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National coach Pullela Gopichand believes PV Sindhu will be a strong contender for gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics but will also become a target after her World Championships triumph in Basel, last month. Gopichand was very impressed with Sindhu’s aggressive game which won her the title.

India’s Sourabh Verma recovered from a mid-game slump to win against China’s Sun Fei Xiang to clinch the men’s singles title at the USD 75,000 Vietnam Open BWF Tour Super 100 badminton tournament. Sourabh has beaten three Japanese shuttlers en route to clinching the prestigious title.

The Badminton Association of India has named Tamil Nadu’s Sathish Kumar as the one heading the boy singles team while Gujarat’s Tasnim Mir would be heading the girl’s singles challenge in the BWF World Junior Championship. The tournament would be held in Kazan from September 30 to October 13.

Pullela Gopichand has said that the country is facing a dearth of coaches who are skilled enough to help the upcoming players prepare and strategize for the international arena. He further expressed his wish of seeing the current players coaching in the future to help maintain the sport’s progress.