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Para shuttlers were highly motivated: Coach Khanna
Updated On: 13 September, 2021 08:28 AM IST | Mumbai | Sanjay Sharma
Lucknow-based Khanna, 44, mortgaged his house for a R1 crore loan to build his outstanding academy for para shutters and is now deservedly credited for playing a part in India’s tally of two golds, one silver and one bronze at the recently-concluded games in Tokyo
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India’s para badminton coach Gaurav Khanna (right) with gold medal-winner Krishna Nagar at the Tokyo Paralympics. Pic/Getty Images
It has all come to fruition for India’s Paralympic badminton coach Gaurav Khanna. Lucknow-based Khanna, 44, mortgaged his house for a R1 crore loan to build his outstanding academy for para shutters and is now deservedly credited for playing a part in India’s tally of two golds, one silver and one bronze at the recently-concluded games in Tokyo, all from a seven-member badminton squad.
Pramod Bhagat went down in Paralympic badminton history for becoming the first Indian to win a gold at this level when he beat Great Britain’s Daniel Bethell in the SL3 final.
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