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Schooling aspiration
An hour and a half after we are to meet, I am still waiting at Pullela Gopichand’s office. So are others: parents, vendors, guests. “Saturdays are the busiest days for us,” his secretary tells us. Gopichand is a badminton star and All-England Championship trophy winner, and India’s most sought-after coach. The top five players at the 76th National Badminton Championship in Bangalore

It's my happiest moment: Badminton coach Arif
Sidelined in the cricket team during his college days, he decided to opt for a game in which he could personally excel. That is how Syed Mohammed Arif, coach of Pullela Gopichand, took to badminton in 1960s. Five decades later, the Indian government has recognised his services by naming him for a Padma Shri, the country's fourth highest civilian honour.

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Kalmadi should step down from IOA: Maken

New Delhi, Jan 24 (IBNS) Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken on Tuesday said Suresh Kalmadi, who last week got bail in the Commonwealth Games corruption case after spending nearly nine months in jail, should step down from the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) as its "president".

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'IOA unaware of Ethics Commission showcause notice'
Indian Olympic Association (IOA) acting president Vijay Kumar Malhotra Tuesday rubbished allegations made by senior member and eminent lawyer R.K.Anand that the former was aware of the showcause notice issued by the disbanded Ethics Commission to its president, Suresh Kalmadi.

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Malhotra calls Executive Board meeting to discuss IOC's missives
Vijay Kumar Malhotra, acting president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), Monday informed the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that his correspondence with it would be discussed at a meeting of the IOA Executive Board.

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IOA bickering out in the open
The internal bickerings in the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) surfaced Sunday when the Ethics Commission, hurriedly constituted by secretary general Randhir Singh and which was disbanded by a General Body resolution in December, issued a showcasue notice to its president Suresh Kalmadi and joint secretary Lalit Bhanot as to why their membership should not be terminated.

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