Olympic silver medallist Mathias Boe of Denmark will coach the World No 10 men’s doubles badminton pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy in the run up to the Tokyo Games.
Boe, a silver medallist at the 2012 London Olympics, has been roped in on the request of Chirag and Satwik. The decision to hire the services of Boe was taken on Friday by the Sports Authority of India’s Mission Olympic Cell under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme.
Satwik and Chirag are currently ninth in the Race to Tokyo with 16 pairs eligible.
The idea to rope in Boe was mooted by Chirag, who has partnered the Dane in some events in the past and trained with him in Mumbai when the game was suspended.
“I have played with him and he is a mentor, having guided me earlier. Working with him will definitely help us in the Olympic year,” Chirag said. “Getting to work with Boe will give us a huge psychological boost.”
Satwik, who recovered from Covid-19 in August last year, too was happy…