Gopi Chand and others condole the death of the well-known officialVemuri Sudhakar, a respected badminton official across the world, succumbed to COVID-19 here on Tuesday. Sudhakar officiated in three Olympics (1992-2000) besides many World championships, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and many national champions for close to four decades. Arif, who shared a special bond with Sudhakar, called it a huge personal loss. A colossal figure in the badminton circuit in Hyderabad, he passed on his wisdom to several upcoming players and officials,” Gopi said. Punnaiah Choudhary said Sudhakar was largely responsible in ensuring there is a pool of qualified technical officials by conducting various seminars and clinics.

Source: The Hindu May 18, 2021 16:46 UTC