New Delhi, Jul 23 (PTI) Six summers ago, Clifford Crasto left his daughter Tanisha at the Pullela Gopichand Academy in Hyderabad on her 15th birthday, hoping it would give wings to her nascent badminton dreams even if it meant being far away from the comfort of her home in Dubai.

It was a cultural change for Tanisha, who was born in Dubai. But she waddled through that and will now represent India at the Paris Olympics along with her senior women’s doubles partner Ashwini Ponnappa.

While there is no guidebook to raise an Olympian, for parents, it’s a journey filled with sacrifices, and emotional upheaval. Yet firm decisions have to be taken to help their children grow in sports and life.

“I took her to India on her birthday. It was a very brave decision, an emotional decision to leave her alone in a different country,” the Goa-born Clifford, who shifted base to work in Dubai, told

Source: PTI News