After PV Sindhu’s Olympic bronze, Park Tae Sang takes builds India’s next gen
Two Super 300 titles. Two different players. Two consecutive weeks. For Park Tae-Sang, offered a glimpse of his work that he has been putting in Indian badminton, building players who, he hopes, can become the next generation of Indian stars. Last Sunday, 17-year-old Tanvi Sharma won the Taipei Open. Seven days later, 26-year-old Ashmita Chaliha made a stunning comeback from a career-threatening knee injury to win the Korea Masters. “It’s been an amazing two weeks. Last week, Tanvi was also amazing. She is only 17 and won her first BWF-level title. Today, I was even happier because it was Ashmita’s first final and she won the title. As a coach, I’m really happy,” Park said. Park spent four years with PV Sindhu in Hyderabad, a stint that culminated in the Tokyo Olympics bronze medal. After that association ended, he was approached by the Badminton Association of India about working with younger players. “When I started working with Sindhu, she was already a world champion and had a group of good senior players around her. This …
