Rising badminton star Kuhoo Garg would leave for Bangkok on April 30 where she would undergo intense training spanning for one month. Father of shuttler and Additional Director General Police (ADGP), intelligence Ashok Kumar informed this while addressing newsmen here on Tuesday. He said that Kuhoo would take the most important decision of either concentrating on singles or doubles by December 2016. The badminton star who is the top ranked junior doubles player in the country said that by undergoing international training at Bangkok would surely hone her skills as a singles player. Returning to Uttarakhand after some time, Kuhoo appreciated the quality of training and facilities in State and said that training standards have improved a lot in last two-three years.
She said that her school Sanskriti School located at Chankayapuri, New Delhi helped her a lot in her pursuits of excellence in badminton. Kuhoo has appeared in Class XII examination from this school this year and it was learnt that the school allowed her to skip the academic session for most part of the year so that she could participate in national and international events.
Kuhoo Garg won gold medal in Under-19 mixed doubles and Under-19 girl doubles in Sushant Chiplakatti Junior International Championship 2014 in Pune. Similarly, she got gold medal in Under-19 mixed doubles at Yonex Belgian Junior International Tournament 2014 in Herstal. A beaming Ashok Kumar said that his daughter has climbed to 16 World ranking in junior level and holds 20th rank in mixed doubles while her singles ranking is 46. He said that to be a member of Indian team is the aim of Kuhoo and she is dedicated fully towards it.