped the careers of Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, etc, helping them become not only world beaters but also ambassadors of Olympic sports
The International Olympic Committee acknowledged Gopichand's contribution to badminton. The former All England champion feels the recognition is a boost for Indian coaches