 "Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty with coach Mathias Boe after their men's doubles quarter-final defeat in Paris Olympics. PTI")
Mathias Boe, the coach of star Indian men’s doubles pair in badminton – Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, has decided to retire from coaching duties. Boe, who won silver in men’s doubles at London 2012, penned an emotional note on Instagram, making his announcement.
Boe, who is married to Bollywood actress Taapsee Pannu, said he is retiring as he wants some rest.
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“I know the feeling all too well myself. Pushing yourself to the limit everyday, to be in the best shape of your life, and then things doesn’t go as you would have hoped for. I know you guys are gutted, I know how much you wanted to bring a medal back to India, but this time it wasn’t meant to be. But you have everything to be proud of, how hard you have worked in this Olympics camp, battling injuries, even taken injections to reduce the pain, that is dedication, that is passion and that is a lot of Heart. You have won so much over the past years and you are going to win so much more in the future,” he wrote.
“For me, my coaching days ends here, I’m not Going to continue in India or anywhere else, for now at least. I have spend too much time in a badminton hall and it’s also pretty stressful to be a coach, I’m a tired old man… I want to thank @media.iccsai , Garg Sir and Rakesh Sir, @bai_media , @gosportsvoices for the support over the years. Also a huge shout out to all my colleagues in Indian Badminton. Thank you for a lot of good memories and I wish you all the best. Jai Hind.”
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Boe had started coaching Satwik and Chirag before the Tokyo Olympics.
Under Boe’s guidance, Satwik and Chirag became the world No.1 and also helped India win the Thomas Cup in 2022.
Satwik and Chirag were eliminated from the Paris Olympics after losing to Malaysia’s Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the quarter-finals in three games.