Stage set for juniors to emulate PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth
Sanjiv Sachdeva's phone hasn't stopped ringing the past two days. With accurate documentation 1765 entries coming up for the 26th Smt. Krishna Khaitan Memorial All India Junior Ranking and Prize Money Badminton Tournament organised by Express Shuttle Club Trust.
the former Indian junior chief coach has been overseeing the key draw of the tournament and answering junior players in regards to the match schedule. 8 weeks ago, the 69-year-old returned to coaching when he was created the coach in-charge of the World Junior Badminton Championship bound Indian team which finished sixth in case held in Indonesia and the coach terms the progress of junior badminton in India a wholesome one.“Six-seven years back we used to own 15-20 entries in girls'category once we struggled sometimes to help make the main draw.Today we have accurate documentation 1765 entries for the junior ranking tournament including significantly more than 220 entries in U-17 and U-19 girls'category. Last month, in a sub-junior tournament, significantly more than 2000 players competed at five different venues. And all of this is a result of Saina and Gopichand. Nowadays we see players from Assam, Mizoram and Nagaland competing. When it comes to talent, I must say Haryana has emerged as among the top ranked states. Ira Sharma from Haryana became the junior national champion a year ago and now you can find academies coming up in places like Balabhgarh. Exactly why countries like China and Indonesia excel is really because they've plenty of quantity and talent and same is happening in India,” shared the coach who was simply Indian chief junior coach from 2000 to 2012 before he resigned.
the former Indian junior chief coach has been overseeing the key draw of the tournament and answering junior players in regards to the match schedule. 8 weeks ago, the 69-year-old returned to coaching when he was created the coach in-charge of the World Junior Badminton Championship bound Indian team which finished sixth in case held in Indonesia and the coach terms the progress of junior badminton in India a wholesome one.“Six-seven years back we used to own 15-20 entries in girls'category once we struggled sometimes to help make the main draw.Today we have accurate documentation 1765 entries for the junior ranking tournament including significantly more than 220 entries in U-17 and U-19 girls'category. Last month, in a sub-junior tournament, significantly more than 2000 players competed at five different venues. And all of this is a result of Saina and Gopichand. Nowadays we see players from Assam, Mizoram and Nagaland competing. When it comes to talent, I must say Haryana has emerged as among the top ranked states. Ira Sharma from Haryana became the junior national champion a year ago and now you can find academies coming up in places like Balabhgarh. Exactly why countries like China and Indonesia excel is really because they've plenty of quantity and talent and same is happening in India,” shared the coach who was simply Indian chief junior coach from 2000 to 2012 before he resigned.
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