Arif continues doing what he loves
The Hindu
Renowned coach is staying put at Jwala’s academy
At 77, Dronacharya and renowned badminton coach S.M. Arif is defying age and the second wave of the pandemic to do what he loves the most — coach young badminton talent. Arif makes it a point daily to be with the 50-odd inmates in different age groups from all over India at the Jwala Gutta Academy of Excellence, set up by the former World championship doubles bronze medallist G. Jwala in Moinabad near here. “It was difficult to move away from my ‘second home’ Fateh Maidan Indoor Stadium where I coached for more than four decades. But, I just couldn’t say no to Jwala because of the kind of effort she has put in to set up this facility which I feel is the best in India. She insisted that I should be at her Academy,” said Arif.
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