CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -At the same time, he started talks with Yonex for sponsorship and also wanted to involve a foreign coach. In the following year, Gopichand formulated his plans for the academy and approached Nimmagadda Prasad, a distant relative and a serial entrepreneur, to raise money for this venture.

Detailed explanation-2: -She received her initial training under Pullela Gopichand in his academy, Gopichand Badminton Academy, and joined Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy in Bangalore where she received training under U. Vimal Kumar and rose to World No. 1 rank in 2015. In 2017, Nehwal returned to train under Gopichand.

Detailed explanation-3: -The academy has highly reputed National and International coaches. The state-of-art facility comprises of 8 International Standard Badminton Courts, 2 Wooden courts and access to the gym, swimming pool and other facilities.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy was founded by Pullela Gopichand in 2008 in Hyderabad, with an aim to produce future badminton champions. The Academy has trained and groomed World ranking players like Saina Nehwal, P.V Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, Parupalli Kashyap, H.S Prannoy and Gurusai Dutt.