The Massimo Costantini Interview: Veteran Italian table tennis coach on India's place in the wo

Indian table tennis coach Massimo Costantini discusses a variety of topics, including the approach to developing the next generation of talent, the preparations for Los Angeles 2028 and more.

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 - 0:41: Introduction
00:42 - 01:51 : Experience coaching the tt team at Olympics
02:02 - 02:45 : Approach at Olympics
02:59 - 04:44 : Views on Sharath Kamal & expectations at Olympics
04:55 - 05:25 : Indian women's performance in Paris
05:41 - 07:33 : Transition after Sharath Kamal’s retirement
07:51 - 08:51 : Why can’t India reach finals in big tournaments
08:55 - 10:03 : Impact of UTT
10:15 - 11:22 : His vision for Indian TT in coming years
11:29 - 12:08 : Grooming young talent
12:27 - 14:00 : Dealing with contrasting opinions with athletes
14:19 - 15:18 : Dealing with athletes’ personal coaches
15:38 - 18:37: LA Olympics break down
18:53 - 20:09 : Plans of developing one state-of-art training centre
20:20 - 21:14 : Bond with Indian athletes
21:25 - 22:23 : Conversations with athletes from sidelines
22:37 - 24:43 : His coaching philosophy
24:58 - 26:45 : Studying an opponent
26:55 - 27:56 : Archana opting out for education