PV Sindhu

High on Paris

Boria Majumdar

This could be India’s best-ever Olympics

PV Sindhu’s Golden Dream

Aditya Iyer

The relentless pursuit of greatness

PV Sindhu: Grit and Gold

Kaveree Bamzai

Beyond the shy smile and killer lunge

Pullela Gopichand, 45, Badminton Coach

Open

Champions’ Champ

The League of Champions

Aditya Iyer

From the Kohli cult to the fantastic four of tennis, Messi’s fight for his legacy to an epic clash between Hamilton and Vettel, it’s a great year to be a sports fan

Pullela Gopichand, Badminton Coach

Open

Champion’s Trophy

Made by Gopichand

V Shoba

The glory of PV Sindhu in Rio highlights the story of a super coach living his dreams through his students

THE GOPICHAND FACTORY

Lhendup G Bhutia

How one badminton academy in Hyderabad is producing the who’s who of Indian badminton—players like PV Sindhu, who just won the Macau Open, and Kidambi Srikanth who defeated a five-time world champion