Actually, Discus throw (Krishna & Vikash) and Shot Put (Om Prakash) have some chance. They are throwing close to the medal winners of last time (Krishna's best throw is better than the gold winner last year)....With some luck they can make podium finish. If they at least touch their best they will make top six finish....
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Medal winning sportspersons to get out of turn promotions
In a morale-booster for sportspersons, players working in central government will get upto three out of turn promotions during their service career for winning medals at various international events including Olympics.
The policy to promote sportspersons for excellence in international sports events got the nod of the Union Cabinet yesterday.
With this, all the sportspersons working with Central Government Ministries and Department will get upto three out of turn promotions in their service career for winning medals in Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and World Championships, a government release said.
The sportsperson winning a medal or more than one medal in a particular discipline, Team Events, Championships in a particular year will be eligible for an out of turn promotion in that year.
Further record-breaking medal winning performances in National Games will also be considered for one out of turn promotion during the service career.
Two out of turn promotions will be given for performance as a Coach, if he or she has trained a sportsperson who wins a medal in international sports events.
This would be in addition to the monetary reward scheme of the Government already in existence for all medal winners in international sports events and their coaches where the quantum of monetary rewards for individuals is upto Rs 50 lakh for medal winning performance in Olympic Games, Asian Games and World Championships.
Medal winning sportspersons to get out of turn promotions | Business Standard
In a morale-booster for sportspersons, players working in central government will get upto three out of turn promotions during their service career for winning medals at various international events including Olympics.
The policy to promote sportspersons for excellence in international sports events got the nod of the Union Cabinet yesterday.
With this, all the sportspersons working with Central Government Ministries and Department will get upto three out of turn promotions in their service career for winning medals in Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and World Championships, a government release said.
The sportsperson winning a medal or more than one medal in a particular discipline, Team Events, Championships in a particular year will be eligible for an out of turn promotion in that year.
Further record-breaking medal winning performances in National Games will also be considered for one out of turn promotion during the service career.
Two out of turn promotions will be given for performance as a Coach, if he or she has trained a sportsperson who wins a medal in international sports events.
This would be in addition to the monetary reward scheme of the Government already in existence for all medal winners in international sports events and their coaches where the quantum of monetary rewards for individuals is upto Rs 50 lakh for medal winning performance in Olympic Games, Asian Games and World Championships.
Medal winning sportspersons to get out of turn promotions | Business Standard
London Olympics: Mary Kom trains with male boxers
New Delhi, Jul 22: It might be the biggest sporting show on earth but women's boxing legend M C Mary Kom feels the London Olympics 2012 would not be as competitive as the World Championship -- an event in which the Indian has won five gold medals.
London Olympics Special
Mary Kom would be the lone Indian woman boxer in fray when the sport makes its Olympic debut in London later this month.
The 29-year-old, who has five gold and a silver from six World Championships appearances, is among the top medal contenders for India at the mega-event.
"I believe the World Championship is more competitive than the Olympics, as the amount of participation is far more at that level. But the fact that this is the Olympics and the first time for women's boxing with only the selected best participating, the level of competition on offer will be top notch," the mother of two said.
As part of her preparations for the Olympics, Mary Kom has been sparring with male boxers in the national camp.
"I am bound to get some taller and heavier opponents in London; keeping this in mind my coach (Charles Atkinson) has designed this training schedule.
"I train and spar with two male boxers, one southpaw and the other orthodox, to get use to both the styles of boxing and it has been very helpful," she explained.
Asked about her plans post-Olympics, Mary Kom said, "Right now it's just the Olympics; I have played at every other level of the game, but the Olympics. The incentive of a medal at the biggest sporting arena in the world is what drives me.
"Before I hang my gloves I want to win the Olympic medal, and my performance at London will decide my future in the sport," he added.
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London Olympics: Mary Kom trains with male boxers
I am saying to my wife that I am waiting for pole voult event....
New Delhi, Jul 22: It might be the biggest sporting show on earth but women's boxing legend M C Mary Kom feels the London Olympics 2012 would not be as competitive as the World Championship -- an event in which the Indian has won five gold medals.
London Olympics Special
Mary Kom would be the lone Indian woman boxer in fray when the sport makes its Olympic debut in London later this month.
The 29-year-old, who has five gold and a silver from six World Championships appearances, is among the top medal contenders for India at the mega-event.
"I believe the World Championship is more competitive than the Olympics, as the amount of participation is far more at that level. But the fact that this is the Olympics and the first time for women's boxing with only the selected best participating, the level of competition on offer will be top notch," the mother of two said.
As part of her preparations for the Olympics, Mary Kom has been sparring with male boxers in the national camp.
"I am bound to get some taller and heavier opponents in London; keeping this in mind my coach (Charles Atkinson) has designed this training schedule.
"I train and spar with two male boxers, one southpaw and the other orthodox, to get use to both the styles of boxing and it has been very helpful," she explained.
Asked about her plans post-Olympics, Mary Kom said, "Right now it's just the Olympics; I have played at every other level of the game, but the Olympics. The incentive of a medal at the biggest sporting arena in the world is what drives me.
"Before I hang my gloves I want to win the Olympic medal, and my performance at London will decide my future in the sport," he added.
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London Olympics: Mary Kom trains with male boxers
I am saying to my wife that I am waiting for pole voult event....
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Centenarian draws loud cheers as he holds aloft Olympic torch
Punjab-born centenarian Fauja Singh, who defies age to run marathons, drew the loudest cheers on Saturday, as the Olympic Torch was carried by him, Olympic medal winners, and leading individuals through London, amidst a welcome, clear sky and sunshine.
Clad in all-white apparel and a matching white turban, the sprightly Singh carried the torch, accompanied by hundreds of admirers, including Sikhs with yellow t-shirts bearing Singh’s image, who hailed him every moment of the distance he travelled.
Mr. Singh was born in 1911, and began running at 86 to keep himself occupied.
He has since set several records for people of his age, running six London marathons, two Canada marathons, and the New York marathon.
Clearly a sensation for his achievements, his participation in the relay was described by admirers and onlookers as “a moment of history.”
Mr. Singh, who carried the Olympics Torch in Athens eight years ago, now wants to carry it before the 2016 Olympics too, when he will be 105.
Hundreds of Sikhs organised a ‘langar’ at 16 points along the torch relay route to celebrate Mr. Singh’s efforts.
The torch from Greenwich to Waltham Forest was carried by several Olympians, including Nadia Comaneci, and Indian-origin individuals who have excelled in various fields, such as Kaushali Trivedi (23), Natasha Sinha (15), Priya Rajgor (20), and Drashti Shah (16). The relay’s youngest and oldest were among the 143 torchbearers on Saturday.
The Hindu : News / National : Centenarian draws loud cheers as he holds aloft Olympic torch
Punjab-born centenarian Fauja Singh, who defies age to run marathons, drew the loudest cheers on Saturday, as the Olympic Torch was carried by him, Olympic medal winners, and leading individuals through London, amidst a welcome, clear sky and sunshine.
Clad in all-white apparel and a matching white turban, the sprightly Singh carried the torch, accompanied by hundreds of admirers, including Sikhs with yellow t-shirts bearing Singh’s image, who hailed him every moment of the distance he travelled.
Mr. Singh was born in 1911, and began running at 86 to keep himself occupied.
He has since set several records for people of his age, running six London marathons, two Canada marathons, and the New York marathon.
Clearly a sensation for his achievements, his participation in the relay was described by admirers and onlookers as “a moment of history.”
Mr. Singh, who carried the Olympics Torch in Athens eight years ago, now wants to carry it before the 2016 Olympics too, when he will be 105.
Hundreds of Sikhs organised a ‘langar’ at 16 points along the torch relay route to celebrate Mr. Singh’s efforts.
The torch from Greenwich to Waltham Forest was carried by several Olympians, including Nadia Comaneci, and Indian-origin individuals who have excelled in various fields, such as Kaushali Trivedi (23), Natasha Sinha (15), Priya Rajgor (20), and Drashti Shah (16). The relay’s youngest and oldest were among the 143 torchbearers on Saturday.
The Hindu : News / National : Centenarian draws loud cheers as he holds aloft Olympic torch
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ESPN- Star Sports has the rights for telecast in India, also DD will telecast the events having Indian representation.
opening ceremony scheduled at 27th of July
Enjoy the games & do cheer for India
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WHY LONDON 2012 CAN BE THE BEST OLYMPICS EVER FOR INDIA:
Since returning empty handed in 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Indian graph in Olympics has always been on rise, in 1996, thanks to Leander Paes, India got a bronze (a medal after 3 Olympics) than came Karnam Malleswari's bronze in Sydney-2000, Rajyawardhan Singh Rathore truly raised the Olympic spirit for India in Athens-2004 by bringing the sole silver (Indian ranking improved from 71 to 65).
Than came the Beijing, If there is one event which brought revolution to Indian sports & changing the mindset of Indians that there is life on other planets as well, (since Indians only know one sport - cricket.....
) it has to be Beijing-2008, Abhinav Bindra's gold & 2 bronze of Vijender Singh & Shushil Kumar made the people believe that Indians can also perform in International sporting events, they were now household names & Shooting, wrestling & boxing - household games. I know 3 medals are nothing when we compare with likes of Russia, US, China, Britain even Jamica which cannot be seen in world map brings more medals, but for a nation who does not have any sporting culture this was a huge achievement, India jumped in ranking from 65 to 50, & now for the first time there is such a huge buzz for Olympics & Indian Athletes who are participating in it, I really thank Beijing-2008 for bringing some sort of Sporting culture in India.
THANK YOU BEIJING (08)
POST BEIJING -2008:
post Beijing olympics, India has seen wonders in International olympics events:
1. Delhi Commonwealth Games (2010) - India finished with it's best performance ever (101 medals, 38 golds, rank-2)
2. Asian Games (2010) - India finished with it's best overall medal tally ever, total 64 medals to it's kitty.
3. Vijender Singh was ranked no. 1 for some time, Saina Nehwal was no. 2 before coming down to no. 5, Sushil Kumar won the world wrestling championship in 2010, Deepika Kumari is currently no. 1 in world archery individual ranking and many more.
Factors favoring India for London-2012:
1. Biggest contingent for India in Olympics ever (total -81 athletes, In Beijing, India had 57).
2. Since 1992 Indian tally in Olympics has only risen.
3. India is now seen as a serious competitor in sports where it never was one - Archery, Wrestling, Boxing, Tennis, Athletics.
4. Having top ranked players will certainly help in realizing the Indian dream.
5. There is now more help & support available for Athletes (economically, psychologically, etc.)
I am sure that London-2012 will be the best Olympic for India ever.
Since returning empty handed in 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Indian graph in Olympics has always been on rise, in 1996, thanks to Leander Paes, India got a bronze (a medal after 3 Olympics) than came Karnam Malleswari's bronze in Sydney-2000, Rajyawardhan Singh Rathore truly raised the Olympic spirit for India in Athens-2004 by bringing the sole silver (Indian ranking improved from 71 to 65).
Than came the Beijing, If there is one event which brought revolution to Indian sports & changing the mindset of Indians that there is life on other planets as well, (since Indians only know one sport - cricket.....
) it has to be Beijing-2008, Abhinav Bindra's gold & 2 bronze of Vijender Singh & Shushil Kumar made the people believe that Indians can also perform in International sporting events, they were now household names & Shooting, wrestling & boxing - household games. I know 3 medals are nothing when we compare with likes of Russia, US, China, Britain even Jamica which cannot be seen in world map brings more medals, but for a nation who does not have any sporting culture this was a huge achievement, India jumped in ranking from 65 to 50, & now for the first time there is such a huge buzz for Olympics & Indian Athletes who are participating in it, I really thank Beijing-2008 for bringing some sort of Sporting culture in India.THANK YOU BEIJING (08)
POST BEIJING -2008:
post Beijing olympics, India has seen wonders in International olympics events:
1. Delhi Commonwealth Games (2010) - India finished with it's best performance ever (101 medals, 38 golds, rank-2)
2. Asian Games (2010) - India finished with it's best overall medal tally ever, total 64 medals to it's kitty.
3. Vijender Singh was ranked no. 1 for some time, Saina Nehwal was no. 2 before coming down to no. 5, Sushil Kumar won the world wrestling championship in 2010, Deepika Kumari is currently no. 1 in world archery individual ranking and many more.
Factors favoring India for London-2012:
1. Biggest contingent for India in Olympics ever (total -81 athletes, In Beijing, India had 57).
2. Since 1992 Indian tally in Olympics has only risen.
3. India is now seen as a serious competitor in sports where it never was one - Archery, Wrestling, Boxing, Tennis, Athletics.
4. Having top ranked players will certainly help in realizing the Indian dream.
5. There is now more help & support available for Athletes (economically, psychologically, etc.)
I am sure that London-2012 will be the best Olympic for India ever.
Indian Olympic dreams cant be fulfilled unless you thank these two organisations-
Olympic Gold Quest
OLYMPIC GOLD QUEST
Mittal Champions Trust
Mittal Champions Trust
Olympic Gold Quest
OLYMPIC GOLD QUEST
Mittal Champions Trust
Mittal Champions Trust
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Olympics: Good draw for Saina, doubles teams have it tough
Saina Nehwal’s chances at grabbing an Olympic medal today got brighter after the ace Indian shuttler was handed a relatively easy draw till the quarterfinals.
According to the draw released today, fourth seed Saina has been clubbed with Swiss World No 65 Sabrina Jaquet and Belgian World No 55 Lianne Tan in Group E. The Hyderabadi has never played both the shuttlers before but is the clear favourite to advance from the group.
Should Saina advance, she is likely to face 14th-seeded Dutch Yao Jie in the pre-quarters provided the Chinese-origin shuttler emerges the leader in her group. Saina leads Yao Jie 3-2 in career meetings and hasn’t lost to her since 2009.
The Indian’s actual test at the Olympics will come only in the quarters where she may run into fifth seed and two-time All England champion Tine Baun of Denmark.
Baun, however, hasn’t been in best of form this year, losing the last two meetings against Saina.
If the Indonesia Super Series Premier winner manages to get past the last-eight stage, she may come face-to-face with her first Chinese opponent – top seed and world champion Wang Yihan.
Saina came close to beating her 2006 junior world championship nemesis in last year’s Indonesia Super Series and should look confident of registering her maiden victory over big-favourite Chinese if they square up in the semifinals.
Kashyap gets decent draw
While Saina was handed a good draw, fellow P Gopi Chand trainee P Kashyap would look to at least make it to the knock out stage on his Olympic debut.
The 23rd-ranked Indian has been clubbed with Vietnam’s Tien Minh Nguyen and Yuhan Tan of Belgium. Kashyap has beaten 10th-seeded Nguyen twice in the past and has the game to spring a surprise again.
Doubles stars have it tough
The doubles stars, however, enjoyed no such luck with the draw and will have to play exceptionally well to move beyond the group stages.
The groups in the doubles events comprise of four teams each with the top-two teams from each group qualifying for the quarterfinals.
World championship bronze medallist Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa have been clubbed with fifth-ranked Japanese pair of Mizuki Fujii/Reika Kakiiwa, World No 10 Chinese Taipei duo of Chen Wen Hsing/Chien Yu Chin and World No 13 Shinta Mulia Sari/Yao Lei of Indonesia in Group B.
In mixed doubles, Jwala and V Diju were drawn in a tough group with all their three opponents having won either a World Championship or an Olympic gold in the past.
The Indians, ranked 13th in the world, have been placed in Group C along with 2009 World Champions Thomas Laybourn and Kamilla Rytter Juhl of Denmark, third seed Liliyana Natsir and Tontowi Ahmad of Indonesia and World No 9 Lee Yong Dae and Ha Jung Eun of Korea.
The Indians have beaten only the Koreans in the past and have always found it tough to beat the Chinese and Danish pairs.
Olympics: Good draw for Saina, doubles teams have it tough | Firstpost
Saina Nehwal’s chances at grabbing an Olympic medal today got brighter after the ace Indian shuttler was handed a relatively easy draw till the quarterfinals.
According to the draw released today, fourth seed Saina has been clubbed with Swiss World No 65 Sabrina Jaquet and Belgian World No 55 Lianne Tan in Group E. The Hyderabadi has never played both the shuttlers before but is the clear favourite to advance from the group.
Should Saina advance, she is likely to face 14th-seeded Dutch Yao Jie in the pre-quarters provided the Chinese-origin shuttler emerges the leader in her group. Saina leads Yao Jie 3-2 in career meetings and hasn’t lost to her since 2009.
The Indian’s actual test at the Olympics will come only in the quarters where she may run into fifth seed and two-time All England champion Tine Baun of Denmark.
Baun, however, hasn’t been in best of form this year, losing the last two meetings against Saina.
If the Indonesia Super Series Premier winner manages to get past the last-eight stage, she may come face-to-face with her first Chinese opponent – top seed and world champion Wang Yihan.
Saina came close to beating her 2006 junior world championship nemesis in last year’s Indonesia Super Series and should look confident of registering her maiden victory over big-favourite Chinese if they square up in the semifinals.
Kashyap gets decent draw
While Saina was handed a good draw, fellow P Gopi Chand trainee P Kashyap would look to at least make it to the knock out stage on his Olympic debut.
The 23rd-ranked Indian has been clubbed with Vietnam’s Tien Minh Nguyen and Yuhan Tan of Belgium. Kashyap has beaten 10th-seeded Nguyen twice in the past and has the game to spring a surprise again.
Doubles stars have it tough
The doubles stars, however, enjoyed no such luck with the draw and will have to play exceptionally well to move beyond the group stages.
The groups in the doubles events comprise of four teams each with the top-two teams from each group qualifying for the quarterfinals.
World championship bronze medallist Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa have been clubbed with fifth-ranked Japanese pair of Mizuki Fujii/Reika Kakiiwa, World No 10 Chinese Taipei duo of Chen Wen Hsing/Chien Yu Chin and World No 13 Shinta Mulia Sari/Yao Lei of Indonesia in Group B.
In mixed doubles, Jwala and V Diju were drawn in a tough group with all their three opponents having won either a World Championship or an Olympic gold in the past.
The Indians, ranked 13th in the world, have been placed in Group C along with 2009 World Champions Thomas Laybourn and Kamilla Rytter Juhl of Denmark, third seed Liliyana Natsir and Tontowi Ahmad of Indonesia and World No 9 Lee Yong Dae and Ha Jung Eun of Korea.
The Indians have beaten only the Koreans in the past and have always found it tough to beat the Chinese and Danish pairs.
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Athletes rated Delhi Games Village better than London: Maken
Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken tweeted on Tuesday that according to the Indian athletes and coaches in London that he had spoken to, the Commonwealth Games Village in New Delhi was better than the one in Stratford.
The Commonwealth Games were held in New Delhi in 2010 and every measure was put into place to ensure that the athletes were provided with world class facilities. Although some defects were highlighted, athletes from India and elsewhere had largely appreciated the effort. "Interacted w/athletes & coaches at London Olympic Village. Surprisingly everyone rated Delhi CWG Games village better than London!!!" is what Maken had to share with his followers on the micro-blogging site.
The London Games Village is located in the Olympic Park and is walking distance from some of the competition venues. It however is far from All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon which forced several tennis players including Roger Federer moving to posh residential locations around Church Road. The Village however has 3,300 apartments while the CWG Games Village had 1168 apartments and 34 residential towers.
The Delhi Games Village also had internal village shuttles and a 24-hour bus transport system. Located on the banks of river Yamuna, it had five major areas: residential zone, international zone, training zone, main dining area and operational zone. It was constructed keeping the 'Green Games' principles in mind, something that London organisers have also claimed to have kept as an objective.
Athletes rated Delhi Games Village better than London: Maken | Olympics | NDTVSports.com
Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken tweeted on Tuesday that according to the Indian athletes and coaches in London that he had spoken to, the Commonwealth Games Village in New Delhi was better than the one in Stratford.
The Commonwealth Games were held in New Delhi in 2010 and every measure was put into place to ensure that the athletes were provided with world class facilities. Although some defects were highlighted, athletes from India and elsewhere had largely appreciated the effort. "Interacted w/athletes & coaches at London Olympic Village. Surprisingly everyone rated Delhi CWG Games village better than London!!!" is what Maken had to share with his followers on the micro-blogging site.
The London Games Village is located in the Olympic Park and is walking distance from some of the competition venues. It however is far from All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon which forced several tennis players including Roger Federer moving to posh residential locations around Church Road. The Village however has 3,300 apartments while the CWG Games Village had 1168 apartments and 34 residential towers.
The Delhi Games Village also had internal village shuttles and a 24-hour bus transport system. Located on the banks of river Yamuna, it had five major areas: residential zone, international zone, training zone, main dining area and operational zone. It was constructed keeping the 'Green Games' principles in mind, something that London organisers have also claimed to have kept as an objective.
Athletes rated Delhi Games Village better than London: Maken | Olympics | NDTVSports.com
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