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    Pullela Gopichand recounts pep talk to PV Sindhu after Rio Olympics silver win. Watch

    Recounting that PV Sindhu was a little down after not finishing first, Pullela Gopichand said he wanted her to think of it as winning the silver and not losing the gold.

    Moneycontrol News
    July 07, 2023 / 17:34 IST
    PV Sindhu and Pullela Gopichand at the 2016 Rio Olympics. (Image: @yo_yo_baba/Twitter)

    PV Sindhu and Pullela Gopichand at the 2016 Rio Olympics. (Image: @yo_yo_baba/Twitter)


    The chief coach of the Indian national badminton team Pullela Gopichand recalled at the Moneycontrol Startup Conclave 2023 in Bengaluru about the time when his former protégé PV Sindhu won the silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics and he had to give her a pep talk to cheer her up.

    Recounting that Sindhu was a little down after not finishing first, Gopichand said he wanted her to think of it as winning the silver and not losing the gold.

    “She loses the final and she is depressed, a little down. And there’s one photograph where I am actually holding her and telling her this. The words which I said were: “You had a great week, you had a great year of preparation for this. Don’t think of it as though you’ve lost the gold. Think that you won the silver,” Gopichand said.

    He added that he told Sindhu to celebrate her achievement when she was on the podium and not be disheartened. “And when you are on the podium I want you to have celebration for winning the silver and not thinking of it as though you lost the gold,” he said.

    When pointed out that Sindhu did in fact smile and waved her hands on the podium, Gopichand shared some more insight.


    “That perspective is important. Sometimes in that moment when we have probably lost a big deal, we are thinking about what we have lost but to be even to be bidding for it or to be able to be present at the presentation as an entrepreneur that’s probably a stature that you actually have,” he said comparing the athletes and entrepreneurs.

    Carolina Marin of Spain went up against PV Sindhu in the Rio Summer Olympics final marking a historic moment for both players as they were competing for their respective countries' first-ever Olympic gold medal in badminton.

    The final was an intense battle with long rallies and close scorelines.

    Watch: Pullela Gopichand's entry into badminton was after a cricket rejection

    In the end, Marin emerged as the winner, defeating Sindhu in three sets. The final score was 19-21, 21-12, 21-15 in favour of Marin. With this victory, Carolina Marin became Spain's first Olympic champion in badminton, while Sindhu secured the silver medal, marking a significant achievement for Indian badminton.

    Moneycontrol News
    first published: Jul 7, 2023 05:34 pm

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