Guys,i have always been cribbing about Jwala Gutta letting Ashwini Ponnapa down in Women's Doubles due to her poor back court play,poor agility,fitness etc.
Today in Uber Cup(Parallel to Team World Championship)
India decided to field a new Doubles pair of Ashwini and PV Sindhu against World no. 10 ranked pair of Japan who have been as high as no. 3 in the world and even though Indian pair lost 21-15;19-21;16-21 but they truly stretched their counterparts and what was amazing was how Sindhu and Ponnapa were complimenting each other.
As Jwala(32yrs) is getting older day by day I feel that this Olympics will be the last tournament where Ashwini and Jwala play as a team.
Considering this is the first tournament where Ashwini and Sindhu are playing together and it was Sindhu's 6th match in 3 days this make me believe that we gave potentially found a genuine World Class pair in Doubles(which has been our weaker side both in Men's and Women's Category).
Only question now is that is Sindhu ready to play both and Singles and doubles and how much time she is ready to devote.But trust me guys,if she decides to play Consistently with Ashwini then we have a really top class Doubles pair at our Doorstep.
But in any tournament like Asian Games, Commonwealth Games where Team events are held and Doubles player have to follow Singles, it is not enough gap/time to rest. In tennis still one can do it in Davis Cup where Doubles is held at different day. They should seriously look at specialist Doubles player.
In the bout between Sushil Kumar and Narsingh Yadav, India’s Olympic medal hope is the real loser
With each passing day chances of a probable Olympic medal in wrestling for India are diminishing. Narsingh Yadav had raised strong hopes of a possible medal by qualifying for Rio with a bronze medal in the World Championship at Las Vegas. But with Sushil Kumar throwing his hat into the ring the focus has shifted to Rio ticket rather than the medal. The main culprit for this fiasco is entirely Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).
But all these permutations will be of no use if Indian wrestlers reach Rio with heartburns, bruises and stress. And if a trial does take place, one should forget all about the medal. It will take more than a month to recover for the selected athlete to take on the Rio arena.
Wrestlers are now in training phase and obviously overweight. But, for the proposed trial they will have to touch the scale at 74 kg. It is no secret that the proposed trial will be a bloodbath between Sushil and Yadav. Peaking for it and then going back to training mode before peaking again for Rio will be suicidal and end of the medal hunt for either of the wrestler.
No doubt it is a tough call for WFI. But it is WFI, which has the last word in the matter. Sending one name to Rio via Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is the sole prerogative of WFI. Why delay then? Lingering over it will not change the situation. It will instead become more complex.
Apart from one quota place for each country per event, there are four quota places for Brazil as the host nation. There are also four Tripartite Commission Invitation Places at the discretion of United World Wrestling (UWW). Even though the date for this is over WFI can still approach UWW for a rare two entries from India. Some countries give up their quota places due to injury or other factors. The cut off date for this withdrawal is 23 May. In view of a peculiar situation in India, UWW can take a sympathetic view.
Coming back to the Olympic medal hunt. The wrestling competition at Rio starts on 17 August after the opening of the Games on 5. At the time of writing this, this gives the prospective Indian wrestler just 92 days to prepare. But already under a lot of stress, it will take a long time for the selected wrestler to recoup for Rio.
While all other 19 qualified freestyle mat men from around the world are training under top coaches, doctors, physiotherapists and other support staff, Indian contenders are facing media. These wrestlers have never woken up in the morning, looking for newspapers. But now they are – just to find a new story with a newer twist!
A wrestler needs to peak at the right moment - for the tournament, not the trial. Sushil Kumar is harming Narsingh Yadav chances. besides this , it is never about one bout that which wrestler is better. The Medal will come if a Wrestler wins 4-5 bouts over 1 day or two. That is the consistency. If Sushil kumar puts all his strength in one bout against Yadav, it will never be tested that he will have consistency to face 4-5 wrestlers. Why ddint Sushil participate in any competitive event in last 2 years?
At Womens Boxing World Championship, MaryKom and Sarita Laishram Devi will compete in Preliminary Bouts today. MaryKom will face Juliana Soderstorm of Sweden. Sarita Devi will face Ala Yarsavich of Belarus.
Guys,As I had predicted:- Our 4*100m Women's Relay team creates new national record(44.03)shattering previous record (44.43).Even though it was not as good as I had predicted but as it was first major relay race for the girls,i still we can give a time of between (43-43.5) which will help us in qualifying for Rio.They have another race either today or tomorrow so let's see what happens but they have almost taken half a second of the previous National Record(Which was set in 1998).This shows the improvement of our Athletics in General.
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http://worldboxing2016.kz/en/
With each passing day chances of a probable Olympic medal in wrestling for India are diminishing. Narsingh Yadav had raised strong hopes of a possible medal by qualifying for Rio with a bronze medal in the World Championship at Las Vegas. But with Sushil Kumar throwing his hat into the ring the focus has shifted to Rio ticket rather than the medal. The main culprit for this fiasco is entirely Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).
But all these permutations will be of no use if Indian wrestlers reach Rio with heartburns, bruises and stress. And if a trial does take place, one should forget all about the medal. It will take more than a month to recover for the selected athlete to take on the Rio arena.
Wrestlers are now in training phase and obviously overweight. But, for the proposed trial they will have to touch the scale at 74 kg. It is no secret that the proposed trial will be a bloodbath between Sushil and Yadav. Peaking for it and then going back to training mode before peaking again for Rio will be suicidal and end of the medal hunt for either of the wrestler.
No doubt it is a tough call for WFI. But it is WFI, which has the last word in the matter. Sending one name to Rio via Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is the sole prerogative of WFI. Why delay then? Lingering over it will not change the situation. It will instead become more complex.
Apart from one quota place for each country per event, there are four quota places for Brazil as the host nation. There are also four Tripartite Commission Invitation Places at the discretion of United World Wrestling (UWW). Even though the date for this is over WFI can still approach UWW for a rare two entries from India. Some countries give up their quota places due to injury or other factors. The cut off date for this withdrawal is 23 May. In view of a peculiar situation in India, UWW can take a sympathetic view.
Coming back to the Olympic medal hunt. The wrestling competition at Rio starts on 17 August after the opening of the Games on 5. At the time of writing this, this gives the prospective Indian wrestler just 92 days to prepare. But already under a lot of stress, it will take a long time for the selected wrestler to recoup for Rio.
While all other 19 qualified freestyle mat men from around the world are training under top coaches, doctors, physiotherapists and other support staff, Indian contenders are facing media. These wrestlers have never woken up in the morning, looking for newspapers. But now they are – just to find a new story with a newer twist!
http://www.firstpost.com/sports/rio-olympics-2016-in-the-bout-between-sushil-kumar-and-narsingh-yadav-indias-wrestling-medal-hope-is-the-loser-2783070.html
http://www.aiba.org/aiba-womens-world-boxing-championships-astana-2016/
Our 4*100m Women's Relay team creates new national record(44.03)shattering previous record (44.43).Even though it was not as good as I had predicted but as it was first major relay race for the girls,i still we can give a time of between (43-43.5) which will help us in qualifying for Rio.They have another race either today or tomorrow so let's see what happens but they have almost taken half a second of the previous National Record(Which was set in 1998).This shows the improvement of our Athletics in General.
http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/sports/others/Uber-Cup-India-beat-Thailand-3-1-in-quarters-assure-bronze-medal/articleshow/52347404.cms