Tan Kim Her appointed as India's badminton doubles coach | Daily Current Affairs Dose

Tan Kim Her appointed as India's badminton doubles coach | Daily Current Affairs Dose

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Tan Kim Her appointed as India's badminton doubles coach | Daily Current Affairs Dose

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has approved the appointment of ace Malaysian badminton coach, Tan Kim Her, as India’s Doubles Coach till the Asian Games in 2026. The 50-year-old Tan Kim Her return to India will raise the stock of the double’s combinations in the country.

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Tan Kim Her: About

In his first stint (2015-2019) as Doubles Coach in India, Tan Kim Her trained Satwiksairak Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty to the top 10 in the Badminton World Federation men’s doubles ranking and Ashwini Ponappa and Sikki Reddy to a top 20 spot in the women’s doubles ranking. Besides, six pairs were ranked among the top 50 across different pairs.

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Tan Kim Her, who coached the Japanese men’s doubles team to victory in the 2021 World Championships and the mixed doubles team to a silver medal in the World Championships and bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympic Games, will also be responsible for putting in place an overall coaching system and plan besides overseeing coach education.

Important facts for upcoming exams from the above Current Affairs Topic

• Tan Kim Her was born: November 27, 1971, Malaysia

Tan Kim Her Medal record in Men's badminton: Asian Games

• Hiroshima Asian Games 1994 - Bronze medal - Men's team

Tan Kim Her Medal record in Commonwealth Games

• Victoria Commonwealth Games 1994 - Silver medal - Mixed team
• Victoria Commonwealth Games 1994 - Bronze medal - Men's doubles