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

[maniac]

13 hours ago, ShoonyaSifar said:

He right now has the 4th best throw at 88.05 mtrs this year, best is 96 mtrs followed by 89.55 and 89.1 mtrs.

who threw that Hercules? 

[Vilander]

Need hockey gold man. This is the best chance for India a spectator less Olympic. 

[Vilander]

18 hours ago, ShoonyaSifar said:

Shooting:

Aishwary Tomar: World no. 1 in 50 m air rifle 

Saurabh Choudhary: World no. 2 in 10 m air pistol

Abhishek Verma: World no. 3 in 10 m air pistol

Manu Bhaker: World no. 2 in Pistol shooting

Divyansh Pawar: World no 3 in 10 m air rifle

Plus add the mixed events

Wrestling:

Vinesh Phogat - World no 1 wrestler in her weight category

Bajrang Punia - World no. 2 wrestler in 65 kg

Deepak Punia -World no. 3 wrestler in 86 kg

Boxing:

Mary Kom:

Amit Phangal-  World no. 3 boxer in his weight category

Archery:

Deepika Kumari - World no. 1 archer

Atanu Das- World no. 3 archer

Add the Mixed event 

 

Indian Men's Hockey team - In top 4 for the last couple of years

 

Neeraj Chopra - 4th longest javelin throw in the year

 

Fingers crossed for a good haul of medals. If our young shooters live upto the promise they have shown, a double digit medal haul could be a possibility.

Boxing has fallen.. 

[Jay]

Looking forward to punia. World number 3. There is also arjan bhullar at one fc. Heavyweight champion. Not Olympics though. 

 

There is also a heavyweight indian wrestler representing Canada. He is number 5. 

[Vilander]

India should pick a discipline and prepare like bcci does for cricket World cup. Except the end is a 1-4 gold medals.

[sage]

6 hours ago, Vilander said:

India should pick a discipline and prepare like bcci does for cricket World cup. Except the end is a 1-4 gold medals.

GB did a similar thing with cycling then hoovered up all the medals in the field

 

Britain got 1 gold and 15 medals in 1996 and it was deemed as hugely embarrassing. they set up a national lottery then with all funding going towards olympic sports. 

 

now in 2016 they got 27 golds and 67 medals.

 

 

[bharathh]

I think Shooting and Wrestling are the key focus areas for India. Boxing was until the federation ran afoul of the AIBA.

[jusarrived]

Archery we better pick a few medals this time . Everytime we have players ranked no1, WC winners but Olympics we choke 

[Vilander]

16 hours ago, sage said:

GB did a similar thing with cycling then hoovered up all the medals in the field

 

Britain got 1 gold and 15 medals in 1996 and it was deemed as hugely embarrassing. they set up a national lottery then with all funding going towards olympic sports. 

 

now in 2016 they got 27 golds and 67 medals.

 

 

Imagine 3 disciplines and dominance it will be par for course after that in terms of medals. 

[bharathh]

14 hours ago, jusarrived said:

Archery we better pick a few medals this time . Everytime we have players ranked no1, WC winners but Olympics we choke 

Deepika has been guilty of that since 2012. She seems to have settled since she married fellow Archer Atanu Das. Hopefully they have a good shot in the mixed event. 

[dilliboy]

Expecting a couple of gold medals in archery and shooting. Should bag the usual decent hall in Wrestling as well

[neel roy]

13 minutes ago, dilliboy said:

Expecting a couple of gold medals in archery and shooting. Should bag the usual decent hall in Wrestling as well

Archery i think 2 bronze: Deepika if she can hold her nerves n then mixed event

 

[neel roy]

6 hours ago, Vilander said:

Imagine 3 disciplines and dominance it will be par for course after that in terms of medals. 

You cant do that as it will discourage all other sports. Its not only medals its also livelihood. Kabaddi is not an olympics sports but sports ministry spends a lot on it and many livelihoods depends on it ( coaches etc). So the focus should be on all sports but yes have Centres of Excellence on select few where medal chances are high. India is doing similar under TOPS but its more geared towards individuals than the discipline in itself..

[Vilander]

4 hours ago, neel roy said:

You cant do that as it will discourage all other sports. Its not only medals its also livelihood. Kabaddi is not an olympics sports but sports ministry spends a lot on it and many livelihoods depends on it ( coaches etc). So the focus should be on all sports but yes have Centres of Excellence on select few where medal chances are high. India is doing similar under TOPS but its more geared towards individuals than the discipline in itself..

India should focus on few disciplines to get medals its what all countries do, and in doing so you would start somewhere being as good as number 4 is every discipline still fetches you 0 medals. This thinking is flawed that focusing on few disciplines will discourage others no one is banning other sports. 

[deepdynamo]

Can we get 10 medals this time ? 

PV Sindhu is expected to be on podium finish in Badminton.
Bajrang is top wrestler in his category. Vinesh Phogat is highly ranked in her category.
Deepika Kumari & Atanu Das- Indvidual & mixed team. Both medal contenders in Archery
Saurabh Chahudary & Manu Bhaskar - top medal prospect in shooting plus there are others shooters also who can surprise.
Mirabhai Chanu- Red hot favourite in weightlifting.
Amit Panghal- sure shot medal contentder in boxing.
Neeraj Chopra- if he can do his personal best javelin throw, he can nick a bronze.
Hockey Team ( Men) - consistently in top 4 from last 2 years. Can surprise us this time.

This is the golden opportunity for India. Lots of talented athletes under one contingent.
If not now then when?
 

[neel roy]

1 hour ago, Vilander said:

India should focus on few disciplines to get medals its what all countries do, and in doing so you would start somewhere being as good as number 4 is every discipline still fetches you 0 medals. This thinking is flawed that focusing on few disciplines will discourage others no one is banning other sports. 

You never know when suddenly one sport throws up a champion. Prime eg javelin. No one would have thought india would suddenly be a contender for javeline of all events in atheletics.. also deepa karmakar last time in gymnastics.. thats why said we need centres of excellence or what is called high performance academies for select sports which uk has

[Real McCoy]

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Edited January 14, 2023 by Real McCoy

[maniac]

2 minutes ago, Real McCoy said:

send some trannies with t levels below the prescribed amount. they will win atleast one gold

There is a tranny power lifter competing in the women’s division  and this is not a conspiracy tranny but a real one 

 

 

[Real McCoy]

On 7/21/2021 at 8:37 PM, maniac said:

There is a tranny power lifter competing in the women’s division  and this is not a conspiracy tranny but a real one 

 

 

 

Edited January 14, 2023 by Real McCoy

[maniac]

2 minutes ago, Real McCoy said:

really? is it from India or somewhere else. trannies everywhere in olympics. another sporting event bites the dust

Newzealand. So unfair to the women 

 

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/21/1008711240/new-zealand-weightlifter-will-be-the-first-openly-trans-competitor-at-the-olympi

Edited July 21, 2021 by maniac