On Teachers Day, para-badminton coach Gaurav Khanna elated with performance of India shuttlers at Paralympics : Rashtra News
Indian
shuttlers
claimed
four
medals,
including
two
gold,
a
silver
and
a
bronze,
at
the
Paralympics
where
badminton
made
its
debut
this
year.
“There
can’t
be
a
better
gift
than
this.
When
I
had
got
the
Dronacharya
award,
I
had
a
feeling
which
I
couldn’t
express
but
this
Paralympics
with
these
medals,
the
feeling
is
no
less
than
that
feeling.
I’m
overwhelmed,”
Khanna,
said
during
a
virtual
press
conference.
Khanna
was
bestowed
with
the
Dronacharya
Award
last
year.
“The
targets
have
been
achieved
but
I
am
a
bit
disappointed
because
I
expected
medals
from
Tarun
(Dhillon)
and
Palak
(Kohli).
We
will
come
back
and
take
it
as
strong
learning.
If
they
had
won
the
medals,
then
we
could
have
delivered
six
medals.”
Asked
about
the
future
plans,
Khanna
said:
“I
am
feeling
like
as
a
coach,
my
exam
is
over,
the
session
is
over,
so
what’s
next
now?
“The
Olympic
cycle
is
over,
for
the
next
Paralympic
cycle,
that
is,
for
2028,
2032
and
2036,
we
will
have
to
look
for
youngsters.
In
few
months,
we
will
have
Asian
Youth
Games,
and
I
am
hopeful
we
will
produce
good
results.
“I
am
working
on
some
new
young
and
minor
players
like
Palak,
who
is
still
young
and
has
also
performed
outstandingly.
I
am
sure
the
minor
and
young
players
will
be
in
the
limelight
in
few
months
time
and
shine
like
the
Paralympic
gold
medallists.”
Khanna,
who
runs
the
Gaurav
Khanna
Excellia
Badminton
Academy
(GKBA),
said
his
academy
has
all
the
required
facilities
and
it
played
a
part
in
India
winning
so
many
medals.
“We
have
all
facilities,
dedicated
courts.
Sometimes
there
are
issues
with
recovery
when
you
play
at
this
level.
But
now
we
have
sports
science,
steam
bath,
ice
bath,
hydro
therapy,
we
have
all.
There
has
been
a
great
bonding
and
our
professional
training
have
helped
us
to
win
the
medals.”
On
the
final
day
of
Paralympics,
India
bagged
a
gold
and
a
silver
medal
in
badminton.
Krishna
Nagar
won
a
gold
medal
in
the
men’s
singles
SH6
category,
while
Suhas
LY
bagged
a
silver
medal
after
going
down
fighting
in
the
final.
(With
PTI
inputs)
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