TRULY TIMES 10 SPORTS JAMMU, MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2020 P?Gopichand recommends HS Anything longer than this will make it tougher for Prannoy for Arjuna Award players to return to full form: Pullela Gopichand The champion player is not only worried about those he coaches but also small-scale participants in sports who have made the most losses this lockdown For the seasoned player and bit slowly. There is no not big malls and shops consistent coach that he immediate urgency of but small scale ones, has been, the lockdown any sort, with no big there are people who are and accompanying lull in tournaments coming up directly hit,” he added. training sessions has got- as such,” he said. Usually the months of Indian shuttler H S Prannoy has been recommended for ten Pullela Gopichand The BWF unveiled a revised March, April and May the Arjuna award by chief national badminton coach Pullela worried about his play- calendar to salvage the are lucrative ones for Gopichand after the Badminton Association of India ers. Although he has disruption-hit season coaches and shop owners ignored him for a second successive year due to disciplinary been coaching players with the Olympic-quali- — the reason is students issues. online, the sudden stop in fying India Open bad- are usually on school On June 2, BAI had recommended Satwiksairaj tournaments has led minton tournament holidays then. Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty and Sameer Verma for Arjuna award, leaving out Prannoy which prompted the shuttler to Gopichand to realise a scheduled to be held in “Professional coaches express his displeasure on twitter.” Same old story. Guy simple truth: he has December. That will be are still okay since their who has medals in CWG and Asian Championships not never been away from preceded by the jobs are secure but the even recommended by the association. And guy who was the badminton court for Hyderabad Open in ones who are really not there on any of these major events recommended. this long. August and the Syed affected are those on the #waah #thiscountryisajoke,” Prannoy had said in his now- In a chat with Indian Modi International in lower ground. Delhi has deleted tweet. Express, the grand old November. the Siri Fort Stadium and It has emerged now that Prannoy’s name was recom- man of contemporary have been keeping tions. While badminton added. There are two Asked if he sees the bad- Thyagraj Stadium where mended by Gopichand on June 3 in his capacity as a Khel badminton speaks of the myself busy.” has a chance of returning sides to the challenges minton calendar getting one may be a coach Ratna Award recipient. “Gopichand recommended Prannoy for Arjuna on June 3 after-effects such a pause Gopichand, is the only with no audience, the that lie ahead for further edited, he said, working independently, after BAI decided not to send his name. He did it as a win- can have on India’s play- Indian shuttler to have Telangana government sportspersons, feels “If in a particular country not appointed by the ner of Khel Ratna and not as the chief India coach. He was ers. “I have never been won the world’s oldest has not yet given permis- Gopichand. “One is the or say a particular tour- government. These are not aware of the disciplinary issues,” a source close to the away from badminton badminton tournament, sion to open the courts. physical aspect and the nament there are players the people affected due development told PTI. for this long in the actual other than Prakash Which puts Gopichand in a other, mental fitness. The getting affected, then to lack of sporting activi- Gopichand, however, refused to comment on the issue, sense. I do miss it, defi- Padukone. That tourna- unique position. “As of athletes have been work- they might just push ties,” he said. while Prannoy didn’t respond despite repeated calls. nitely. Having said that, ment — the All England now, it’s not too bad but ing out during the lock- things back by a few In his bid to help raise funds On Friday, Prannoy was served a showcause notice ask- we have been doing Championships — if this continues for down and I believe most more months. As of now, for them, Gopichand, ing him to respond for his outburst against BAI within 15 online fitness sessions turned out to be the last another month and a half, of them are reasonably travel restrictions, quar- along with Arjuna-win- days. “There are several instances of disciplinary issues with and that has been able to one this year to have it will simply start testing fit. I expect them to antine regulations and ning athletes Ashwini Prannoy. The Federation had been very tolerant all this fill the void,” the Chief been played before the the patience of the play- return to full form in four visas will make this deci- Nachappa and Malathi while but in the recent past, his attitude has forced BAI to National Coach for the Badminton World ers,” said the 46-year to six weeks and I don’t sion for us. Any of these Holla, will participate in take action and also relook at the disciplinary policies,” BAI Indian Badminton team Federation suspended all old, who runs the think it should be a prob- factors can alter the cal- a ‘Run to the Moon’ ini- secretary Ajay Singhania had said. said. “For me it’s been competitions to contain Gopichand Badminton lem for them physically,” endar.” tiative. “A show-cause letter has been issued for the remarks okay. I have actually got the spread of coronavirus Academy. he said. “Mentally, how- With shops shut and curbs The idea behind the run is for made. If the player fails to respond in the allotted time, BAI free time to read, to disease. Now that the “The initial month was full ever, each player is dif- on movement, many participants to collective- will be taking stern action.”The governing body was not spend on fitness. I have Sports Authority of India of resting, and most were ferent. Some players small scale sports supply ly cover 3,84,400 kilo- happy with Prannoy and his teammate Kidambi Srikanth for been conducting online (SAI) has announced that involved trying to do might take a little more owners as well as inde- metres, the distance not playing the semifinal of the Asian Team Championship at Manila and instead leaving for Barcelona to play in coaching sessions. We training in camps can things they have not time than others. But pendent coaches have between the earth and the another event. India had lost the semifinal but finished third have held coaching resume, there is uncer- done before. In the next since the Olympic quali- been hit hard with no moon. “It is a small step in the competition in February. development workshops tainty yet as the opening two months, they started fication and big events of income in the last three to ensure some of them The BAI recommended Srikanth for the Khel Ratna and done a lot of work on of camps is subject to working and doing the year are over, I think months. “When we look get relief,” Gopichand award on Friday after the top Indian shuttler apologised for physical literacy, so I state government regula- online training,” he it’s okay to come back a at the unorganised sector, added. pulling out of a tournament midway. ‘Was told to fix matches, Alex Zanardi stable but doctors With Michael Jordan’s former trainer for warn of possible complications career ended because I help, Sreesanth readies for redemption A ‘theatre of dreams’ refused’: Aaqib Javed called Indian Premier League confessed to offering money turned into a nightmare seven to Saleem Malik and summers back and S Mushtaq Ahmed according Sreesanth is getting ready for to the 1998 Qayyum report. a long and arduous road Aamer Sohail, one of Aaqib towards redemption with les- Javed’s allies in the match- sons in mental conditioning fixing scandal that rocked from Michael Jordan’s for- mer trainer Tim Grover. Pakistan cricket in 1998, had Sreesanth is keeping no alleged then that Pervez had stone unturned as he gets up told him he had given as early as 5 am to attend money to Inzamam ul Haq online mental conditioning and Waqar Younis as well, as classes from noted NBA which I think I will,” “Everything will come out also mentioned in the report. physical and mind training Sreesanth, who is all set to sooner or later. I will make Javed added, “When I coach Tim Grover, who has play for Kerala in Ranji sure that I have that much came to know about fixing, I worked with the likes of Trophy this year, said. performance to get picked,” took a strong stance and Doctors treating Italian serious facial and cranial Michael Jordan and Kobe “There are teams which Sreesanth asserted. stood by it. auto racing champion-turned- trauma and have warned of Bryant. will be interested and I have He is training four and half I don’t regret the fact that Paralympic gold medalist possible brain damage. “Grover was one of the always told myself that I will hours daily to get back into it shortened my career as I Alex Zanardi say he remains The 53-year-old Zanardi biggest names in NBA. I again play IPL. That’s where rhythm and have those lethal strongly believe in my val- stable after a crash on his won two championships in attend Grover’s online ses- I was thrown out and I will outswingers going.