Bharat Rakshak

Deepika Kumari, Amit Panghal, Shooting team, Bajrang and Vinesh didn't justify their billing for whatever reason.

However, as a nation our target should be on creating more alternatives than just to blame these individual fellows.

Having two world class(top 10) contenders competing in each area is a sure shot guarantee of winning at least one medal even if one wilts under Olympic pressure. It is the peer pressure that brings out the best performer in big occasions.

All superlative teams have followed this formula to win consistently and we are pretty close to reach there.

SBajwa wrote:why was Esow Alben (cyclist) and cycling team from Indian not sent to Olympics?

That's my question as well, what happened to our cycling team? Even the participation would have been good experience.

Our track cycling prodigies are still at the threshold of junior/senior level and I’ve never seen it mentioned that they’d target Tokyo - it’s always been about Paris 2024 when they’d all be 23-24 , which is early peak cycling life. Tour de France classifies U23 as junior . Esow is either 19 or 20 right now. Current TdF champ Pogacar is 22 and he’s a once in a generation freak of nature - most of the pro peloton are 5-10 years his senior .

What is birdie etc they are saying Aditi is T1 ghanta samajh aa Raha hai

T1 = Tied (1st position)
Birdie = Finished the job with one shot to spare(good)
Eagle = Finished the job with two shots to spare(very good)
Bogie = took one shot more (bad)
Double bogie = took 2 more shots to finish(very bad)

Thank you very much

Noob question. What happens now that play has been stopped and Aditi is tied at 3rd place? Bronze medal confirm or still more game to be played?

If rain stops play today, it will continue tomorrow which is a reserve day.
If rain stops today & tomorrow's play, only first 3 rounds are considered in which case Aditi will win Silver.
If game continues today or tomorrow, unless something dramatic happens, Aditi may end up at number 4 although she is at number 3 right now.
If she is tied on number 3 after 18 holes, there will be a play off/sudden death to determine the winner. There won't be any shared bronze.

Play expected to resume at 9:45 AM IST.

Aditi Ashok ended up at 4th place. Outstanding performance and consistency.

Ugh not another famous 4th place , sigh.

A world no 200 finishing forth is not bad. But yes, it was so close; just 1 shot difference between her and the bronze winner.

From the reaction of the other 3 top competitors, she was an absolute nobody to them before this. They are regular in the circuit among the tops. Hope she does not peak here.

Sure it's 'not bad' but 4th and 2nd places are the most excruciating positions to finish in. I'm sure she knows that more than anyone too, and will be haunted by it.

I am amazed by the way indian media is reporting about our Olympic dreams. Great. Both players and private promoters are praised with enthusiasm. I am sure that more and more kids will be inspired. I wish we have talent hunters like Italians have for Footbal. I am not depressed anymore about our future in sports. Media is doing right thing for once. Just great.
Would love yo see Indian gymnasts and swimmer. Stamina.....have you seen rickshaw pullers in India? Want to see Indian cycling team. We need little little spark.i wish we sports programs on Indian TV on regular bases on the line of bollywood singing competition.

Picklu wrote:A world no 200 finishing forth is not bad. But yes, it was so close; just 1 shot difference between her and the bronze winner.

From the reaction of the other 3 top competitors, she was an absolute nobody to them before this. They are regular in the circuit among the tops. Hope she does not peak here.

She improved a lot from the last Olympics. So I think she will continue improving.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/05/worl ... pockethits


Second Best in the World, but Still Saying Sorry

kit wrote:https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/05/worl ... pockethits


Second Best in the World, but Still Saying Sorry

This is like Indian mother's complaining about their children who score 99%.

kit wrote:https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/05/worl ... pockethits


Second Best in the World, but Still Saying Sorry

Our Ravi Kumar also apologized after winning silver.

chetak wrote:

Rsatchi wrote:Chetakji
This is exactly what we need
Atleast some of the bigger states take onus to support one sport and build facilities and sponsor that will go along way.
For example Haryana to build facilities for Wrestling

Rsatchi ji


The example is already set. He had not sought permission, nor had he asked for "aid" to sponsor the teams. It was all money, land, other resources from the state of orissa.

Chetakji
Look at least one of my wishes is coming through
https://www.deccanherald.com/national/n ... 17197.html
We have to wait for the stadium to be built
But its a start

Chopra 1st throw 87.03m - superb start !!!
Lederboard shows 87.58 now!

Vetter GER biggest danger for Chopra cant match with his 1st throw - just 83m

Baki's Nadeem claims Chopra is his hero... lets see if he catches up to him on the podium!

Gold for neeraj.

nope he won't as Chopra has GOLD!

GOLD GOLD GOLD for Neeraj Chopra!!!

UNBELIEVABLE
golf anf javelin - 5 years ago who would have thought we would be up hoping for medals there!!

Gold after 13 years. That too in athletics. I hope this is the starting of a new era.

7 medals in olympics is our best ever show at the games!

7 medals in olympics:
weightlifting
badminton
wrestling
hockey
boxing
javelin (athletics)

4th place
golf

possible future medal hopes
archry
shooting

i would say the inflexion point is near.

Congratulations to Punia for bronze and to Aditi - incredible perf in Golf finishing 4th missing medal by 1 stroke.

Subedar Neeraj Chopra Rajputana Rifles has done it. Congratulations. Way to go

Desho mein desh Haryana.
Wah bete jama lath gad diya.
Haryana sabse age. Mein khus Hua.
Haryana ka chora.

rsingh wrote:Desho mein desh Haryana.
Wah bete jama lath gad diya.
Haryana sabse age. Mein khus Hua.

Haryana ke chore ne lath gaad diya vo bhi bhale wala
हरियाणा के छोरे ने लठ गाड़ दिया वो भी भाले वाला

rsingh wrote:Desho mein desh Haryana.

Desa ma des Haryana

Danke

what happened to this idiot, payment didn't reach or was he short changed

Breaking: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award is renamed after Major Dhyan Chand! Not a moment too soon.

The country’s top sports award should be appropriately named after the country’s first Olympian hero.

Well done @narendramodi !

Hope Cong too embraces this!

via@sardesairajdeep

bharathp wrote:UNBELIEVABLE
golf anf javelin - 5 years ago who would have thought we would be up hoping for medals there!!

Before bollywood races to a biopic for Neeraj Chopra, just wanted to say that he is better looking than a lot of Bollywood heros so you need to pick well. Just saying, because I can see the tired faces racing to make a movie.

Jarita wrote:

bharathp wrote:UNBELIEVABLE
golf anf javelin - 5 years ago who would have thought we would be up hoping for medals there!!

Before bollywood races to a biopic for Neeraj Chopra, just wanted to say that he is better looking than a lot of Bollywood heros so you need to pick well. Just saying, because I can see the tired faces racing to make a movie.

Bollywood will ruin it. Along with the paki athlete, they will definitely spin the Aman ka tamasha story. I hope a documentary is made about Neeraj, it will be better than anything bollywood can make.

We need to let him and all our athletes focus on Paris olympics - just 3 years away. No time to waste beyond well deserved celebrations. We clearly have the potetntial to double our medals tally in Paris given the number of QF, SF finishes, medal wins and some unfortunate misses in Tokyo !