bharathh Posted October 5, 2023 Posted October 5, 2023 7 minutes ago, randomGuy said: Bajrang Punia will also be wrestling tomorrow. Not sure he will medal this time given all the time he spent protesting. Sandz and randomGuy 2
Lone Wolf Posted October 5, 2023 Posted October 5, 2023 As expected we are getting obliterated in Wrestling.... Some serious soul searching is needed. cowboysfan 1
bharathh Posted October 5, 2023 Posted October 5, 2023 Just now, Lone Wolf said: As expected we are getting obliterated in Wrestling.... Some serious soul searching is needed. Not really. Only the Greco-Roman events and 4 women's events are done. We have never done anything in these events before. We won a bronze which is the best we have done before All the women are newbies and the current results are to be expected. Antim is a promising prospect. If we lose all the men's with only a couple of bronze to show, you are right. AuxiliA 1
Lone Wolf Posted October 5, 2023 Posted October 5, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, bharathh said: Not really. Only the Greco-Roman events and 4 women's events are done. We have never done anything in these events before. We won a bronze which is the best we have done before All the women are newbies and the current results are to be expected. Antim is a promising prospect. If we lose all the men's with only a couple of bronze to show, you are right. I have not got whole of lot of expectations. Aman, Deepak, Bajrang... The trio is our best bet at this point. Anything else would be bonus atm. Edited October 5, 2023 by Lone Wolf
randomGuy Posted October 5, 2023 Posted October 5, 2023 7 minutes ago, bharathh said: Not really. Only the Greco-Roman events and 4 women's events are done. We have never done anything in these events before. We won a bronze which is the best we have done before All the women are newbies and the current results are to be expected. Antim is a promising prospect. If we lose all the men's with only a couple of bronze to show, you are right. 3 days back, I was thinking if we get 5 in wrestling we get to 100 total....now we have more cushion, we should cross 100 relatively easily..
randomGuy Posted October 5, 2023 Posted October 5, 2023 PM Modi and grand welcome awaits the athletes in India I think.
rangeelaraja Posted October 5, 2023 Posted October 5, 2023 4 minutes ago, randomGuy said: 3 days back, I was thinking if we get 5 in wrestling we get to 100 total....now we have more cushion, we should cross 100 relatively easily.. Is 100 such a big achievement or a mere numeric milestone ? To put things in perspective- Uzbekistan with a per capita GDP of $3500 , (not much higher than India), and a population of merely 3.5 crore is closely following us with total 60 medals and strikingly close to 20 golds randomGuy 1
deathmonger Posted October 5, 2023 Posted October 5, 2023 31 minutes ago, deepdynamo said: There are 9 events in Wrestling left 6 Men Freestyle 3 Women Freestyle Can we get 3 medals from it? should be. let's see.
deathmonger Posted October 5, 2023 Posted October 5, 2023 1 minute ago, rangeelaraja said: Is 100 such a big achievement or a mere numeric milestone ? To put things in perspective- Uzbekistan with a per capita GDP of $3500 , (not much higher than India), and a population of merely 3.5 crore is closely following us with total 60 medals and strikingly close to 20 golds their hdi is way higher though plus they have the ussr legacy of wrestling, chess etc. 100 is big because it would be our best. previous was 70. cowboysfan and rollingstoned 2
randomGuy Posted October 5, 2023 Posted October 5, 2023 6 minutes ago, rangeelaraja said: Is 100 such a big achievement or a mere numeric milestone ? To put things in perspective- Uzbekistan with a per capita GDP of $3500 , (not much higher than India), and a population of merely 3.5 crore is closely following us with total 60 medals and strikingly close to 20 golds You are right... Modi likes to encourage sportspeople, rightly so...it motivates athletes and encourages even more to pick up sports...
randomGuy Posted October 5, 2023 Posted October 5, 2023 I think Modi will talk to Antim for appreciation and encouragement..her parents had to sell their land, she comes from poor background and had given trials when vinesh hadn't...
bharathh Posted October 5, 2023 Posted October 5, 2023 12 minutes ago, rangeelaraja said: Is 100 such a big achievement or a mere numeric milestone ? To put things in perspective- Uzbekistan with a per capita GDP of $3500 , (not much higher than India), and a population of merely 3.5 crore is closely following us with total 60 medals and strikingly close to 20 golds They got a push from Boxing. They have always been tradiationally great at it. They may win a couple in wrestling as well. However, with Archery, Cricket etc. we should end up 4
deathmonger Posted October 5, 2023 Posted October 5, 2023 21 minutes ago, randomGuy said: I think Modi will talk to Antim for appreciation and encouragement..her parents had to sell their land, she comes from poor background and had given trials when vinesh hadn't... modi is tweeting about everyone randomGuy 1
deepdynamo Posted October 5, 2023 Posted October 5, 2023 Satwik/Chirag cruised to Badminton semifinal. Another medal assured!
bharathh Posted October 5, 2023 Posted October 5, 2023 Easy for Chirag shetty and Satwik as expected. Next round will be tough. They are ranked higher - but need to show up. They have a good chance of making it to the finals. Probably the end of the road for Prannoy though. He must be exhausted after today's game and also is battling a back injury. Although it won't get counted till the day after Pity we didn't win one more medal from wrestling and that Ghosal won silver. Other big disappointment and shock would be the women's hockey team. Tomorrow's potential medals Archery: 0 Although seeded very high have no confidence in the recurve archers. Men may get through to beat Mongolia - but will lose SF for sure. Women are no hopers vs Japan Badminton: 1B Prannoy will lose given his injury. I hope he proves me wrong. Hoping Chirag and Satwik go through the next round. If only we had Lakhsya Sen playing instead of Srikanth. They are the better ranked team and had an easy opponent today so should have conserved energy whereas the Malaysians would have had a tough match vs the Chinese. Bridge: 1G/S Probably Silver most likely as we trail 2-1 and we won the third narrowly. 3 more sessions to go tomorrow. Hockey: 1G Anything but gold would be a huge disappointment for the men. Hope they don't take the Japanese lightly and are clinical. They were not clinical in the semi-final vs Korea. Wrestling: 2B In the Womens Freestyle 62kg Sonam should get through her first round vs Nepal easily. After that she will face a Cambodian who she should get through as well to the SF. She will probably have to face Asian champ Chinese to get through which she may or may not win. Bronze is probably a good hope for her In the Womens Freestyle 76kg, Kiran will probably be beaten in the QF by the Japanese lady and go into the repechange. Unlikely medalist In the Womens Freestyle 68kg, Radhika Hooda has no chance of a medal. Will probably lose to the Mongolian in the QF In Mens Freestyle 65kg, Bajrang should have a clear route to the final. Don't know how fit or prepared he is. Should expect a minimum of bronze from him In Mens Freestyle 57kg, No idea about Aman. None of our newbie wrestlers have made a mark though. Let's wait and see So overall: 1G, 1S, 2B cowboysfan, nikrulz, randomGuy and 4 others 2 5
nikrulz Posted October 5, 2023 Posted October 5, 2023 Sad to see the decline of PV Sindhu. This is the first time she has come away without any Medal in a Multi-nation event.
nikrulz Posted October 5, 2023 Posted October 5, 2023 Hope in the next 5-6 we can churn out competitive Swimmers. 100+ medals alone to be won there....thats how Powerhouses inflate their Medal Count. BacktoCricaddict 1
rollingstoned Posted October 5, 2023 Posted October 5, 2023 30 minutes ago, nikrulz said: Sad to see the decline of PV Sindhu. This is the first time she has come away without any Medal in a Multi-nation event. She's had a long career. Gen wise she is from the Marin gen whose peak started way back in 2016.
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