Hyderabad turns out to welcome silver girl Sindhu

HYDERABAD: The Telangana government hosted a rockstar reception for badminton ace PV Sindhu and mentor Pullela Gopichand on Monday, a grand event in every way save

Published on: Aug 23, 2016, 09:36:15 IST

By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu

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HYDERABAD: The Telangana government hosted a rockstar reception for badminton ace PV Sindhu and mentor Pullela Gopichand on Monday, a grand event in every way save for the deputy chief minister’s remark that she may be provided a “better coach”.

Wearing her Rio Olympics silver medal around her neck, the 21-year-old along with Gopichand and her parents came to GMC Balayogi Stadium on an open-top double-decker bus.

“Winning a medal at the Olympics was my dream,” Sindhu said and attributed her success to her guru, Gopichand.

Deputy CM Mohammad Mahmood Ali may not have so much faith in Gopichand, though. “We have plans to provide her a better coach,” he told a news channel.

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Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
Srinivasa Rao is Senior Assistant Editor based out of Hyderabad covering developments in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana . He has over three decades of reporting experience.