Date:20/03/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/03/20/stories/2008032059742000.htm

Sport - Badminton

Travelling coach for Sridhar

BANGALORE: Veteran English badminton coach Tom John will be Anup Sridhar’s travelling coach, the player’s management company has announced.

John comes with over two decades of coaching experience in the UK and on international badminton circuits.

He has had training stints with Prakash Padukone, Vimal Kumar, Pullela Gopichand and a host of other national and international champions during his career. He had been the British team’s singles coach at three Olympics (1992, 2000 and 2004).