The 2012 Olympics Thread

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 04 Aug 2012 17:27

saina vs wang at 6pm IST today. mashallah we shall prevail.

Comer · Post by **Comer** » 04 Aug 2012 17:28

Don wrote:WTF ?

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/olympics-- ... india.html

Times change. I am sure we are in the cusp of something big in the next decade. So many near misses and good performance outside olympics.
Nevertheless we don't have to emulate the Chinese large ball/small ball committees and child beating methods to show we are good in sports too.

Hariprasad · Post by **Hariprasad** » 04 Aug 2012 17:30

Let us not beat ourselves up. I think we are on the right path. The overall performance of us in this Olympics is far superior to the Beijing games.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 04 Aug 2012 17:31

yohan blake wins heat in 10:00 - he is short but has a very fast and smooth start .... superb technique after he gets upright also.

might take gold this time unless bolt finds his mojo.

sum · Post by **sum** » 04 Aug 2012 17:36

[quote="Prasant]I saw the bout, and he did spit it out, ostensibly to gain some time when the onslaught from the American guy got a bit too much. He was too defensive, but more importantly, his defensive technique wasn't up to the mark.

My problem with this appeal is not whether he had a chance to win further or not, but the different standards applied.[/quote]
Exactly my problem too...Vikas may have been hopeless and might have been slaughtered the next round but that doesnt take away the blatant double standard applied to this and the Sumit sangwan appeal case

shyamd · Post by **shyamd** » 04 Aug 2012 17:44

Hariprasad wrote:
shyamd wrote:Anyone got a link to Vijender's fight from yesterday ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKO-pVxb ... g-logo-xit

Thanks

Unfortunately not available in the country I am in

sum · Post by **sum** » 04 Aug 2012 17:46

Vijay Kumar in his Army Uniform (10th pic)

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 04 Aug 2012 17:47

liaqat ali of TSP ran 10.9
mohan khan BD 11.25
azneem khan Maldives 10.79
massoud azizi afghanistan 11.19
tilak ram tharu nepal 10.85

summary of south asian results in 100m

we stand tall with a national record of 10.3 but nobody in this event

shyamd · Post by **shyamd** » 04 Aug 2012 17:48

sum wrote:[quote="Prasant]I saw the bout, and he did spit it out, ostensibly to gain some time when the onslaught from the American guy got a bit too much. He was too defensive, but more importantly, his defensive technique wasn't up to the mark.

My problem with this appeal is not whether he had a chance to win further or not, but the different standards applied.

Exactly my problem too...Vikas may have been hopeless and might have been slaughtered the next round but that doesnt take away the blatant double standard applied to this and the Sumit sangwan appeal case[/quote][/quote][/quote][/quote]

He clearly lacked fitness and you know when the boxer is dancing with his hands down with no guard that he is tired... His tactics were wrong too and he was just letting him hit. He was studying for exams as well apparently. By the third round he was just too tired and exhausted - barely had energy to walk!

I think if he trains harder he will do a lot better and good potential for future

I'm looking forward to Devendro Laishram's fight in 45 minutes. He is a good fighter.

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 04 Aug 2012 17:51

sania leading 2-0.

my hands are feeling like lead from tension.

Ardeshir · Post by **Ardeshir** » 04 Aug 2012 17:57

Damn, Saina's making similar judgement errors as yesterday. Not looking good.

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 04 Aug 2012 17:57

trailing 6-8 now.

sum · Post by **sum** » 04 Aug 2012 17:58

^^ 11-6 now..

The Chinese looks to be pretty dominant here...looks tough for Saina

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 04 Aug 2012 18:01

if she loses this one it's all over. she won't be able to come back in the 2nd one.

sum · Post by **sum** » 04 Aug 2012 18:02

^^ Sad but looks like a rout again going by the Chinese performance

Ardeshir · Post by **Ardeshir** » 04 Aug 2012 18:11

Game point for the Chinese girl.

Comer · Post by **Comer** » 04 Aug 2012 18:12

And some kind of injury for Wang

Ardeshir · Post by **Ardeshir** » 04 Aug 2012 18:12

Wang seems to be in terrible pain though.

sum · Post by **sum** » 04 Aug 2012 18:13

^^ Chinese is down with some injury....doesnt look good for her

Ardeshir · Post by **Ardeshir** » 04 Aug 2012 18:15

Achilles injury it seems. Or is it her knee?
She's up now, so might be able to play.

Comer · Post by **Comer** » 04 Aug 2012 18:15

Back on the court again. First set to Wang 18-21

sum · Post by **sum** » 04 Aug 2012 18:16

^^ Damn...she is back and straight away takes the set

Ardeshir · Post by **Ardeshir** » 04 Aug 2012 18:16

And Wang takes the first set.

Ardeshir · Post by **Ardeshir** » 04 Aug 2012 18:19

Saina wins!

sum · Post by **sum** » 04 Aug 2012 18:19

Bronze for India due to forfeit

Comer · Post by **Comer** » 04 Aug 2012 18:20

Wang seem to be in pain between sets. Saina has won bronze. It isn't Saina's fault if the opponent is not fit enough.

member_23629 · Post by **member_23629** » 04 Aug 2012 18:23

Saina wins bronze.

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 04 Aug 2012 18:23

I would have hoped for a clearcut victory but I will take it. bad for the chinese girl though.

this raises questions about the badminton schedule, why did it have to be back to back ? 3 matches in 3 days ?

Hariprasad · Post by **Hariprasad** » 04 Aug 2012 18:25

I hope she wins the Gold next time. She needs to tune her tactics and train harder to defeat the Chinese.

kshatriya · Post by **kshatriya** » 04 Aug 2012 18:26

The fitter wins !.. Next year we have PV Sindhu. I feel she win the GOLD... Mark my words

Ardeshir · Post by **Ardeshir** » 04 Aug 2012 18:26

Now let's wait for desis who deride our own win, saying that we won only because of a forfeit.

Nevertheless, congratulations Sania! Well deserved bronze medal, and hopefully gold next time!

shyamd · Post by **shyamd** » 04 Aug 2012 18:28

Laishram is up next - he is a good fighter

Supratik · Post by **Supratik** » 04 Aug 2012 18:29

i think with the chinese it is mental for her. she needs to get over the phobia.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 04 Aug 2012 18:29

the 1st set 18-21 was close enough that no H&D self goals are needed. its not as if 2-21

Comer · Post by **Comer** » 04 Aug 2012 18:29

kshatriya wrote:The fitter wins !..

That's about it. If the Chinese had trained harder or didn't give everything in the first set, she could have won. Tough.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 04 Aug 2012 18:34

gold medal match about to start. I will go with the wildcard Li. Yihan seems to be wearing a black compression belt around the waist..perhaps some light lower back or hip muscle issue.

sum · Post by **sum** » 04 Aug 2012 18:39

^^ Damn, Serena Willimas seems to be built like a beast.

her thighs look bigger than my body width!!

Comer · Post by **Comer** » 04 Aug 2012 18:41

Laishram's bout is about to start. Looks fairly aggressive!

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 04 Aug 2012 18:42

sharapova isnt a petite girl but I agree, serena is like a merkava tank...a moving mountain of muscle.

shyamd · Post by **shyamd** » 04 Aug 2012 18:43

Laishram is aggressive!! Huge punches!