Prakash Padukone has confronted a number of criticism for his feedback on badminton star Lakshya Sen’s loss towards Lee Zii Jia within the males’s singles bronze medal match on the Paris Olympics 2024. India didn’t win a single medal in badminton on the Olympics this yr with Lakshya coming shut however ending fourth in his class. Padukone, who was the coach and mentor of the badminton crew on the Paris Olympics, was very dissatisfied with the outcomes and stated that it was “excessive time the gamers step up and win as anticipated”. The feedback garnered combined reactions from each followers and gamers with Ashwini Ponnappa even developing with a fiery reply. Olympic medallist Abhinav Bindra, who was current on the Paris Olympics 2024 as part of the Worldwide Olympic Committee’s Athletes Fee, stated that he doesn’t utterly disagree with Padukone however believes that “accountability must be collective”.
“Accountability must be collective, and an athlete may be very a lot a part of it. So I do not utterly disagree with what Mr. Padukone stated. I perceive the place he is coming from, however that does not imply that you must cease spending on athletes. It is simply you must be certain how that cash is spent. Sure, you can not at all times wrap your athletes in cotton wool,” Bindra stated in an interview with Indian Categorical.
Earlier, Padukone additionally stated that India should concentrate on giving thoughts coaching to its athletes in order that they’ll be taught to counter stress conditions. He recommended that there should be a system in place like it’s in China, the place they don’t rely on one participant and reach churning out gamers.
“We can not stay glad simply having one participant. We have to concentrate on the following line, perhaps even the third line. Like they do in cricket. You could have the primary crew, then the ‘A’ crew, then the under-19 crew, under-17 crew. So we have to focus. There’s a number of expertise, there may be completely little doubt however a mixed effort is required,” he informed reporters.
The previous All England champion stated India should concentrate on giving thoughts coaching to its athletes, in order that they’ll be taught to counter stress conditions.
He additionally recommended that there should be a system in place, like it’s in China, the place they don’t rely on one participant and reach churning out gamers.
“We can not stay glad simply having one participant. We have to concentrate on the following line, perhaps even the third line. Like they do in cricket. You could have the primary crew, then the ‘A’ crew, then the under-19 crew, under-17 crew. So we have to focus. There’s a number of expertise, there may be completely little doubt however a mixed effort is required,” he informed reporters.
“And just a little little bit of effort from the gamers additionally. Just a little extra accountability, just a little extra accountability. Not simply ask for no matter you ask for. As soon as you might be on condition that, you additionally need to be accountable. I believe the gamers need to be taught to take accountability.”
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