Indian badminton star PV Sindhu has roped in Indonesian coach Agus Dwi Santoso to assist her put together for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Sindhu, who was working with former All England champion Muhammad Hafiz Hashim, confirmed the information to Sportstar and Reuters.
“Sure, we began working collectively within the final 5 days,” Sindhu mentioned.
“He’s holding an in depth eye on what I would want. It’s a new group of coaches and help employees. And, with the particular intent of being at my finest within the 12 months of the Olympics.
“I’d been coaching with Hafiz after which I wished some change — I believed it was not suiting my recreation – and that’s once I requested Agus.”
Santoso is Sindhu’s third coach in a 12 months. In February 2023, the 28-year-old parted methods with long-time coach Park Tae-Sang earlier than working with Malaysian Hashim in July. The pair parted methods after Sindhu introduced in November that she was shifting bases to Bengaluru to be mentored by former All England champion Prakash Padukone at his academy.
Santoso has a powerful teaching resume having coached compatriot Hendrawan to the lads’s singles silver medal on the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The Indonesian was additionally a part of the Indian teaching group on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics teaching the lads’s singles gamers.
Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, endured a poor 2023, failing to win a title and ended the season by means of damage on the French Open in October. The previous World Champion is predicted to make her comeback on the 2024 Badminton Asia Crew Championships to be held in Malaysia in February.