Inaugural Batch – CEP Class of 2018

The inaugural program was launched in September 2017 for 19 coaches in 2 priority sports of OGQ – Badminton and Shooting.
The program culminated in September 2018.

Badminton coaches of Class of 2018 with former national coach Vimal Kumar (in centre)

Badminton

Class Strength: 7 coaches

Program Venue:
Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence (CSE),
Bangalore

Shooting coaches of Class of 2018 with Gagan Narang (top centre)

Shooting

Class Strength: 12 coaches

Program Venue:
Centre For Sports Science (CSS),
Chennai

BADMINTON

Dipankar Bhattacharjee

Current Location: Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra

Current Academy: Dipankar’s Badminton Academy, Ramseth Thakur International Sports Complex, Navi Mumbai

Brief Profile: Two-time Olympian (1992 Barcelona and 1996 Atlanta), Dipankar also won Men’s Singles National Championship for three consecutive years.

Joy Antony

Current Location: Ernakulam, Kerala

Current Academy: S&J Badminton Academy, Cochin

Brief Profile: National Games Gold Medalist in Team Events. Joy took up coaching in 2014 to help young children reach their goals. Joy’s coaching experience ranges from beginners to professional athletes playing internationally. He currently coaches about 40 athletes.

Kaushik Pal

Current Location: Kolkata, West Bengal

Current Academy: Bengal Badminton Academy

Brief Profile: Five time Senior State Champion, Kaushik represented India in Junior Asian Badminton Championship in 2005. Passionate about Coaching, Kaushik has been associated with Bengal Badminton Academy since 2016. He currently coaches 8-10 athletes per month.

Kiran Makode

Current Location: Nagpur, Maharashtra

Current Academy: ShakuntalaMakode Badminton Academy

Brief Profile: Has represented India in several senior world championships since 2009. Previously the coach of Maharashtra State Team and Nagpur district team. Kiran has been a successful coach for over 24 years and his students have won international, national, and state titles. He is currently on the National Coaching Panel created by the Badminton Association of India.

Moheet Kamat

Current Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka

Current Academy: Baddyzone, Bengaluru

Brief Profile: Won a Silver Medal in Slovenia International 2012 and Finland Open 2009. Moheet started his own academy,Baddyzone in 2008.He has coached more than 500 athletes till date.

Sagar Chopda

Current Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka

Current Academy: Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy

Brief Profile: Won a Silver medal (team event) at Youth Commonwealth Games in 2014. He also represented India at major tournaments like World Championship and Asian Championship. He is responsible for coaching top junior athletes at PPBA.

Timeer Arware

Current Location: Sangli, Maharasthra

Current Academy: Timeer’s Badminton Academy

Brief Profile: Timeer has been coaching players for almost 18 years. He has trained more than 3000 players, including international players like Shwetha Kelkar.

SHOOTING-PISTOL

Abdul Kayyum Shah

Current Location: Pune, Maharashtra

Current Academy: Gun For Glory

Brief Profile: Having played till National levels, Abdul Kayyum Shah turned coach in 2012 to help and guide students. He has coached over 500 athletes till date.

Haresh Jayraj Kamble

Current Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra

Current Academy: RonakPandit Shooting Center

Brief Profile: After playing several national championships, HareshKamble took up coaching in 2015 for the love of the game. Harish has trained 30-35 athletes till date.

Hiren Jaiswal

Current Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Current Academy: Sports Authority of Gujarat

Brief Profile: A passionate shooter, HirenJaiswal has won the team bronze in 50M Pistol at the National level. He currently coaches’ athletes in Ahmedabad.

Pushpendra Singh

Current Location: MHOW, Madhya Pradesh

Current Academy: Army Marksmenship Unit, Indian Army

Brief Profile: Pushpendra Singh has won many medals in different international in both team and individual events. He started coaching in 2013. Having trained over 50-60 tough & motivated shooters, Pushpendra wants to achieve the best as a coach.

Shradha Nalamwar

Current Location: Nashik, Maharashtra

Current Academy: Winner Shooting Club, Nashik/ Delhi Public School Nashik

Brief Profile: Shradha Nalamwar has won several medals at the National Games and National Championships. She became a coach in 2014 and had trained many athletes since then.

SHOOTING-RIFLE

Aman Deep

Current Location: New Delhi

Current Academy: Dr.Karni Singh Shooting Range

Brief Profile: Aman Deep has represented India at the World University Games and competed in multiple National events. He quit shooting at a very young age, but the game pulled him back and he became a professional coach in the year 2015.

Neha Chavan

Current Location: Pune, Maharashtra

Current Academy: Gun For Glory Shooting Academy

Brief Profile: Passion and love for the game pushed Neha Chavan towards becoming a coach. She has been coaching athletes for 3 years now.

Nishant Nathwani

Current Location: Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh

Current Academy: Gun For Glory Shooting Academy

Brief Profile: Nishant Nathwani has been coaching since he was 20 years old. He has coached over 350 athletes and many of his athletes have went on to win medals for India in major International events.

Parmendra Kumar

Current Location: Mhow, Madhya Pradesh

Current Academy: Army Marksmanship Unit, Indian Army

Brief Profile: Parmendra Kumar has participated in various national and international events, He turned to coaching after a shoulder injury. He has over 4 years’ experience with the Indian Army.

Pournima Zanane

Current Location: Pune, Maharashtra

Current Academy: Freelance coach with Indian & Sri Lankan Army and NCC teams

Brief Profile: Pournimahas participated in more than 40 International events with medals in Asian Shooting Championship, Commonwealth Shooting Championship.She took up coaching in 2012 to spread her knowledge and technical skills. A firm believer of ‘learning never ends’, Pournima’s coaching experience ranges from coaching international athletes to teaching combat shooting skills to Army.

Sanyukta Gupte

Current Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra

Current Academy: Gun For Glory Shooting Academy

Brief Profile: Sanyukta Gupte has participated in two ISSF World Cups in 2009. She has been coaching at the GFG shooting Academy since 2015.

Vaibhav Sharma

Current Location: Bhopal

Current Academy: Department of Sports and Youth Welfare

Brief Profile: Vaibhav represented India at the 12th Asian Championship in Doha. Till date, he has trained close to 37 athletes. Under his guidance, his trainees were able to compete at the ISSF Junior World Championship and ISSF Junior World Cup.