Badminton Association of India (BAI)  has welcomed the inclusion of Olympic silver medalist Mathias Boe in the coaching line-up. The Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) on Friday approved the request of India's badminton players Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy to rope in Boe of Denmark to train them in the run-up to the Olympics.

BAI secretary Ajay Singh welcomed him and said that his experience will help our players with the much-needed guidance. He said,  "BAI welcomes Olympic Medallist Mathias Boe as a coach for the Indian doubles team. He has been a champion player and has mentored several Danish shuttlers during his playing time. He has also played in the PBL and has seen the Indian shuttlers from close quarters. Indian doubles players had a good run at the recently-concluded Asian leg in Thailand and we believe Boe's valuable experience and understanding of the game will help our players with the much-needed guidance."

Boe will assist the doubles team supported under TOPS -- Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Ashwini Ponnappa and Ashwini Ponnappa-Sikki Reddy. Rankireddy and Shetty are currently ninth in the Race to Tokyo with 16 pairs eligible. During his tenure.

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