Coach Baig returns after a tough but rewarding stint

Life has not been easy over the last two months for chief national rowing coach Dronacharya Ismail Baig.He had to guide his trainees in tough conditions in Tokyo, while back home in Hyderabad, his wif

Life has not been easy over the last two months for chief national rowing coach Dronacharya Ismail Baig. He had to guide his trainees in tough conditions in Tokyo, while back home in Hyderabad, his wife and younger daughter were battling the pandemic. But Baig overcame these challenges, which he describes as some of the toughest in his career, and ensured the rowers qualified for an Olympics under his mentorship for the sixth time since the 2000 edition.