Mulyo appointed singles coach of new BAI National Center of Excellence

Former All EnglandEnglandEngland champion Russian Ivan Sozonov will be the doubles coach, while Korea's Park Tae-sang, who guided PV Sindhu to a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, will be the third foreign coach.

Besides, there will also be a big pool of Indian coaches who will be working closely with foreign coaches.

The NCE, a joint venture of the Assam Government and BAI, will be inaugurated on Friday in Guwahati. The state-of-the-art facility has a whopping 24 badminton courts with hostel facilities along with a seating capacity of around 3000 spectators, a gym and a yoga centre.