INDIA: REACTIONS AND CONGRATULATIONS TO PULLELA GOPICHAND, INDIA'S FIRST ALL ENGLAND BADMINTON CHAMPION WINNER FOR 20 YEARS -

Record ID: 971321

  • Title: INDIA: REACTIONS AND CONGRATULATIONS TO PULLELA GOPICHAND, INDIA'S FIRST ALL ENGLAND BADMINTON CHAMPION WINNER FOR 20 YEARS -
  • Date: 11th March 2001
  • Summary: NEW DELHI/MADRAS, TAMIL NADU/BANGALORE, KARNATAKA, INDIA (MARCH 11-12, 2001) BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND, UK (MARCH 11) (BROMLEY TV - SCHEDULED NEWS ONLY) ( NO LIBRARY/ARCHIVE USE) 1. PULLELA GOPICHAND MATCH POINT AGAINST CHEN HONG TO WIN ALL-ENGLAND BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS NEW DELHI (MARCH 12, 2001) (ANI--ACCESS ALL) 1. NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS WITH HEADLINES OF PULLELA GOPICHAND'S TRIUMPH 2. HEADLINE IN NEWSPAPER SAYING: "SPARKLING SUNDAY SPREAD: AUSTRALIA FOR TEA, CHINA FOR DINNER" MADRAS, TAMIL NADU (MARCH 11, 2001) (ANI--ACCESS ALL) 3. GOPICHAND'S PARENTS WATCHING THE NEWS OF THEIR SON'S VICTORY ON TELEVISION 4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) P.C. BOSE, GOPICHAND'S FATHER, SAYING: "We are very happy that he has won the championship. We were expecting that he will do well in this championship. He had been working hard, he had been preparing well. So we expected some good results to come." 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SUBRAMMA, GOPICHAND'S MOTHER, SAYING: "It is a big occasion for us and all the big fans of Indian badminton. He has done it. It is a great thing." 6. PHOTOGRAPH NEXT TO TROPHIES IN FAMILY HOME OF GOPICHAND WITH INDIAN PRESIDENT K.R. BANGALORE (MARCH 11, 2001) (ANI--ACCESS ALL) 7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) PRAKASH PADUKONE, FORMER BADMINTON CHAMPION, SAYING: "I think it is a fantastic feeling and it is a great day for Indian badminton, a red letter day. Something which everybody has been waiting for. He is at his greatest. He has had some great wins in this tournament. I think full credit to his coaches who worked very hard and he fully deserves the victory." . BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND, UK (MARCH 11, 2001) (BROMLEY TV - SCHEDULED NEWS ONLY) ( NO LIBRARY/ARCHIVE USE) 8. PRESENTATION TO GOPICHAND Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: NEW DELHI/MADRAS, TAMIL NADU/BANGALORE, KARNATAKA, INDIA
  • Country: India
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