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PGBA fosters the players to become future champions. PGBA was founded in 2004 by Pullela Gopichand, All England Open Badminton Champion. The academy is recognized by the Ministry of Sports, Sports Authority of India (SAI), and the Badminton Association of India (BAI).
Founded in 2008 by the 2001 All England Open Badminton Champion, Pullela Gopichand, the facility trains several badminton players such as Saina Nehwal, P. V. Sindhu, Srikanth Kidambi, Parupalli Kashyap, H.S. Prannoy, Sai Praneeth, Sameer Verma and many others.
Pullela Gopichand is the former World No. 5 & an Indian Badminton legend. 2nd Indian to win the All England Open Badminton Championship (2001). Received the Arjuna Award in 1999. Received the Dronacharya Award in 2009.
Contribution to Field. Badminton before 2000 was not recognized as a popular sport. Today Badminton discipline stands 02nd in the most popular sports in the country. The effort by Pullela Gopichand has helped us to win medals at Commonwealth Games Asian Games, World Championships and Olympic Games.
Jun 15, 2021 · New series 'The Academy' takes us inside Pullela Gopichand's badminton training center and is now streaming for free on Olympic Channel. Here's how to watch the all access documentary series inside India’s Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy, revealing the lives of its top athletes ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in 2021.
An all access documentary series looking at India’s Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy and the lives of its top athletes ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Sindhu and Srikanth, who beat Jan Jorgensen of Denmark in the round of 16, are just two of his illustrious wards on a conveyor belt of champions that Gopichand’s Academy in Hyderabad’s bustling...
Gopichand’s coaching philosophy has been significantly shaped by the Chinese coaching system, and by his time at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy and in the German League.
Pullela Gopichand (born 16 November 1973) is an Indian former badminton player. Currently, he is the Chief National Coach for the India national badminton team. He won the All England Open Badminton Championships in 2001, [3] becoming the second Indian to achieve this feat after Prakash Padukone.
3 days ago · After joining Gopichand's badminton academy, Sindhu won several junior badminton titles. In the Under-10 category, she won the fifth Servo All India ranking championship in the doubles category ...
