Indian Olympics Dream!!!!
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While Olympic is now knocking the door we can make a realistic projection for our contingent which is the largest ever in size. We have very big hope with some of our athletes. But, Olympic is an event where the calculation doesn’t always work. Sergey Bubka –the legendary pole vaulter failed many times in Olympic when our own Liender Paes who was not even in top 70 in ranking won a singles gold in tennis. So , we can consider the worst possible scenario as well as the most optimistic scenario. The actual result may be somewhere in between.
Shooting 2-5
Archery 2-4
Hockey 0-1
Boxing 2-5
Discus Throw 0-2
Badminton 1-2
Tennis 0-0
Weightlifting 0-2
Total 7-21
I want to set my prediction somewhere between 7 to 21. Say it is 14.
Shooting is the event where we have very high hope especially with Bindra, Gagan Narang and Sodhi. But, a lot of things depend on that particular day. A favourite can bite dust and an unseeded player can come in to lime light. We just can pray for our players to maintain their best form.
The Archers recently outperform all others in term of consistency especially, Deepika Kumari (World Ranking 1) individually and the Women Recurve team (World Ranking 2). Men are not far behind either. (WR 5)
The performance graph of the Hockey team is rising since Nobbs took charge. I can say it is the best Indian team I have ever seen in my 30 years. Yes, better than the team with Pargat Singh and Dhanraj Pillay. Fitness of the team is now at per with the Europeans. There is a prolific Drag Flicker named Sandeep Singh and one and only Sardara Singh who is counted among the best in the World. I am confident; Nobbs has not shown all his cards yet. So, my prediction is a top six finish to a Bronze.
Biggest hope is of course Mary Kom. Yes, she has to fight in 51 kg category with the taller and stronger girls but she has beaten Ren Cancan – the reigning world champion easily in Asian Championship and avenged her defeat in Asian Games semifinal. Moreover, she just has to win two bouts to get a medal in Olympic and it is unlikely to face either Cancan or Nicola Adams before semifinal thanks to her ranking. 18 years old Shiva Thapa is not only a medal hope but a contestant for the gold. L Devendra Singh out performed Amandeep Singh (gold winner in CWG) and Nanao Singh (who rised up to 4th position in world ranking) which testifies his quality. Vijendra Singh, Monoj Kumar (Gold medalist in CWG 201o)also can make a podium finish. Two boxers who missed medals for a whisker couldn’t even make it in to the team. A proof how tough the competition has become.
With bit of luck Krishna Poonia or Vikash Gowda make it. But better not to expect anything from others like Tintu Luka (800m), Sudha Singh or Mayukha Johney. They can maximum improve the national records.
Sina Nehwal in her red hot form and less weight is surely aiming for gold. She is not probably meet any top Chinese girl before the semifinal. Jwala Gutta-Aswini Poonappa pair won gold in CWG and Bronze in the World Championship. They cannot be written off so easily.
There is faint chance for K Ravi Kumar and Sonia Chanu to win Bronze if they can improve their personal records slightly.
Shooting 2-5
Archery 2-4
Hockey 0-1
Boxing 2-5
Discus Throw 0-2
Badminton 1-2
Tennis 0-0
Weightlifting 0-2
Total 7-21
I want to set my prediction somewhere between 7 to 21. Say it is 14.
Shooting is the event where we have very high hope especially with Bindra, Gagan Narang and Sodhi. But, a lot of things depend on that particular day. A favourite can bite dust and an unseeded player can come in to lime light. We just can pray for our players to maintain their best form.
The Archers recently outperform all others in term of consistency especially, Deepika Kumari (World Ranking 1) individually and the Women Recurve team (World Ranking 2). Men are not far behind either. (WR 5)
The performance graph of the Hockey team is rising since Nobbs took charge. I can say it is the best Indian team I have ever seen in my 30 years. Yes, better than the team with Pargat Singh and Dhanraj Pillay. Fitness of the team is now at per with the Europeans. There is a prolific Drag Flicker named Sandeep Singh and one and only Sardara Singh who is counted among the best in the World. I am confident; Nobbs has not shown all his cards yet. So, my prediction is a top six finish to a Bronze.
Biggest hope is of course Mary Kom. Yes, she has to fight in 51 kg category with the taller and stronger girls but she has beaten Ren Cancan – the reigning world champion easily in Asian Championship and avenged her defeat in Asian Games semifinal. Moreover, she just has to win two bouts to get a medal in Olympic and it is unlikely to face either Cancan or Nicola Adams before semifinal thanks to her ranking. 18 years old Shiva Thapa is not only a medal hope but a contestant for the gold. L Devendra Singh out performed Amandeep Singh (gold winner in CWG) and Nanao Singh (who rised up to 4th position in world ranking) which testifies his quality. Vijendra Singh, Monoj Kumar (Gold medalist in CWG 201o)also can make a podium finish. Two boxers who missed medals for a whisker couldn’t even make it in to the team. A proof how tough the competition has become.
With bit of luck Krishna Poonia or Vikash Gowda make it. But better not to expect anything from others like Tintu Luka (800m), Sudha Singh or Mayukha Johney. They can maximum improve the national records.
Sina Nehwal in her red hot form and less weight is surely aiming for gold. She is not probably meet any top Chinese girl before the semifinal. Jwala Gutta-Aswini Poonappa pair won gold in CWG and Bronze in the World Championship. They cannot be written off so easily.
There is faint chance for K Ravi Kumar and Sonia Chanu to win Bronze if they can improve their personal records slightly.
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Economics dictates India will win 5 medals in London
India with its 81-member team to the London Olympics -- the largest-ever contingent from the country for the quadrennial event -- hopes to better its tally of three medals it won in 2008. Even as Indian athletes are busy preparing for the event that starts in exactly two weeks, analysts at global financial powerhouse Goldman Sachs, studying the correlation between economic growth and performance in the Olympics, have predicted at least five medals for the country. Of these, two will be gold, up from the maiden gold that shooter Abhinav Bindra won in the 2008 Beijing games, the Goldman report, titled The Olympics and Economics 2012, said.
Goldman, which releases its hugely popular and light-hearted report, 'World Cup Football and Economics', ahead of the soccer's biggest extravaganza every four years, has now extended its predictions to the Olympics. Compiled by several Goldman analysts from across the globe, the report also predicted that China's gold tally will come down by 18 to 33 because in 2008 it enjoyed the host country benefits. The report also said that Italy, despite its current economic struggles, and Brazil, the 'B' in the BRICS bloc, will each win three more gold than in 2008. Besides China, the gold tally of Germany (-2) and South Korea (-3) will also come down.
The analysts predicted that the US will again top the medals tally with 108 medals, compared to 110 in Beijing, while China, with 98, will take the second spot followed by Russia at the third with 74. Great Britain, the host with benefits similar to what China enjoyed four years ago, will improve its tally by 18 medals to 65, of which 30 would be gold, the report predicted.
Within the BRICs universe, "Brazil has been punching below its relative economic weight at the Olympics, as does India. This is in part a reflection of the strong official emphasis placed on sports excellence in China and Russia," the report noted. Going by the experience in other hosting nations, Goldman analysts also expect Brazil to benefit in 2016 "from the home Olympic dividend and collect a number of medals that is more in line with its relative economic weight in the world and within the BRICs group".
The Goldman analysts looked at some of the ways in which Olympic performance and economic outcomes might be linked. While one of its analysts looked at the likely economic impact of Olympics for the UK, others looked at the past effects of the Sydney and Beijing Olympics, and another at the prospects for the 2016 host, Brazil.
Economics dictates India will win 5 medals in London - The Times of India
India with its 81-member team to the London Olympics -- the largest-ever contingent from the country for the quadrennial event -- hopes to better its tally of three medals it won in 2008. Even as Indian athletes are busy preparing for the event that starts in exactly two weeks, analysts at global financial powerhouse Goldman Sachs, studying the correlation between economic growth and performance in the Olympics, have predicted at least five medals for the country. Of these, two will be gold, up from the maiden gold that shooter Abhinav Bindra won in the 2008 Beijing games, the Goldman report, titled The Olympics and Economics 2012, said.
Goldman, which releases its hugely popular and light-hearted report, 'World Cup Football and Economics', ahead of the soccer's biggest extravaganza every four years, has now extended its predictions to the Olympics. Compiled by several Goldman analysts from across the globe, the report also predicted that China's gold tally will come down by 18 to 33 because in 2008 it enjoyed the host country benefits. The report also said that Italy, despite its current economic struggles, and Brazil, the 'B' in the BRICS bloc, will each win three more gold than in 2008. Besides China, the gold tally of Germany (-2) and South Korea (-3) will also come down.
The analysts predicted that the US will again top the medals tally with 108 medals, compared to 110 in Beijing, while China, with 98, will take the second spot followed by Russia at the third with 74. Great Britain, the host with benefits similar to what China enjoyed four years ago, will improve its tally by 18 medals to 65, of which 30 would be gold, the report predicted.
Within the BRICs universe, "Brazil has been punching below its relative economic weight at the Olympics, as does India. This is in part a reflection of the strong official emphasis placed on sports excellence in China and Russia," the report noted. Going by the experience in other hosting nations, Goldman analysts also expect Brazil to benefit in 2016 "from the home Olympic dividend and collect a number of medals that is more in line with its relative economic weight in the world and within the BRICs group".
The Goldman analysts looked at some of the ways in which Olympic performance and economic outcomes might be linked. While one of its analysts looked at the likely economic impact of Olympics for the UK, others looked at the past effects of the Sydney and Beijing Olympics, and another at the prospects for the 2016 host, Brazil.
Economics dictates India will win 5 medals in London - The Times of India
I know for sure that India can win Gold in Kabaddi event in olympics if there is such event there in London.......
In that case you will have the chance to win a silver
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hi how many people is india participating with and is there a list possible?
i know turkey is participating with 114 people i except minimum 35 medals
wrestling , weightlifting and we also have a few runners that can get gold i think
i know turkey is participating with 114 people i except minimum 35 medals
wrestling , weightlifting and we also have a few runners that can get gold i think
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India manage to win one gold and 2 bronze medals in 2008 ..and India was at no 50 in medals tables and it is the second most populated country on the planet. Pak did not even manage to win a single medal. Pak and India badly need to promote all others sports beside cricket and hockey and its not good to see that even tiny countries preform better than us in Olympic games 
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India has a contingent of 81 in 13 sports, this is our largest contingent to olympics ever, we are expecting 7-8 medals with overall ranking of under 35, this will make it the best olympics for India ever.
+ Turkey had won 8 medals last time so how do u expect 35 medals this time???
Dont worry Raja this time we will make it to double digit. As per recent performance and rankings we are hopeful in Boxing, Archery, shooting, wrestling, badminton, discus throw...... But most valuable will be if we can win a medal in Hockey. However our coach is targeting top-6 finish (logical enough).
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India: an Olympic nation
Once hopeless losers at the Olympics, now a contender for medals at the 2012 London Games, India’s changing status as a sporting nation is being reflected by its television channels. Most leading national news channels in India are preparing to roll out ambitious programming during the 27 July-12 August event, and have signed on former athletes as experts and commentators, a move usually reserved for cricket coverage.
“Before we won medals at the 2008 Olympics, the only reaction Indians had towards Olympic sports was one of cynicism,” said Gaurav Kalra, sports editor at CNN-IBN, one of the top English news channels. “Now there is a lot of positivity, a lot of interest, and our coverage has to reflect this.”
CNN-IBN has eight athletes, two of whom are still active, on its expert panel for the 2012 Olympics. During the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the channel had none on contract. Rival channel NDTV 24x7, which also did not use experts during the 2008 Olympics, will have four former athletes in its studios this time. It’s in talks to sign on a fifth guest who is a former European athlete.
“We saw how berserk people went when we won medals in 2008,” said Nikhil Naz, cricket editor at NDTV. “We spent hours and hours covering Abhinav (Bindra), Sushil (Kumar) and Vijender (Singh). So this time, we are prepared.”
The Beijing Games was a landmark event for Indian athletes. Sushil Kumar won a bronze in wrestling, India’s first medal in the sport in 56 years; Vijender Singh won a bronze in boxing, India’s first; and shooter Abhinav Bindra won India’s first gold in an individual sport.
“Corporate sponsorship also changed after that,” said Kalra. “We’ve got more sponsors than ever for our Olympics shows. Corporate sponsorship for athletes has also started coming in if you look at the work Sahara or Mittal Champions Trust is doing. So, yes, there’s change on all fronts.”
Boxer Akhil Kumar, who is on the panel for CNN-IBN, said the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG), held in New Delhi, had a large role to play in this changing perception of multi-sport events in India.
“Whether you look at the negatives or the positives, there is no doubt that the Commonwealth Games had a massive impact on people,” Kumar said. “How many people had any awareness of sports other than cricket before that? Who knew about the Asian Games or the Commonwealth Games?”
In some ways, the 2010 CWG was also a testing ground for Indian news channels on how to cover a multi-sport event.
“Heavy coverage was necessary for the CWG since it was at home,” Kalra said. “We needed to get in a panel of experts then, too, something we had not done for multi-sports events before.”
Aaj Tak, India’s leading Hindi news channel in terms of viewership, will also introduce a panel of four experts for coverage of the Olympics for the first time.
“But this decision is not based on viewership,” said Supriya Prasad, executive editor at Aaj Tak. “We covered the CWG extensively, but got very little viewership. But based on our perception of the general interest in the Olympics, we will cover that extensively, too.”
Naz said NDTV has seen encouraging viewership numbers for its Games previews.
“The ratings are above the channel average,” he said. “In fact, our cricket show and our Olympics show have given us the same kind of viewership numbers. But cricket is still the only sport that brings in viewers throughout the year. For the rest, it’s just before big events like the Olympics.”
Viewership for cricket though has taken a hit in recent months—the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in April-May registered a sharp fall in the number of people who watched the matches, according to TAM Sports, a unit of TAM Media Research Pvt. Ltd. The average television viewer rating (TVR) for the first six matches was 3.76, compared with IPL4, which had a rating of 4.63. TVRs reflect the percentage of viewers watching a programme at a particular time. After 68 matches, roughly halfway through the tournament, the numbers remained low, at 3.27. It is perhaps telling that neither NDTV nor CNN-IBN will be sending their journalists to cover the Indian cricket team’s tour of Sri Lanka, which coincides with the 2012 Games.
“I think the interest in big-ticket cricket tournaments is still as high as ever,” said Kalra. “But there’s definitely less following for minor tournaments.”
This newfound interest in covering multi-sport events also augurs well for former athletes as a source of income. Until recently, only ex-cricketers were invited to be TV pundits.
“It just goes to show that the media is taking Olympic sports very seriously,” said Geet Sethi, a six-time world professional billiards champion, and a part of CNN-IBN’s panel. “Without specialists, how can you talk about or understand the subtleties of a sport? This is a natural progression since our athletes have started doing well at an international level.”
Sethi is also co-founder of Olympic Gold Quest, a not-for-profit organization that helps India’s Olympic athletes with funds and expertise. Olympic sport experts though will have to wait much longer for parity in payment when compared with former cricketers.
“Peanuts, no comparison,” said Naz when asked to compare the remuneration for former cricketers and former Olympians. “If you break it down to per day’s pay, the Olympians will get a tenth of what our cricket experts get.”
India: an Olympic nation - Marketing and Media - livemint.com
Once hopeless losers at the Olympics, now a contender for medals at the 2012 London Games, India’s changing status as a sporting nation is being reflected by its television channels. Most leading national news channels in India are preparing to roll out ambitious programming during the 27 July-12 August event, and have signed on former athletes as experts and commentators, a move usually reserved for cricket coverage.
“Before we won medals at the 2008 Olympics, the only reaction Indians had towards Olympic sports was one of cynicism,” said Gaurav Kalra, sports editor at CNN-IBN, one of the top English news channels. “Now there is a lot of positivity, a lot of interest, and our coverage has to reflect this.”
CNN-IBN has eight athletes, two of whom are still active, on its expert panel for the 2012 Olympics. During the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the channel had none on contract. Rival channel NDTV 24x7, which also did not use experts during the 2008 Olympics, will have four former athletes in its studios this time. It’s in talks to sign on a fifth guest who is a former European athlete.
“We saw how berserk people went when we won medals in 2008,” said Nikhil Naz, cricket editor at NDTV. “We spent hours and hours covering Abhinav (Bindra), Sushil (Kumar) and Vijender (Singh). So this time, we are prepared.”
The Beijing Games was a landmark event for Indian athletes. Sushil Kumar won a bronze in wrestling, India’s first medal in the sport in 56 years; Vijender Singh won a bronze in boxing, India’s first; and shooter Abhinav Bindra won India’s first gold in an individual sport.
“Corporate sponsorship also changed after that,” said Kalra. “We’ve got more sponsors than ever for our Olympics shows. Corporate sponsorship for athletes has also started coming in if you look at the work Sahara or Mittal Champions Trust is doing. So, yes, there’s change on all fronts.”
Boxer Akhil Kumar, who is on the panel for CNN-IBN, said the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG), held in New Delhi, had a large role to play in this changing perception of multi-sport events in India.
“Whether you look at the negatives or the positives, there is no doubt that the Commonwealth Games had a massive impact on people,” Kumar said. “How many people had any awareness of sports other than cricket before that? Who knew about the Asian Games or the Commonwealth Games?”
In some ways, the 2010 CWG was also a testing ground for Indian news channels on how to cover a multi-sport event.
“Heavy coverage was necessary for the CWG since it was at home,” Kalra said. “We needed to get in a panel of experts then, too, something we had not done for multi-sports events before.”
Aaj Tak, India’s leading Hindi news channel in terms of viewership, will also introduce a panel of four experts for coverage of the Olympics for the first time.
“But this decision is not based on viewership,” said Supriya Prasad, executive editor at Aaj Tak. “We covered the CWG extensively, but got very little viewership. But based on our perception of the general interest in the Olympics, we will cover that extensively, too.”
Naz said NDTV has seen encouraging viewership numbers for its Games previews.
“The ratings are above the channel average,” he said. “In fact, our cricket show and our Olympics show have given us the same kind of viewership numbers. But cricket is still the only sport that brings in viewers throughout the year. For the rest, it’s just before big events like the Olympics.”
Viewership for cricket though has taken a hit in recent months—the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in April-May registered a sharp fall in the number of people who watched the matches, according to TAM Sports, a unit of TAM Media Research Pvt. Ltd. The average television viewer rating (TVR) for the first six matches was 3.76, compared with IPL4, which had a rating of 4.63. TVRs reflect the percentage of viewers watching a programme at a particular time. After 68 matches, roughly halfway through the tournament, the numbers remained low, at 3.27. It is perhaps telling that neither NDTV nor CNN-IBN will be sending their journalists to cover the Indian cricket team’s tour of Sri Lanka, which coincides with the 2012 Games.
“I think the interest in big-ticket cricket tournaments is still as high as ever,” said Kalra. “But there’s definitely less following for minor tournaments.”
This newfound interest in covering multi-sport events also augurs well for former athletes as a source of income. Until recently, only ex-cricketers were invited to be TV pundits.
“It just goes to show that the media is taking Olympic sports very seriously,” said Geet Sethi, a six-time world professional billiards champion, and a part of CNN-IBN’s panel. “Without specialists, how can you talk about or understand the subtleties of a sport? This is a natural progression since our athletes have started doing well at an international level.”
Sethi is also co-founder of Olympic Gold Quest, a not-for-profit organization that helps India’s Olympic athletes with funds and expertise. Olympic sport experts though will have to wait much longer for parity in payment when compared with former cricketers.
“Peanuts, no comparison,” said Naz when asked to compare the remuneration for former cricketers and former Olympians. “If you break it down to per day’s pay, the Olympians will get a tenth of what our cricket experts get.”
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Just one great Victory brings a revolution in Indian Sports
What it needs to brings a revolution in a sport, well if you are talking about India than just one great victory & than the masses will follow that sport for ever, here are the examples:
1. Hockey - With the start of Indian participation in Olympics & winning of Gold medal at the biggest event in the world, Hockey was a word that was heard in every corner of India, not just one gold but a series of 8 Gold medals is what Hockey has given to India & no doubt after Independence Hockey was made the national sport which it is till today.
2. Cricket - One world cup in 1983, was needed to bring a revolution in Indian cricket, now Indian people know only 2 things - Bollywood & Cricket.
3. Tennis - A bronze at 1996 Olympics by Leander Paes brought new stars to Indian Tennis, now India have many tennis stars in the name of Sania Mirza, Paes, Bhupati, Bopanna, etc. this is one sport which is always on the growth curve.
4. Shooting - though shooting was slowly & steadily growing in Indian context, it was the Rajyawardhan Singh Rathore's Silver at 2004 Olympics that brought glory to the sport & than in Beijing 2008 Abhinav Bindra's gold was icing on the cake & now India is fielding the highest no. of shooting contingent for India ever.
5. Wrestling - Though India had a bronze medal in 1952 Olympics in wrestling, it was Sushil Kumar's medal at the 2008 Beijing olympics that can be really said to change the vary way the sport is viewed in India, now more & more people want to join wrestling as a sport & at 2012 Olympics, Wrestling is again fielding the largest contingent for India with first time woman wrestler as it's part.
6. Boxing - Indian Boxing & Vijander Singh has now become synonymous to each other, it was the very moment of glory for Indian boxing when vijander singh won first bronze medal for India & now he is a household name & Indian boxers a force to reckon with, India have record no. of boxers this time around for London with medal hopes at an all time high.
7. Chess - First GM of India Vishwanathan Anand changed it all, now India has as much as 26 GM's with following for the sport at an all time high.
8. Archery - World no. 1 Deepika Kumari, has risen hopes of Indian masses with this sport, now Indians hope for more than one medal in archery from London -2012.
9. Badminton - Talk about Badminton in India & u don't hear the name "Saina Nehwal" is next to impossible, the world no. 5 is the only one which can challenge the Chinese monopoly in the sport & is one of the biggest medal hope for London.
These & many other sports are there in which Indians have made there mark, but it really needs an Olympic glory which will really change the very nature of sports in India, be it boxing, wrestling, shooting, tennis or any other sport.
The mantra as far as India is concerned is very clear - give us just one olympic glory & than u will see many many more to come.
NO DOUBT, IT ALL STARTED WITH BEIJING 2008 AND NOW LONDON 2012 WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING
What it needs to brings a revolution in a sport, well if you are talking about India than just one great victory & than the masses will follow that sport for ever, here are the examples:
1. Hockey - With the start of Indian participation in Olympics & winning of Gold medal at the biggest event in the world, Hockey was a word that was heard in every corner of India, not just one gold but a series of 8 Gold medals is what Hockey has given to India & no doubt after Independence Hockey was made the national sport which it is till today.
2. Cricket - One world cup in 1983, was needed to bring a revolution in Indian cricket, now Indian people know only 2 things - Bollywood & Cricket.
3. Tennis - A bronze at 1996 Olympics by Leander Paes brought new stars to Indian Tennis, now India have many tennis stars in the name of Sania Mirza, Paes, Bhupati, Bopanna, etc. this is one sport which is always on the growth curve.
4. Shooting - though shooting was slowly & steadily growing in Indian context, it was the Rajyawardhan Singh Rathore's Silver at 2004 Olympics that brought glory to the sport & than in Beijing 2008 Abhinav Bindra's gold was icing on the cake & now India is fielding the highest no. of shooting contingent for India ever.
5. Wrestling - Though India had a bronze medal in 1952 Olympics in wrestling, it was Sushil Kumar's medal at the 2008 Beijing olympics that can be really said to change the vary way the sport is viewed in India, now more & more people want to join wrestling as a sport & at 2012 Olympics, Wrestling is again fielding the largest contingent for India with first time woman wrestler as it's part.
6. Boxing - Indian Boxing & Vijander Singh has now become synonymous to each other, it was the very moment of glory for Indian boxing when vijander singh won first bronze medal for India & now he is a household name & Indian boxers a force to reckon with, India have record no. of boxers this time around for London with medal hopes at an all time high.
7. Chess - First GM of India Vishwanathan Anand changed it all, now India has as much as 26 GM's with following for the sport at an all time high.
8. Archery - World no. 1 Deepika Kumari, has risen hopes of Indian masses with this sport, now Indians hope for more than one medal in archery from London -2012.
9. Badminton - Talk about Badminton in India & u don't hear the name "Saina Nehwal" is next to impossible, the world no. 5 is the only one which can challenge the Chinese monopoly in the sport & is one of the biggest medal hope for London.
These & many other sports are there in which Indians have made there mark, but it really needs an Olympic glory which will really change the very nature of sports in India, be it boxing, wrestling, shooting, tennis or any other sport.
The mantra as far as India is concerned is very clear - give us just one olympic glory & than u will see many many more to come.
NO DOUBT, IT ALL STARTED WITH BEIJING 2008 AND NOW LONDON 2012 WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING
@arp2041....Draw is very crucial for success of our boxing team. One concern for our boxing team is that most of the boxers will be unseeded in Olympic as they are new faces. Chance is that they have to face 'would be medalists' very early. As an example Shiva Thapa despite being very talented and chosen over veteran Akhil Kumar may have to face Alvarez Estrada or Luke Cambell in earlier rounds. Estrada is the 2011 World Champion and most feared boxer in this category. Shiva met him only once and scored tied on 16:16. Estrada was declared winner in recounting. I have seen videos of top boxers in his category. He can take on guys like Campbell easily. Just pray that he doesnt have to face Estrada before final.
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