In a major boost to the sport in the country, Badminton Association of India on Friday inaugurated the National Center of Excellence that will not only hone players' skill but will develop coaches.
While renowned Indonesian coach Mulyo Handoyo will be looking into the development of singles players, former All England champion Russia’s Ivan Sozonov and Korea’s Park Tae-Sang will be in-charge of the coaching panel.
The duo will train and develop a string of Indian coaches to meet the global standards.