<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Pullela Gopichand News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest and breaking news on player Pullela Gopichand. All the latest 2026 Badminton articles on SportsCafe.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in</link><image><url>https://cdn-static.spcafe.in/logo/logo192x192v1.png</url><title>Pullela Gopichand News</title><link>https://sportscafe.in</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:23:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sportscafe.in/rss/badminton/player/pullela_gopichand" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2023 11:56:33 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[ All Rights Reserved]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en-in]]></language><managingEditor><![CDATA[editor@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Editor)]]></managingEditor><webMaster><![CDATA[admin@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Admin)]]></webMaster><ttl>2</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[The way Prannoy has fought through pain is truly remarkable, says Gopichand]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the last two years, when the Indian singles shuttlers have failed to live up to the expectations, surprisingly, one name has kept the flag flying high -- HS Prannoy. The WR-6 shuttler has won medals at almost all the major competitions and has an outside chance of winning medal at the Olympics.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2023/sep/01/the-way-prannoy-has-fought-through-pain-is-truly-remarkable-says-gopichand?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2023/sep/01/the-way-prannoy-has-fought-through-pain-is-truly-remarkable-says-gopichand?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2023 11:56:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/prannoy%20getty%201.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PV Sindhu is still young and will bounce back stronger, says Pullela Gopichand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pullela Gopichand, the head national badminton coach, believes that PV Sindhu's lack of consistency after returning from an injury shouldn't be a reason for concern. Tuesday's Singapore Open first-round defeat for Sindhu came at the hands of Akane Yamaguchi, the top-ranked player in the world.

]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2023/jun/08/pullela-gopichand-believes-pv-sindhus-inconsistency-post-injury-is-no-cause-for-concern?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2023/jun/08/pullela-gopichand-believes-pv-sindhus-inconsistency-post-injury-is-no-cause-for-concern?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2023 08:28:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/gopi%20getty.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[All England Open Badminton Championships | India's finest performances ever at world's oldest tournament]]></title><description><![CDATA[One event where tradition and quality coexist is the All England Open Badminton Championships, the oldest badminton championship in the world. After the inaugural edition's huge success in Guilford in 1898, it was moved to London's Horticultural Halls in 1899 and is biggest event in BWF calendar.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2023/mar/13/all-england-open-badminton-championships-indias-finest-performances-ever-at-worlds-oldest-tournament?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2023/mar/13/all-england-open-badminton-championships-indias-finest-performances-ever-at-worlds-oldest-tournament?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2023 14:39:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/prakash.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pullela Gopichand wants 10 players in top-30 of each category]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even after the historic Thomas Cup win, coach Pullela Gopichand has no time to rest and he is planning how to take Indian badminton to even greater heights. The next on the agenda is to have at least 10 players in top-30 in each category, which will make the team even stronger in the future.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2022/may/17/pullela-gopichand-wants-10-players-in-top-30-of-each-category?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2022/may/17/pullela-gopichand-wants-10-players-in-top-30-of-each-category?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2022 12:38:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/gopichand.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[High-Performance Centre for Badminton to come up in Bhubaneswar]]></title><description><![CDATA[A top technologically functioning badminton high-performance facility will open shortly at the Kalinga stadium complex, under the technological and training supervision of Pullela Gopichand. The Dalmia Bharat Gopichand Odisha Badminton Academy in Bhubaneswar will be finished in September.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2022/may/17/high-performance-centre-for-badminton-to-come-up-in-bhubaneswar?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2022/may/17/high-performance-centre-for-badminton-to-come-up-in-bhubaneswar?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2022 09:25:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/gopichand.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Badminton coach Pullela Gopichand likely to contest for BAI's general secretary post]]></title><description><![CDATA[India's badminton chief coach Pullela Gopichand is likely to contest for the post of Secretary-General when the Badminton Association of India (BAI) holds its elections on March 25, as per a report in PTI. The veteran coach is likely to give his nomination for the post on Thursday.

]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2022/mar/10/badminton-coach-pullela-gopichand-likely-to-contest-for-ba-is-general-secretary-post?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2022/mar/10/badminton-coach-pullela-gopichand-likely-to-contest-for-ba-is-general-secretary-post?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 11:59:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/gopichand.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2021 Tokyo Olympics | Will not miss Gopichand sir in Tokyo, proclaims PV Sindhu]]></title><description><![CDATA[PV Sindhu asserted that she is not going to miss her coach-cum-mentor Pullela Gopichand in the upcoming 2021 Tokyo Olympics. The 2016 Rio Olympics silver medallist will be training under the supervision of her new coach Park Tae Sang ahead of the mega-event that begins on July 23, later this year.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2021/may/29/2021-tokyo-olympics-will-not-miss-gopichand-sir-in-tokyo-proclaims-pv-sindhu?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2021/may/29/2021-tokyo-olympics-will-not-miss-gopichand-sir-in-tokyo-proclaims-pv-sindhu?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2021 08:56:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y-1/articles/badminton/PV_sindhu_gopichand_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Badminton camp can be held safely if bio-secure bubble is created, claims former players]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former players have suggested that the national Badminton camp can be held safely if a bio-secure bubble is created for the same. We’ve already seen the idea being successfully implemented in European football leagues as well as in Cricket in the United Kingdom, with the second Test series in play.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2020/aug/17/badminton-camp-can-be-held-safely-if-bio-secure-bubble-is-created-claims-former-players?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2020/aug/17/badminton-camp-can-be-held-safely-if-bio-secure-bubble-is-created-claims-former-players?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2020 10:41:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/badminton/Indian_badminton_fb_bai.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Badminton is the most developed sport in India in the past decade, claims Pullela Gopichand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pullela Gopichand has stated that Badminton is the most flourishing sport in India, given the fact of how the game has developed in India in the past decade. The former All England champion started coaching in 2004 when there weren’t enough courts in Hyderabad, but the scene has changed now.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2020/jul/20/badminton-is-the-most-developed-sport-in-india-in-the-past-decade-claims-pullela-gopichand?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2020/jul/20/badminton-is-the-most-developed-sport-in-india-in-the-past-decade-claims-pullela-gopichand?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2020 09:22:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y-1/articles/badminton/PV_sindhu_gopichand_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[With good preparations, we will perform better in 2020 Olympics, says Pullela Gopichand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pullela Gopichand, who has produced two Olympic medallists, expressed that his team is hoping for better performances with some good preparations before the quadrennial event. The 46-year-old added that the Khelo India Youth Games is a unique competition from an overall sporting culture perspective]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2020/jan/03/with-good-preparations-we-will-perform-better-in-2020-olympics-says-pullela-gopichand?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2020/jan/03/with-good-preparations-we-will-perform-better-in-2020-olympics-says-pullela-gopichand?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Press Release]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2020 10:02:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/badminton/gopichand_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Won't mind healthy competition with Pullela Gopichand’s academy, reveals Jwala Gutta]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ace shuttler Jwala Gutta has said that she wouldn’t mind a healthy competition forming between national coach Pullela Gopichand’s academy and her new project — the Jwala Gutta Academy of Excellence — in Hyderabad. Jwala’s academy is set up on a 55-acre land near Gachibowli and is family funded.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/dec/11/wont-mind-healthy-competition-with-pullela-gopichands-academy-reveals-jwala-gutta?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/dec/11/wont-mind-healthy-competition-with-pullela-gopichands-academy-reveals-jwala-gutta?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2019 09:25:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/badminton/jwala_gutta_new_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trying to achieve as coach what I missed as a player, says Pullela Gopichand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Head coach of the Indian badminton, Pullela Gopichand has stated that his aim as a coach has always been to win all the things that he couldn’t achieve as the player during his playing days. He also shed light on the varying training methods he has to come up with for PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/oct/07/trying-to-achieve-as-coach-what-i-missed-as-a-player-says-pullela-gopichand?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/oct/07/trying-to-achieve-as-coach-what-i-missed-as-a-player-says-pullela-gopichand?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2019 07:10:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/badminton/gopichand_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Odisha to see new Badminton High Performance Centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Odisha state government has been all hands in constructing a multi-purpose indoor hall inside the Kalinga Stadium campus, which would serve as a Badminton High Performance Centre and would be ready before February 2020. The government has been getting support from Dalmia Bharat Group.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/sep/28/odisha-to-see-new-badminton-high-performance-centre?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/sep/28/odisha-to-see-new-badminton-high-performance-centre?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2019 06:38:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/badminton/Badminto_generic_picture_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[No movement on PV Sindhu’s new coach yet, says Pullela Gopichand]]></title><description><![CDATA[India's badminton chief coach Pullela Gopichand has denied reports claiming Park Tae Sang is in line to take up the women’s singles coaching job saying that there has been no movement on that front. PV Sindhu was knocked out early from the China Open and the Korea Open in two weeks successively.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/sep/26/no-movement-on-pv-sindhus-new-coach-yet-says-pullela-gopichand?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/sep/26/no-movement-on-pv-sindhus-new-coach-yet-says-pullela-gopichand?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2019 14:07:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y-1/articles/badminton/gopichand_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[India’s foreign badminton coach Kim Ji Hyun steps down]]></title><description><![CDATA[India’s women’s singles badminton coach Kim Ji Hyun has put down her papers as he decided not to continue with the Indian contingent any more for personal reasons. Her husband has suffered a neuro stroke and the South Korean has now decided to travel to New Zealand to attend him.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/sep/24/indias-foreign-badminton-coach-kim-ji-hyun-steps-down?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/sep/24/indias-foreign-badminton-coach-kim-ji-hyun-steps-down?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2019 05:57:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/badminton/PV_Sindhu_Getty_1.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PV Sindhu prime contender for gold at Tokyo, says Pullela Gopichand]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/sep/19/pv-sindhu-prime-contender-for-gold-at-tokyo-says-pullela-gopichand?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/sep/19/pv-sindhu-prime-contender-for-gold-at-tokyo-says-pullela-gopichand?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2019 11:46:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/badminton/PV_Sindhu_final_GettyImages.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t think Indian badminton’s future sustainable, says Pullela Gopichand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pullela Gopichand has quite surprisingly stated that the future of Indian badminton would be unstable if they kept following this model, where the next generation hasn’t been given much time. He also said that while the Sports Authority of India is supportive, they lack knowledge about badminton.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/sep/09/dont-think-indian-badmintons-future-sustainable-says-pullela-gopichand?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/sep/09/dont-think-indian-badmintons-future-sustainable-says-pullela-gopichand?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2019 09:23:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/badminton/Saina%20Gopichand.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[India have not invested enough in coaches, reckons Pullela Gopichand]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/aug/29/india-have-not-invested-enough-in-coaches-reckons-pullela-gopichand?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/aug/29/india-have-not-invested-enough-in-coaches-reckons-pullela-gopichand?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2019 12:41:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/badminton/Gopichand_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should unbridled rage be PV Sindhu's only way forward]]></title><description><![CDATA[A maddening frown on her face as she walked across the court, accompanied with occasional, raving yells and almost no eye-contact with her opponent, who has always cut across a pleasant figure both on and off the court. That was PV Sindhu at the St. Jakobshalle on Sunday, before she won.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/aug/26/should-unbridled-rage-be-pv-sindhus-only-way-forward?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/aug/26/should-unbridled-rage-be-pv-sindhus-only-way-forward?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Subhayan Dutta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2019 11:54:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/badminton/pv_sindhu_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BWF World Championships | Pullela Gopichand lauds the manner of PV Sindhu’s victory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Long-time coach of PV Sindhu, who has been beside her in all the major finals that she has reached, Pullela Gopichand was all praise for the absolute dominance that the shuttler showed in the final on Sunday. He also revealed that the Olympics would be tough for Indian badminton this time.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/aug/26/bwf-world-championships-pullela-gopichand-lauds-the-manner-of-pv-sindhus-victory?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/aug/26/bwf-world-championships-pullela-gopichand-lauds-the-manner-of-pv-sindhus-victory?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2019 07:44:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/badminton/Gopichand_Sindhu_GettyImages.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sudirman Cup 2019 | The draw is very tough, believes Pullela Gopichand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ahead of India’s campaign at the Sudirman Cup mixed team badminton championship, chief national coach Pullela Gopichand has mentioned that the draw for the Indians is “very tough”. However, he has further added that the Indian shuttlers have trained hard and their target is to bag a medal.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/may/19/sudirman-cup-2019-the-draw-is-very-tough-believes-pullela-gopichand?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/may/19/sudirman-cup-2019-the-draw-is-very-tough-believes-pullela-gopichand?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2019 05:13:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/badminton/PV_sindhu_gopichand_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pullela Gopichand supports ban on players who indulge in age manipulation]]></title><description><![CDATA[National coach Pullela Gopichand believes Badminton Association of India should ban players who indulge in age manipulation in order to set “examples” to avoid future occurrences. Meanwhile, former India coach Vimal Kumar opined that banning the players is something that is too extreme.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/apr/02/pullela-gopichand-supports-ban-on-players-who-indulge-in-age-manipulation?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/apr/02/pullela-gopichand-supports-ban-on-players-who-indulge-in-age-manipulation?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2019 13:44:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/badminton/gopichand_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[India Open 2019 | Pullela Gopichand satisfied with Kidambi Srikanth’s technical improvement]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the final day of action at the India Open badminton championship, Pullela Gopichand has stated that he is happy with Kidambi Srikanth’s improvement in technique. The national coach also opined that B Sumeeth Reddy was unfortunate to get decisions against him during the men’s doubles match.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/apr/01/india-open-2019-pullela-gopichand-satisfied-with-kidambi-srikanths-technical-improvement?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/apr/01/india-open-2019-pullela-gopichand-satisfied-with-kidambi-srikanths-technical-improvement?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2019 05:33:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/badminton/Kidambi_Srikanth_2019_latest_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reports | India’s doubles badminton coach Tan Kim Her resigns]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to a report by Scroll.in, India’s doubles badminton coach Tan Kim Her has stepped down around 18 months before the completion of his tenure. His tenure was to end only after the 2020 Tokyo Olympics but he has resigned from the position citing personal reasons behind the decisions.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/mar/02/reports-indias-doubles-badminton-coach-tan-kim-her-resigns?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/mar/02/reports-indias-doubles-badminton-coach-tan-kim-her-resigns?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2019 05:40:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/badminton/ashwini_jwala_Badminton_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reports | Multiple foreign coaches to be appointed to ease load on Pullela Gopichand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indonesia’s Flandy Limpele, South Korea’s Kim Ji Hyun and Park Tae Sang will join up with Pullela Gopichand to work at the national academy in Hyderabad in the coming months. Kim and Park, will be coaching the singles players while Limpele will help Kim Tan Her in coaching the doubles candidates.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/feb/09/reports-multiple-foreign-coaches-to-be-appointed-to-ease-load-on-pullela-gopichand?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/feb/09/reports-multiple-foreign-coaches-to-be-appointed-to-ease-load-on-pullela-gopichand?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2019 06:11:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/badminton/Gopichand_Sindhu_GettyImages.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I hope that one of our players win the All England Open this year, says Pullela Gopichand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pullela Gopichand had hoped that India can shake off their All England Open jinx and that one of the three Indian players can win the premier tournament this year. Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu, and Kidambi Srikanth will be participating in the international competition later this year.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/feb/04/i-hope-that-one-of-our-players-win-the-all-england-open-this-year-says-gopichand?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/feb/04/i-hope-that-one-of-our-players-win-the-all-england-open-this-year-says-gopichand?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2019 14:42:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/badminton/Gopichand_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things have changed for the better in Indian badminton, opines Pullela Gopichand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pullela Gopichand, the current national badminton chief coach, has asserted that badminton has undergone tremendous change in India since his playing days a decade ago. Gopichand added that he hopes to see India win it’s first-ever gold medal in badminton in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/jan/22/things-have-changed-for-the-better-in-indian-badminton-opines-pullela-gopichand?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/jan/22/things-have-changed-for-the-better-in-indian-badminton-opines-pullela-gopichand?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2019 04:32:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/badminton/Gopichand_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PBL 2018 | Players need to take extreme care ahead of Tokyo 2020, asserts Pullela Gopichand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pullela Gopichand has stated that the Indian shuttlers need to take extreme care of the injuries ahead of the Olympics to be held in Tokyo next year. He also mentioned that events like PBL are of great help for the growth of the sport in India as it inspires a huge number of people in the country. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/jan/14/pbl-2018-players-need-to-take-extreme-care-ahead-of-tokyo-2020-asserts-pullela-gopichand?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/jan/14/pbl-2018-players-need-to-take-extreme-care-ahead-of-tokyo-2020-asserts-pullela-gopichand?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2019 15:18:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/badminton/Gopichand_Sindhu_GettyImages.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aiming to go with biggest ever badminton contingent at Olympics 2020, reveals Pullela Gopichand]]></title><description><![CDATA[National Badminton coach Pullela Gopichand has stated that he aims to take India’s biggest ever badminton contingent for the next Olympics scheduled to be held in Tokyo next year. Gopichand has nurtured many of  India’s current badminton superstars including PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, and K Srikanth.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/jan/12/aiming-to-go-with-biggest-ever-badminton-contingent-at-olympics-2020-reveals-pullela-gopichand?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/jan/12/aiming-to-go-with-biggest-ever-badminton-contingent-at-olympics-2020-reveals-pullela-gopichand?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2019 10:26:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/badminton/Gopichand_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PBL 2019 | Graph of badminton is on the rise in India, believes Saina Nehwal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saina Nehwal is of the opinion that the Indian badminton graph is moving upwards which is a great thing for the sport in the country. She has also mentioned that she is focussing on her fitness to remain injury-free during the upcoming edition of the Premier Badminton League (PBL).]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2018/nov/11/graph-of-badminton-is-on-the-rise-in-india-believes-saina-nehwal?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2018/nov/11/graph-of-badminton-is-on-the-rise-in-india-believes-saina-nehwal?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2018 07:14:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/badminton/Saina17_FB.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item></channel></rss>