New Delhi: pv sinduThe two-time Olympic medallist is physically and mentally prepared to prepare for her third Olympic appearance. However, she admits she will have to be more strategic in her efforts to win a third medal at the Games.
Having achieved the distinction of winning silver and bronze medals at the last Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo respectively, Sindhu is determined to create history by becoming the first Indian athlete to win three Olympic medals when she competes in Paris.
“It is challenging, it is not easy but at the same time it is not impossible,” Sindhu was quoted as saying by PTI. Sports Authority of IndiaThe Indian Olympic Association And this Badminton Association of India,
“I need to be smarter before I go to the third Olympics. I have a lot of experience and I need to be smarter and I hope I can change the colour, and definitely win another medal for the country.”
Sindhu is currently training at the Hermann-Neuberger Sports School in Saarbrücken. GermanyHis proposal to provide training at this facility was approved. Ministry of SportsWhen the Games begin on July 26, Sindhu will travel directly to Paris from her training base in Germany.
“… Physically and mentally I am fine, I just have to be smarter and my coach Agus (Dwi Santoso) is taking care of that, my trainers are taking care of my physical part.
“I am working on all the strokes, be it defence, attack or netplay, it is important to be perfect in everything.
“So I’m not just focusing on one stroke or technique, because you never know what it’s going to be, there are players who are smart enough to make changes and move on to plan B.
“So you need to be ready for it and I’m concentrating on practising everything to get everything right – each stroke, all the techniques.”
When asked why she chose Germany as her training base ahead of the Games, Sindhu said, “Prakash (Padukone) sir and all of us discussed and thought it would be a good place, it is close to Paris, it is not in the middle of nowhere, so I am more focused.”
“I have taken some teammates and formed a team and currently training here has been very peaceful. I can concentrate even more ahead of the Olympics.”
Sindhu has dedicated a lot of time to training and preparing for the upcoming Olympics. However, her performances have lacked consistency, and she has struggled to win against top-ranked players in her region. Despite these challenges, the Indian shuttler achieved a notable result by reaching the final of the Malaysia Masters Super 500 tournament, where she finished runner-up.
“It took me some time to recover from the injury and now I feel I am doing well. Reaching the final is not an easy thing. And, finishing the match, not finishing the match, it depends on how we play.”
“Sometimes nothing works out,” he said, referring to his loss in the Malaysian Masters final.
“I feel like I’ve improved a lot and I know I can do even better and I’m confident I’m getting there. I just have to keep believing in myself and work even harder.
“I think the Olympics is something where everything will be very different. I don’t want to compare with others but looking at my form, I am in a very good position and you have to play very differently with every player.
“It’s a different style of play. I think the strategy will be very different whether it’s Chen Yu Fei or An Seung. It also depends on the draw, who I play. Looking forward to going to the Olympics. So, yeah, hoping for the best.”
Sindhu, a former trainee of Pullela Gopichand in Hyderabad, recently moved to Bengaluru after experimenting with four different coaches within a year. Badminton The player believes that the current competitive landscape in the game is extremely intense.
“I have played two Olympics and this will be my third and the sport changes every time, there are different players in every Olympics.
“So it is going to be very challenging and tough, because one we know each other’s game and secondly the game has completely changed and I think a lot of players will look at your game, how you are playing, what they are doing, what needs to be done.
“So it will involve a lot of strategies and techniques and you will also need to be stronger and smarter, both physically and mentally.”
Sindhu also discussed the valuable guidance she received from her mentor. Prakash PadukoneSindhu expressed her gratitude to Padukone for her constant support and constructive feedback.
“Prakash sir has been watching my matches and if I make a mistake he tells me a few things. He observes a lot.
“When he was sitting behind me at the last All England and French Open, his advice was quite simple. He always told me to just play freely and give my best.”
Having achieved the distinction of winning silver and bronze medals at the last Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo respectively, Sindhu is determined to create history by becoming the first Indian athlete to win three Olympic medals when she competes in Paris.
“It is challenging, it is not easy but at the same time it is not impossible,” Sindhu was quoted as saying by PTI. Sports Authority of IndiaThe Indian Olympic Association And this Badminton Association of India,
“I need to be smarter before I go to the third Olympics. I have a lot of experience and I need to be smarter and I hope I can change the colour, and definitely win another medal for the country.”
Sindhu is currently training at the Hermann-Neuberger Sports School in Saarbrücken. GermanyHis proposal to provide training at this facility was approved. Ministry of SportsWhen the Games begin on July 26, Sindhu will travel directly to Paris from her training base in Germany.
“… Physically and mentally I am fine, I just have to be smarter and my coach Agus (Dwi Santoso) is taking care of that, my trainers are taking care of my physical part.
“I am working on all the strokes, be it defence, attack or netplay, it is important to be perfect in everything.
“So I’m not just focusing on one stroke or technique, because you never know what it’s going to be, there are players who are smart enough to make changes and move on to plan B.
“So you need to be ready for it and I’m concentrating on practising everything to get everything right – each stroke, all the techniques.”
When asked why she chose Germany as her training base ahead of the Games, Sindhu said, “Prakash (Padukone) sir and all of us discussed and thought it would be a good place, it is close to Paris, it is not in the middle of nowhere, so I am more focused.”
“I have taken some teammates and formed a team and currently training here has been very peaceful. I can concentrate even more ahead of the Olympics.”
Sindhu has dedicated a lot of time to training and preparing for the upcoming Olympics. However, her performances have lacked consistency, and she has struggled to win against top-ranked players in her region. Despite these challenges, the Indian shuttler achieved a notable result by reaching the final of the Malaysia Masters Super 500 tournament, where she finished runner-up.
“It took me some time to recover from the injury and now I feel I am doing well. Reaching the final is not an easy thing. And, finishing the match, not finishing the match, it depends on how we play.”
“Sometimes nothing works out,” he said, referring to his loss in the Malaysian Masters final.
“I feel like I’ve improved a lot and I know I can do even better and I’m confident I’m getting there. I just have to keep believing in myself and work even harder.
“I think the Olympics is something where everything will be very different. I don’t want to compare with others but looking at my form, I am in a very good position and you have to play very differently with every player.
“It’s a different style of play. I think the strategy will be very different whether it’s Chen Yu Fei or An Seung. It also depends on the draw, who I play. Looking forward to going to the Olympics. So, yeah, hoping for the best.”
Sindhu, a former trainee of Pullela Gopichand in Hyderabad, recently moved to Bengaluru after experimenting with four different coaches within a year. Badminton The player believes that the current competitive landscape in the game is extremely intense.
“I have played two Olympics and this will be my third and the sport changes every time, there are different players in every Olympics.
“So it is going to be very challenging and tough, because one we know each other’s game and secondly the game has completely changed and I think a lot of players will look at your game, how you are playing, what they are doing, what needs to be done.
“So it will involve a lot of strategies and techniques and you will also need to be stronger and smarter, both physically and mentally.”
Sindhu also discussed the valuable guidance she received from her mentor. Prakash PadukoneSindhu expressed her gratitude to Padukone for her constant support and constructive feedback.
“Prakash sir has been watching my matches and if I make a mistake he tells me a few things. He observes a lot.
“When he was sitting behind me at the last All England and French Open, his advice was quite simple. He always told me to just play freely and give my best.”
