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Virar gets a badminton boost
Updated On: 27 November, 2021 11:24 AM IST | Mumbai | Sundari Iyer
Doubles player Chirag Shetty`s coach Manish Hadkar opens Global Badminton Academy to encourage kids in Palghar district to take up the sport and excel
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Coach Manish Hadkar at the Global Badminton Academy in Virar. Pic/Sundari Iyer
Virar will get a new badminton coaching academy from December 1. Manish Hadkar, who has coached World No. 11 doubles player Chirag Shetty, Shlok Ramachandran, Simran Singhi, Arya Shetty, Jhanvi Jagtap, among many district and state level players at the Goregaon Sports Club since 2002 and was associated with Uday Pawar Badminton Academy since 2008, has now opened his own academy in Virar (West). Hadkar has named his academy Global Badminton Academy and the new centre is inside the Samarth
International School, Global City. Hadkar told www.mid-day.com that the facility has three Badminton World Federation (BWF)-approved wood courts and a mini gym for strength and conditioning. "After training players for more than 27 years at different sports clubs, it was my dream to have my own academy. I am glad that my partner Rajesh Kasar got in touch [six months ago] and my dream is about to become a reality. We put in our own money to build the international standard courts and the mini gym for the players," said Hadkar.
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