Gollum Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 (edited) Let us keep track of our athletes (and others if necessary) in the run up to Olympics 2020. Qualifications, test events, selection and what not. Indian Men's Hockey Team Hammers New Zealand 5-0 to Win Olympic Test Event Lost to NZ in the group stage, like in white ball cricket they are our bogey team, so 5-0 is a good result. Also beat Japan and Malaysia in the group stage and SF. Yet to qualify and didn't play much this year, so a positive result overall. Women too won the event ahead of Australia, China, Japan but Aussies fielded their junior team, their proper team is too strong for us, but yeah Japan did beat us in Asian Games gold medal match...Indian Women’s Hockey Team Beat Japan 2-1 To Win Olympic Test Event Again women are yet to qualify. Edited July 24, 2021 by Gollum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I6MTW Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Our Main goal is to better our 2012 performance. And to grab a few golds. This has to be our best performance in the Olympics. Gollum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sports analytical company Gracenote predicts India to win 14 medals – 1 gold, 5 silver and 8 bronze Quote Gracenote Sports, which supplies statistical analysis for sports leagues around the world, has predicted India will win 14 medals at the Tokyo Olympics next year. With exactly a year to go to the quadrennial extravaganza, if the Tokyo Olympics were to infact start today, India would finish 21st in the virtual medal table with 1 gold, 5 silver and eight bronze to its kitty. If this comes true I will be over the moon. randomGuy and Turning_track 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 (edited) Athletics Federation of India aims big in Olympics The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) feels an elusive Olympic medal may be within the country’s grasp at the Tokyo Games next year if all goes to plan. Quote The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) feels an elusive Olympic medal may be within the country’s grasp at the Tokyo Games next year if all goes to plan. “It may sound far-fetched at the moment, but we in the AFI feel that we have a larger group of athletes who are capable of entering the medal bracket now,” said deputy chief national coach P. Radhakrishnan Nair. “(Javelin thrower) Neeraj Chopra, (long jumper) M. Sreeshankar, the relay squads and (shot putter) Tejinder Pal Singh Toor, if he can cross 21m, are all capable of winning medals at the Olympics.” “Our preparation started four years ago soon after the Rio Olympics. We are providing the best facilities to the athletes and we have chalked out our training and competition schedule in such a way to ensure that they get enough exposure before the Olympics,” he added. Radhakrishnan said the 400m runners, hurdlers and jumpers will be be based at the Kariavattom’s Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education in Kerala, where a camp will run from November 1 to February 1, following which the athletes will compete in a sports meet at Antayla’s Gloria Sports Centre, Turkey’s biggest sports facility. They will also compete in meets between May 1 and June 5, and will travel to Spala in Poland and Prague in the Czech Republic for training. India’s javelin throwers will train in South Africa from January 2 to March 31, will compete in domestic meets after that, then return to South Africa to train from May 1 to June 30. The Indian athletics contingent will train and compete in Osaka, Japan, over 20 days in July. Meanwhile, middle-distance runner Jinson Johnson and steeplechaser Avinash Sable will shift base from Bengaluru to Colorado Springs in the US to train at the American Distance Project with coach Scott Simmons. “This will benefit by training at a high-altitude centre, which is 2,700ft above sea level,” said Radhakrishnan. The deputy chief national coach also said the federation will be getting stricter on athletes skipping national camps. Sounds delusional. Only Neeraj Chopra has some chance of finishing in the podium but he hasn't competed for a while now, a shoulder surgery earlier this year has ruined his flow. More on that HERE But progress is progress, even if our athletes don't win Olympic medals they got to start somewhere, like the IAAF Diamond League, step by step. Edited August 21, 2019 by Gollum sandeep 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 Bajrang Punia wins gold at Tbilisi Grand Prix LINK Our brightest hope, though he is 3rd favorite in his weight class behind a Japanese guy and an American Greek kid named Yianni something, an NCAA champ who is already talked up as a future superstar. They had a match a couple of months back at MSG which Punia lost narrowly. randomGuy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 Potential medal winners for India at Tokyo Olympics Tokyo Olympics 2020: Time running out for Indian shotgun shooters to find the target for Olympic slots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velu Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 most of the sports in Olympics are for gays and trannies Real McCoy, Jimmy Cliff and Gollum 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 1 minute ago, velu said: most of the sports in Olympics are for gays and trannies what are you talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velu Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 8 minutes ago, Gollum said: what are you talking about? there are many such Olympic sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 (edited) 9 minutes ago, velu said: there are many such Olympic sports Curling is in Winter Olympics, this thread is about Summer Olympics. We don't have infra, awareness or a single high quality athlete in ice/snow based sports . Edited August 21, 2019 by Gollum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velu Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 4 minutes ago, Gollum said: Curling is in Winter Olympics, this thread is about Summer Olympics. We don't have infra, awareness or a single high quality athlete in ice/snow based sports . wait .. let me google abt useless summer olypic games as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velu Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 @Gollum do you know , indian olympic comitte asked to include "goli kundu" ? Real McCoy and raki05 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkt.india Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 8 hours ago, Gollum said: Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sports analytical company Gracenote predicts India to win 14 medals – 1 gold, 5 silver and 8 bronze If this comes true I will be over the moon. Highly optimistic. Who will win those medals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted August 24, 2019 Author Share Posted August 24, 2019 Sindhu in her 3rd straight badminton world championship final, she is the greatest sportswoman from India IMO. So damn consistent, may not have the highest peak in the women's game but rarely do you see her falter early, and the clutchness in these big events where she is always at the business end irrespective of seeding. Hope she gets another medal in Tokyo, preferably gold. Difficult because Yamaguchi, Okuhara will have home court advantage but she has the ability. Legend, and such an inspiration. sukhoi and Vijy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 Sindhu's main threat will be Tai Tzu. She beat her this time in the QF but when the Taiwanese player is anywhere close to her best, no woman stands a chance against her. Vijy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomGuy Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Thanks for the thread Gollum Looking forward to how PV Sindhu and Vinesh Phogat (Asian games 2018 gold medalist) go. Gollum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted August 27, 2019 Author Share Posted August 27, 2019 (edited) Sushil Kumar Makes World Wrestling Championships Cut With Win Over Jitender Kumar Sushil Kumar, two time Olympic medallist, won a tough bout against Jitender Kumar to qualify for the UWW World Wrestling Championships. The win, though, was panned by his opponent and the coach, who accused Sushil of gamesmanship Edited August 27, 2019 by Gollum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted August 27, 2019 Author Share Posted August 27, 2019 (edited) India has chance for medal in Olympics, says ace paddler Sharath Kamal Top Indian athletes eye Dubai stint ahead of Tokyo 2020 Olympics Olympic qualification in equestrian still within India's grasp India's middle-distance runner Jinson Johnson to train in US to improve timing and qualify for Tokyo Focused Atanu aims to hit bullseye in Tokyo Olympics Vikash Krishan leaves pro-boxing to represent India in Tokyo Olympics Advantage India for Olympic qualifiers as Belgium win EuroHockey and bag direct berth to Tokyo Edited August 27, 2019 by Gollum randomGuy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted August 27, 2019 Author Share Posted August 27, 2019 Months Ahead Of Olympics, World Body Suspends India's Dope Testing Lab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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