The World No.37 G Sathiyan landed in Warsaw on Thursday to play for his club Sokolaw SA Jaroslaw in the Polish Super Liga knockouts.
The ace paddler qualified for the Tokyo Olympics last month, topping the South Asian group in the Asian qualifiers in Doha. He defeated compatriot Achanta Sharath Kamal and Pakistan’s Rameez Muhammad to book his maiden Olympic ticket.
G Sathiyan admitted there are a lot of things to be taken into account before chalking out a perfect training itinerary ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. He also pointed out that at this stage, one or two days of isolation are okay but a long one is definitely not recommended.
G Sathiyan to have Anirban Ghosh as sparring partner
The situation means G Sathiyan needs to concentrate on the Indian sparring partners at the moment and will have Anirban Ghosh for company after he reaches Chennai following his Polish Super Liga stint. He also credited TTFI for the support and informed talks are on with some Asian countries for training programs.
Polish Super Liga offers quality game time to G Sathiyan
The Polish Super Liga is one of the toughest European competitions and his stay there will serve him with the best match practice in these tough times. Sokolaw SA Jaroslaw will be in quarterfinal action on April 2 and if they win they will have to play a two-leg semifinal on April 7 and 11 respectively.
Provided Sokolaw SA Jaroslaw wins their quarterfinal encounter on Friday, they will be up against world No.65 and top Polish paddler Jakub Dyjas and world No.48 Croatian Andrej Gacina in the semis.
It will be interesting to see if G Sathiyan can make the most of his European experience at the Olympics while representing India.
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