Big setback as PV Sindhu's Korean coach resigns
Other Sports | September 24, 2019 12:16 ISTIndia's Korean badminton coach, Kim Ji Hyun, has confirmed her resignation due to personal reasons.
India's Korean badminton coach, Kim Ji Hyun, has confirmed her resignation due to personal reasons.
After the high of winning the World Championships, Olympic silver medallist Sindhu was knocked out of the China Open Super 1000 event by Thailand's Pornpawee Chochuwong in the second round last week.
PV Sindhu faced an unlikely defeat in the second round of the China Open, as she was defeated by Thailand's 15th seed Pornpawee Chochuwong.
PV Sindhu beat China's Xuerui Li 21-18, 21-12 in the first round of the China Open World Tour Super 1000.
PV Sindhu, who became India's first badminton World Champion, will return to action in the China Open on Tuesday.
PV Sindhu talked about her preparations for the Olympic qualifications, and revealed that she has kept an empty space in her cabinet for the coveted Olympic gold medal.
Sindhu said that the current situation of foreign coaches chipping in has helped players.
PV Sindhu said the World Championships gold medal took a long time coming and it was a result of hard work, besides all the sacrifices that her parents have made over the years.
PV Sindhu has said that the changes brought by Korea's Kim Ju Hyun, along with Pullela Gopichand's guidance made a huge impact in her winning the gold medal at the World Championships.
Kim, a former South Korea international and coach, sat by the courtside as Sindhu thrashed 2017 champion Okuhara 21-7, 21-7 in one of the most lop-sided finals in the history of the tournament.
Deepika is Badminton legend Prakash Padukone's elder daughter and has played the sport at national level.
Telangana Chief Minister gave the assurance when newly crowned world champion Sindhu called on him at his official residence.
Ace shuttler PV Sindhu, who bagged India's historic gold medal at the BWF World Championship, said fitness played a big role in her title-winning campaign, much like Indian cricket team Virat Kohli who is an avid fitness freak and is credited for creating awareness for fitness among the Indian cricketers.
Former track and field star PT Usha shared a photograph of a young Sindhu with a message where the shuttler can be seen sitting on her lap.
Anand Mahindra tweeted 'exhausted' after watching the video of PV Sindhu has made the entire Nation proud after her bagging the title of first Indian to win the Badminton World Championships.
Pullela Gopichand feels the country needs to wake up to the fact that there aren't enough coaches to handle the talent that is rising.
PV Sindhu won the elusive gold medal and became the first World Champion from India at the BWF World Championships, and a video reveals her intense workout sessions ahead of the tournament.
PV Sindhu has insisted that while an Olympic gold is a priority, her immediate focus is on performing well in the upcoming tournaments.
PV Sindhu created history as she became the first Indian to win the BWF World Championships gold by beating Japanese shuttler Nozomi Okuhara on Sunday. Buzz around her biopic is making huge headlines now.
PV Sindhu arrived in India on Monday night following her World Championship triumph in Switzerland and was greeted by the fans at the airport.
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