Proudparents dedicate feat to coach
BY Agencies10 Aug 2013 11:22 PM GMT
Agencies10 Aug 2013 11:22 PM GMT
The parents of PV Sindhu, who on Friday became the first Indian to reach the women’s singles semifinal of the World Badminton Championships, dedicated the 18-year-old’s achievement to chief national coach Pullela Gopichand. ‘It feels nice that she is coming up nicely. We gave her all the encouragement we could and she has reached to a level where she is owing to sheer determination.
The routine of reaching the academy at 4 a.m in the morning seems to be bearing fruit,’ P Vijaya said minutes after her daughter’s victory over China’s former world no.1 Shixian Wang in Guangzhou, assuring her of at least a bronze medal in the competition. Sindhu’s father PV Ramana, an Arjuna awardee volleyball player, said they will celebrate the win with her daughter’s friends at the Gopichand Badminton Academy here. ‘We have to celebrate not only with Gopi but all the staff at the academy. The one reason Sindhu is doing well is that she enjoys the game,’ said Ramana.
The routine of reaching the academy at 4 a.m in the morning seems to be bearing fruit,’ P Vijaya said minutes after her daughter’s victory over China’s former world no.1 Shixian Wang in Guangzhou, assuring her of at least a bronze medal in the competition. Sindhu’s father PV Ramana, an Arjuna awardee volleyball player, said they will celebrate the win with her daughter’s friends at the Gopichand Badminton Academy here. ‘We have to celebrate not only with Gopi but all the staff at the academy. The one reason Sindhu is doing well is that she enjoys the game,’ said Ramana.
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