SAI's online workshop for athletes earns praise from Gopichand

The frustration to remain in the confines of their homes amid COVID-19 lockdown is palpable and no wonder SAI's various training modules of online workshop kept athletes and coaches glued on the opening day, earning praise from none other than Pullela Gopichand.

The country is currently in the midst of a 21-day lockdown to fight COVID-19 pandemic that has claimed close to 25,000 lives globally and the number of positive cases is steadily increasing in our country.

The sessions on opening day was attended by athletes and para athletes from all sport, including Olympic probables shooters Divyash Panwar, Apurvi Chandela, Abhishek Verma, Anish Bhanwala, boxers Lovlina Borgohain and Nikhat Zarin along with swimmer Srihari Nataraj.

Praising the initiative, national badminton coach Gopichand said: "In these testing times with the Coronavirus, it is important to keep oneself physically and mentally active and find ways to use our time better. These online sessions will certainly help in achieving that."
Speaking about the sessions, Olympian wrestler Pooja Dhanda said:"The sessions are very informative. It helped me think differently about training while at home and helped me focus on the key areas. I look forward to the other sessions as well."
"They are unsure if they will be at the same level as they used to be in the absence of regular training and competition."