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8 Aug, 5 tweets, 2 min read
While Uwe Hahn has been a great athlete and coach, he cannot be given credit for Neeraj Chopra’s Olympic performance as Neeraj had stopped training with him since 2019. The rightful credit goes to Bartonietz who has been with him all the way. hindustantimes.com/sports/olympic…
Also Hohn had quit as coach of the Indian Olympic team before #Olympics2020 due to differences with the sports authorities on remuneration terms, and joined Australia as women’s team coach.
But more importantly, his wards Shivpal Singh and others were also unhappy with him.
Shivpal Singh was upset that Hohn made radical changes to their throwing style but more upset with his behaviour on overseas trips. He also alleged that Hohn coached players from other countries on the side, a serious conflict of interest.
tribuneindia.com/news/sports/ho…
m.timesofindia.com/sports/more-sp…
Since Hohn had joined as coach only in 2018, and had continuous conflicts with players and administrators until his resignation, his role in the entire run up to the Olympics should be closely examined. Not all great athletes turn out to be good coaches. deccanherald.com/amp/sports/oth…

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