Pullela Gopichand who is considered to be one of the top Badminton coaches in India was recently had an online session along with top Indonesian coaches like Agus Dwi Santoso and Namrith Suroto and 700 other coaches. That’s not it, some children, as well as parents were also a part of this online training during the video conferencing proceedings amidst the Coronavirus pandemic spread. Unfortunately, all of them had to face a rather embarrassing moment which left the coaches fuming when some obscene photos popped up during the session.
Speaking on the same, "Santoso, the new Indonesian coach, was the resource person when pictures started appearing on the screen. There was a momentary gap and then the images resurfaced. This happened a number of times," a participant told the Times of India. Another coach asked “what if something similar happens during online classes by schools?" as there are so many other platforms.
"In one such online workshop which was being held for badminton coaches on Thursday afternoon, there was a sudden technical malfunction leading to some unwanted material popping up on the screen. The session was being conducted by a senior coach of the Badminton Association of India, who also had the online technical control of the session," the statement released by Sports Authority of India (SAI) said. There were reports claiming that the online badminton session of these coaches was hacked but SAI's statement revealed that “the Zoom session was not hacked" and that the IT department is investigating the issue in detail.
"The Sports Authority of India, in association with national sporting federations, is hosting online knowledge development workshop for coaches in 16 disciplines. So far all sessions have functioned smoothly, with 500-700 coaches from across the country participating in the workshops per session," an official statement from SAI, Bengaluru, said.
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