Pullela Gopichand

About The Author

Pullela Gopichand is a former Indian badminton player and presently the Chief National Coach for the Indian Badminton team. In 2008 he founded the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy where he has trained world-class badminton champions. He has served as the official Indian Olympic Badminton Team Coach at the 2016 Rio Olympics and 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

Gopichand is married to former Olympian PVV Lakshmi and they have two children, Gayathri and Sai Vishnu. He has been awarded the Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, Arjuna, Dronacharya, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Rashtriya Khel Protsaha awards.

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Books by Pullela Gopichand

Shuttler's Flick

Making Every Match Count

By Pullela Gopichand and Priya Kumar

'But the return is not always easy, especially when the world has moved on without you, when the people who were rooting for you have now found other heroes to support.'

When Pullela Gopichand had to undergo a risky arthroscopic surgery, chances of his full recovery were not gre...

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