Most of us are much aware of the fact that India is a cricket-loving country, the sport that deserves our love and esteem along with the players. But, we also can't deny the simple fact that from the previous two decades, Indian gamers have showcased their immense skills in a few other sports and badminton is one of them. Do you understand who is behind their perfection and success in abilities?

Pullela Gopichand, who has also been the national badminton coach for the group that performed at the Rio Olympics. Today, Gopichand's Badminton Academy is a well-known training hub for badminton lovers who want to excel at the game because they know that the coach there is going to compose their future elegantly. But from where did it start?

About 16th November 1973, in Andhra Pradesh; the Pullela family celebrated the eve with the birth of the champ Gopichand. Although Gopichand was initially a great deal more interested in cricket and was able to play badminton as a recreational game but on the advice of his elder brother, he also switched to badminton.

After some time, Gopichand flew into Hyderabad together with his loved ones and gained additional schooling there from St.Paul's High School and finished his graduation by A. V. College along with his badminton training under the tutelage of both S. M. Arif. Later on, he has the opportunity to learn under the guidance of prior badminton player and coach Prakash Padukone in Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy.

As a student, Gopichand showed enormous improvement in his skills and soon became the topic of hot conversations from the world of badminton with his eye-catching performances at the district and national level phases. At the time when he had been in Bangalore, Gopichand also learnt some incredible stroke methods by Ganguly Prasad at SAI.

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