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'Saina drew inspiration from her relationship with Kashyap'

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Last updated on: September 27, 2018 19:04 IST
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'Saina managed it very well. She did not get distracted with it. Her priority was sport and she gave hundred per cent to it.'

IMAGE: India’s badminton stars Saina Nehwal and Purapalli Kashyap are set to tie the knot on December 16. Photograph: Saina Nehwal/Instagram

Former national badminton coach Vimal Kumar lauded Saina Nehwal for not letting her relationship with fellow shuttler Parupalli Kashyap affect her game, amid reports that the two are set to get married in December.

 

"I knew about their (Saina and Kashyap) relationship. One good thing about it is, Saina managed it very well. She did not get distracted with it. Her priority was sport and she gave hundred per cent to it," he said in Bengaluru on Thursday.

Saina shifted from Hyderabad to Bengaluru to train under Vimal Kumar in 2014 before her return to Hyderabad to once again train under Pullela Gopichand last year.

Kumar has been instrumental in helping Saina achieve World No. 1 ranking in April 2015 and a silver medal at the World Championship.

"Normally, such attractions and relationships among teens are a great distraction, but Saina drew inspiration from it and reached many milestones in her career," he added.

Recently, Saina had included Kashyap's name in her thank you note on twitter along with coach Gopichand and her physios after clinching a bronze in Asian Games.

"I would like to thank Gopi Sir for all the hardwork and support ... also @parupallik for giving me great match inputs and for helping me in sessions before the #AsianGame2018 ... lot of efforts of Physios would like to thank @ArvindDNigam4 and Kiran challagundla sir," Saina had said.

Kumar said he is happy that Saina is getting married to Kashyap because he has known them for a long time.

He advised Kashyap to switch to coaching after marriage but expects Saina, 28, to continue playing for a couple of years more.

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