# Gopi Chand says today’s badminton players have bigger horizons 2026-08-12T21:05:36+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet P. Gopi Chand, the former All England champion turned coach, has told The Hindu that comparing past and present badminton generations is unfair. Speaking ahead of the World championships starting Monday in New Delhi, he said today's players enter the sport with the ambition to be world champions, whereas his generation only hoped to play well, avoid injuries, and get a job. India first hosted the World championships in Hyderabad in 2009. Since then, the country has won 15 medals at the tournament, including P.V. Sindhu's gold in 2019. Gopi Chand also spoke about his daughter Gayatri, a double Commonwealth Games medallist, saying he does not want his own achievements to overshadow hers. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Tags: badminton, generational comparison, Indian badminton, P. Gopi Chand, World Championships Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/gopi-chand-says-todays-badminton-players-have-bigger-horizons/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/gopi-chand-says-todays-badminton-players-have-bigger-horizons/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.