NEW DELHI: Actor Taapsee Pannu humorously responded to her husband and badminton star Mathias Boe's announcement of his retirement from coaching after the exit of the Indian badminton pair Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy from the Paris Olympics. Boe, who had been coaching the duo since before the Tokyo Olympics, revealed his decision on social media, citing stress and fatigue.
Mathias Boe, a silver medalist at the London Olympics, decided to step down from coaching after Chirag and Satwik lost in the men's doubles quarterfinals to Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik with scores of 21-13, 14-21, and 16-21.
Boe mentioned in his Instagram post, "For me, my coaching days end here. I'm not going to continue in India or anywhere else, for now at least. I have spent too much time in a badminton hall and it's also pretty stressful to be a coach. I'm a tired old man."
Taapsee Pannu, Boe's wife and a renowned actress, responded with a playful comment. Using a teary-eyed emoji, she remarked, "But also now you're a married man. You need to take a step back. I need to come back home from work every day to ready dinner and cleaning in order. So chop chop!"
This comment quickly garnered attention for its lighthearted nature.
Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy were considered strong medal contenders for India at the Olympics, but their journey ended in the quarterfinals. Under Boe's guidance, the pair achieved significant milestones, including a bronze at the 2022 World Championships and a gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Boe offered words of encouragement to the Indian duo in his post. "I know you guys are gutted, I know how much you wanted to bring a medal back to India, but this time it wasn't meant to be... You have won so much over the past years and you are going to win so much more in the future," he said.
With Boe's departure from coaching, the focus will shift to the future career paths of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy as they aim to build on their past successes and win more accolades.
