Tokyo 2020 Paralympics: Record 19 medals thus far!!!! Amazing

[deepdynamo]

2.45 IST wrestling SF mega bonaza coming up.

 

If all go well ,we can have 2 assured medals in 15 minutes!!!

 

Go Ravi and Punia!!!

[Jay]

4 minutes ago, neel roy said:

Yeah 86.36. But anyways very good effort in first throw by him. Apparently ditched cricket for atheletics. Congrats @Franco Vazquez @Baji-Rao . Its surreal to see two south asians topping two groups in javeline.. 

Why surreal.  Plenty of strong athletic guys in India. Just don't have access to proper diet and nutrition. Infact some of our wrestlers are vegetarian and they still whoop most people's asses. Imagine if they actually had proper diets. 

[neel roy]

3 minutes ago, deepdynamo said:

2.45 IST wrestling SF mega bonaza coming up.

 

If all go well ,we can have 2 assured medals in 15 minutes!!!

 

Go Ravi and Punia!!!

Both tough tough competitors. Sanayev norris. 

[rkt.india]

No one else left in boxing?

[rkt.india]

I think we should concentrate and invest more on wrestling and boxing instead of shooting. 

[Singh bling]

Ravi Dahiya has best chance , the Kazak guy is injured

[Number]

12 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

No one else left in boxing?

 

Yes 2 QF and 1 SF.

We had  Amit Panghal world champion in 57 Kg category in Boxing. He lost to Rio Silver medalist in the first round. 

He was touted as a medal hope.

[neel roy]

13 minutes ago, Singh bling said:

Ravi Dahiya has best chance , the Kazak guy is injured

His eyes are injured. So we need Andha dhun from Ravi

[neel roy]

17 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

I think we should concentrate and invest more on wrestling and boxing instead of shooting. 

And weightlifting 

[LordPrabhzy]

3 minutes ago, neel roy said:

And weightlifting 

 Wrestling boxing weightlifting badminton and hockey should be out short term maximum investment. Shooting as done zilch in almost 3 editions based on the funding/ infrastructure provided to them. Resources have to be reallocated to these 5 sports for maximum return on investment.

 

 

[deathmonger]

1 minute ago, LordPrabhzy said:

 Wrestling boxing weightlifting badminton and hockey should be out short term maximum investment. Shooting as done zilch in almost 3 editions based on the funding/ infrastructure provided to them. Resources have to be reallocated to these 5 sports for maximum return on investment.

 

 

in 2012 had gotten two. plus also 2004 and 2008

 

i think shooting can still be good. jsut needs to get over the hump.

 

why just 5 sports. should be more.

[New guy]

Just now, LordPrabhzy said:

 Wrestling boxing weightlifting badminton and hockey should be out short term maximum investment. Shooting as done zilch in almost 3 editions based on the funding/ infrastructure provided to them. Resources have to be reallocated to these 5 sports for maximum return on investment.

 

 

There has been huge politics in coach appointments and other management in shooting and table tennis. Players have protested many times and these coaches have been hampering instead of helping.  Compared to that hockey, wrestling, etc coaches have been appointed on merit and players have good feedback. All these things matter, most of our athletes are faltering becuse of pressure of big stage  and helping their confidence and focus mattes a lot at that point 

[Real McCoy]

10 minutes ago, New guy said:

There has been huge politics in coach appointments and other management in shooting and table tennis. Players have protested many times and these coaches have been hampering instead of helping.  Compared to that hockey, wrestling, etc coaches have been appointed on merit and players have good feedback. All these things matter, most of our athletes are faltering becuse of pressure of big stage  and helping their confidence and focus mattes a lot at that point 

Sports ministry should be deactivated and privatize olympic associations and concerned sports and athletics. We will see progress. We already saw in hokcy badminton and werstling

[QuarantineTormentino]

20 minutes ago, LordPrabhzy said:

 Wrestling boxing weightlifting badminton and hockey should be out short term maximum investment. Shooting as done zilch in almost 3 editions based on the funding/ infrastructure provided to them. Resources have to be reallocated to these 5 sports for maximum return on investment.

 

 

India can also pump some money into track and field events... probably require the lowest investments in terms of infrastructure and equipment

[neel roy]

4 minutes ago, Real McCoy said:

Sports ministry should be deactivated and privatize olympic associations and concerned sports and athletics. We will see progress. We already saw in hokcy badminton and werstling

Funnily in china its opposite. The sports ministry and government makes it happen. Communist country so its easy. 

[deepdynamo]

Badminton and hockey already have required infrastructure. Its only about coaches and harnessing right talents.

 

The federation also can't do much about Tennis. The tennis pro will play in Olympics if they are good in ATP circuits.

 

Apart from above, here are the sports we should focus on completely.

 

Top Priority ( Maximum funding, Maximum athletes )

Weightlifting
Wrestling
Shooting
Archery ( with new talent and Korean coaches if possible)

 

Medium Priority  ( Maximum funding for top athletes only)
Boxing

Athletics

Fencing ( why not invest in this new sport? Looks exciting and Indians should have penchant for talwarbaaji)

Gymnastic ( There are plethora of medals here, why can't we develop 2-3 brilliant gymnasts with RIGHT TRAINING)

Handball ( Why it is not promoted since its basically a team sports like Hockey)

Judo, Karate and TaeKwando ( Buckets of medals here)

 

Low Priority

Table Tennis ( Apart from individual brilliance, don't think we can build this sport)

Volleyball, Basketball

Swimming ( All aquatic events- Tons of medals but Indians generally avoid water sports )

Rowing, Canoe, Sailing ( the best bet is choose one sports and put all funding there)
Cycling ( we don't have cycling culture to purse this sport)

Equisteren ( niche event)
 

 

 

 

 

 

[Serpico]

6 minutes ago, Real McCoy said:

Sports ministry should be deactivated and privatize olympic associations and concerned sports and athletics. We will see progress. We already saw in hokcy badminton and werstling

it only works for spectator sports. who will watch national shooting league 

[rollingstoned]

23 minutes ago, LordPrabhzy said:

 Wrestling boxing weightlifting badminton and hockey should be out short term maximum investment. Shooting as done zilch in almost 3 editions based on the funding/ infrastructure provided to them. Resources have to be reallocated to these 5 sports for maximum return on investment.

 

 

commentator yday mentioned something about the discus and shot put under performance, though i didn't catch it on air. They didn't look like they were anywhere near their best for whatever reason.

[neel roy]

2 minutes ago, deepdynamo said:

Athletics

I would do selected funding for shot put, discuss, javeline. Not sure if hammerthriw is an olympic sports. These are individual events where you dont face off. Its kind of like weightlifting. You throw the best and you win. Its not one against another like archery. 

[neel roy]

Aditi Ashok no 2 after first round in golf. How many rounds more? Any idea golf enthusiasts. What are her chances.. she has been creating waves recently