Badminton News: In a bid to bolster preparations for the Asian Games and the Commonwealth Games, the Olympic Target Podium Program has approved financial assistance of Rs 7 lakh, or approximately Rs 133 million per month, to rehire Mathias Boe as as India’s badminton doubles coach.
He will specifically mentor men’s doubles duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty and other members of the doubles team. The recruitment of Mathias Boe is carried out until the Asian Games of 2022.
At the mission’s Olympic cell meeting on Thursday, a proposal by the Badminton Association of India (BAI) to help players’ participation in the Asian Championships in the Philippines which is due to start on April 26, was also approved.
Support was also extended to women’s singles players Aakarshi Kashyap, women’s doubles players Ashwini Bhat/Shikha Gautam, mixed doubles players Tanisha Crasto/Ishaan Bhatnagar, men’s doubles players Vishnuvardhan Goud P/Krisna Prasad and Arjun MR/Dhruv Kapila. Currently ranked 52nd in the world, Aakarshi has been included in the CWG and Asian Games squads.
Looking forward to the tournament in the Philippines scheduled for next week, Aakarshi said, “I’m very grateful to TOPS because they accepted my request for help at the last minute.”
“I had a tough draw there because I will face Akane Yamaguchi in the first round. I will try my best, but the more matches I play the more exposed I am and it all helps for a bigger goal. “
Expressing his ambitions for the tournaments to come, the BA 3rd year student added: “I am proud to have played so many tournaments on the international circuit and I have the exposure I so badly need.
“I really feel like I can get a medal for India through the CWG and I’m looking forward to giving my best at the Asian Games.”
Meanwhile, the Olympic Podium Goals Program has also received a request from doubles Olympic medalist PV Sindhu to provide assistance to Vidhi Chaudhary, who will accompany the players to the Asian Championships in the Philippines, replacing the coach. current Park Tae Sang.
The Korean coach is currently on annual leave until May. Chaudhary is an NIS qualified trainer who coaches PV Sindhu at Suchitra Academy Hyderabad.
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