Paris Olympics 2024 Discussion Thread

[Sgattick10]

1 hour ago, Lord said:

 

Tiger Shroff ko bhej do. Atleast will get bronze

Choti bacchi ho kya? 

Prabhu is better. 

[neel roy]

Hoping against hope about archery. Have been hoping to get a medal in archery since Limba Ram days and then Deepika ( her 4th Olympics). I guess this has been the longest wait for a medal in any known discipline for india where we have won medals regularly in non Olympics world events. After only winning medals in hockey we have now won olympic medals in tennis, badminton, wrestling, weightlifting, shooting, boxing,atheletics but havent been able to crack archery..

 

https://m.rediff.com/sports/report/i-miss-my-daughter-but-it-is-about-winning-olympic-medal-deepika/20240720.htm?_gl=1*122g7vq*_ga*NjUwNzM1NzA5LjE2NTc3ODYzODA.*_ga_3FM4PW27JR*MTcyMTUxNjM2MS4yNzUuMS4xNzIxNTE2NjI3LjU4LjAuMA..

 

 

[jf1gp_1]

6 hours ago, neel roy said:

Hoping against hope about archery. Have been hoping to get a medal in archery since Limba Ram days and then Deepika ( her 4th Olympics). I guess this has been the longest wait for a medal in any known discipline for india where we have won medals regularly in non Olympics world events. After only winning medals in hockey we have now won olympic medals in tennis, badminton, wrestling, weightlifting, shooting, boxing,atheletics but havent been able to crack archery..

 

https://m.rediff.com/sports/report/i-miss-my-daughter-but-it-is-about-winning-olympic-medal-deepika/20240720.htm?_gl=1*122g7vq*_ga*NjUwNzM1NzA5LjE2NTc3ODYzODA.*_ga_3FM4PW27JR*MTcyMTUxNjM2MS4yNzUuMS4xNzIxNTE2NjI3LjU4LjAuMA..

 

Even last time Atanu raised hopes. Jyothi did very well in asian games but compound is not part of Paris olympics. 

[Sandz]

On 7/20/2024 at 4:27 PM, Gollum said:

Aus is the team to beat though they have been on a choking spree last decade or so (except against us), kind of like Indian cricket team.

 

Bel may be favorites but an aeging team. 

 

Won't be surprised if Dutch win double gold, prime age/form without mental lapses of Aussies. 

 

Germany recent WC champs, mentally toughest team out there, won QF, SF, F in the WC after being in 2 goals deficit each time....against Eng, Aus, Bel. 

 

Competition is tough as usual. 

Tougher than winning any cricket World Cup.

[bharathh]

2 hours ago, jf1gp_1 said:

 

Even last time Atanu raised hopes. Jyothi did very well in asian games but compound is not part of Paris olympics. 

Actually men's team and Dhiraj are the best chance of a medal IMO. Deepika Kumari will reach QF max. Mentally shot. Hopefully one of the other women will surprise us pleasantly. Very unreliable though. 

[Kron]

29 minutes ago, Sandz said:

Tougher than winning any cricket World Cup.

Even hockey has what 3 really good teams. 3 good teams who on their day can beat anyone with Indian being one of them. 

 

Below top 7 is all average. 

 

Same as rugby union. 

 

Cricket is no different. 3 great teams. 3 very good teams who on their day can win against anyone in odi t20. In tests probably 5 top teams. Rest are average to mediocre.

 

If you look at tests records in rugby union then outside big 3 rest are all shite. Australia actually isn't one of big 3. They have a horrible record vs SA and nz. 

[MediumPacer]

37 minutes ago, Sandz said:

Tougher than winning any cricket World Cup.

Hockey ain't popular anywhere.Cricket is followed in places like India and England.Even Zim gets big crowds.

 

Maybe Netherlands is the only place where it's popular,but there isn't much money in it.

[Lone Wolf]

14 hours ago, Lord said:

 

Tiger Shroff ko bhej do. Atleast will get bronze

Vidyut better 

https://youtu.be/XEq0OAoQOto?si=-vLHXWb64xHfbW9E

 

[Sandz]

46 minutes ago, Kron said:

Even hockey has what 3 really good teams. 3 good teams who on their day can beat anyone with Indian being one of them. 

 

Below top 7 is all average. 

 

Same as rugby union. 

 

Cricket is no different. 3 great teams. 3 very good teams who on their day can win against anyone in odi t20. In tests probably 5 top teams. Rest are average to mediocre.

 

If you look at tests records in rugby union then outside big 3 rest are all shite. Australia actually isn't one of big 3. They have a horrible record vs SA and nz. 

Hockey has 3 European powerhouses that are non existent in cricket:

 

Netherlands

Belgium

Germany

 

Then you have 

 

Australia 

New Zealand

South Africa

England

Spain

 

All of the above can beat India on a given day. Then you have 

 

Argentina

South Korea

Japan

Malaysia

 

Who can give India a run for their money and not easy beats by any stretch.

 

Thats 13 quality teams, a lot more than cricket.

 

Edited July 21, 2024 by Sandz

[MediumPacer]

10 minutes ago, Sandz said:

Hockey has 3 European powerhouses that are non existent in cricket:

 

Netherlands

Belgium

Germany

 

Then you have 

 

Australia 

New Zealand

South Africa

England

Spain

 

All of the above can beat India on a given day. Then you have 

 

Argentina

South Korea

Japan

Malaysia

 

Who can give India a run for their money and not easy beats by any stretch.

 

Thats 13 quality teams, a lot more than cricket.

 

Most of these countries are ametuers,they don't get paid.

 

And ind hockey players are terrible,they do get good salary but quality is rubbish.

[Sandz]

23 minutes ago, MediumPacer said:

Most of these countries are ametuers,they don't get paid.

 

And ind hockey players are terrible,they do get good salary but quality is rubbish.

 

You are just trolling here, India won bronze at the last Olympics by beating Germany which is no mean feat, if you want rubbish look at Pakistan. Absolute trash.

 

They are not all amateurs, a lot of them play hockey leagues around the world and the lucrative HIL is back again this year.

 

Aussie players were on a $40k pa contract per year back in 2016, am sure it is a lot higher now + earnings from playing hockey leagues they are not destitute as some people tend to think.

[MediumPacer]

23 minutes ago, Sandz said:

 

You are just trolling here, India won bronze at the last Olympics by beating Germany which is no mean feat, if you want rubbish look at Pakistan. Absolute trash.

 

They are not all amateurs, a lot of them play hockey leagues around the world and the lucrative HIL is back again this year.

 

Aussie players were on a $40k pa contract per year back in 2016, am sure it is a lot higher now + earnings from playing hockey leagues they are not destitute as some people tend to think.

40 k per annum tells you the story but least they get a contract. Others don't even have that. 

 

 

[Kron]

1 hour ago, Sandz said:

Hockey has 3 European powerhouses that are non existent in cricket:

 

Netherlands

Belgium

Germany

 

Then you have 

 

Australia 

New Zealand

South Africa

England

Spain

 

All of the above can beat India on a given day. Then you have 

 

Argentina

South Korea

Japan

Malaysia

 

Who can give India a run for their money and not easy beats by any stretch.

 

Thats 13 quality teams, a lot more than cricket.

 

Not in bilaterals. Like the test format for hockey. Only 3 or 5 maximum good teams. Rest are all mediocre.

 

In world cup format sure. 

 

Then cricket too has decent amount of quality sides. Probably around 7 ish

 

In t20 anyone can win really. That way there is more quality sides. Afghan made it to semis. Can a Afghan calibre team in hockey make it to semis? Doubt it.

[Kron]

1 hour ago, MediumPacer said:

40 k per annum tells you the story but least they get a contract. Others don't even have that. 

 

 

Indian hockey players get crap money too tbf. Aus hockey players are state sponsored. I know a pro hockey player that did represent aus when he was younger. His private school got him the scholarship to Austrakian institute of sport. He gets put on A accelerated program at university. He has to maintain grades to ensure his scholarship is intact and he will also be required to travel to play for his country. Everything is coveted though. So AIS provides him everything for free and hey gets paid like a stipend. 

 

Also his college fees are fully waived. So pretty good tbh. You get to train eat like an athlete and play for free. 

 

He did do side jobs here and there though to support his gf and to save for a house. 

 

But yea pay isn't much however everything is sponsored. 

Edited July 21, 2024 by Kron

[MediumPacer]

18 minutes ago, Kron said:

Indian hockey players get crap money too tbf. Aus hockey players are stat sponsored. I know a pro hockey player that did represent aus when he was younger. His private school got him the scholarship to Austrakian institute of sport. He gets put on A accelerated program for university study. He has to maintain grades while travel to play for his country. Everything is coveted though. So AIS provides him everything for free and hey gets paid like a stipend. 

 

Also his college fees are fully waived. So pretty good tbh. You get to train eat like an athlete and play for free. 

 

He did do side jobs here and there though to support his gf and to buy a house. 

 

But yea pay isn't much however everything is sponsored. 

Yeah there is no money for these countries.It's not a very popular sport.But in India the players are paid well ,also the cost of living is low here.

 

Maybe the league in India can bring in some money.

 

[Gollum]

INDIAN ATHLETES TO QUALIFY FOR PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS

Indian athletes qualified for Paris 2024 Olympics

Number	Athlete	Sport	Event	Status
1	Dhiraj Bommadevara	Archery	Men's individual, Men's team	Quota
2	Tarundeep Rai	Archery	Men's individual, Men's team	Team Ranking
3	Pravin Jadhav	Archery	Men's individual, Men's team	Team Ranking
4	Bhajan Kaur	Archery	Women's individual, Women's team	Quota
5	Deepika Kumari	Archery	Women's individual, Women's team	Team Ranking
6	Ankita Bhakat	Archery	Women's individual, Women's team	Team Ranking
7	Avinash Sable	Athletics	Men's 3000m steeplechase	Entry Standard
8	Sarvesh Kushare	Athletics	Men's high jump	Rankings
9	Jeswin Aldrin	Athletics	Men's long jump	Rankings
10	Abdulla Aboobacker	Athletics	Men's triple jump	Rankings
11	Praveel Chithravel	Athletics	Men's triple jump	Rankings
12	Tajinderpal Singh Toor	Athletics	Men's shot put	Rankings
13	Neeraj Chopra	Athletics	Men's javelin throw	Entry Standard
14	Kishore Jena	Athletics	Men's javelin throw	Entry Standard
15	Akshdeep Singh	Athletics	Men's 20km race walk	Entry Standard
16	Paramjeet Bisht	Athletics	Men's 20km race walk	Entry Standard
17	Vikas Singh	Athletics	Men's 20km race walk	Entry Standard
18	Muhammed Anas/ Muhammed Ajmal/Amoj Jacob/Santhosh Tamilarasan/Rajesh Ramesh/Mijo Chacko Kurian	Athletics	Men's 4x400m relay	Designated Competiton
19	Kiran Pahal	Athletics	Women's 400m	Entry Standard
20	Ankita Dhyani	Athletics	Women's 5000m	Rankings
21	Parul Chaudhary	Athletics	Women's 5000m, Women's 3000m steeplechase	Rankings, Entry Standard
22	Jyothi Yarraji	Athletics	Women's 100m hurdles	Rankings
23	Annu Rani	Athletics	Women's javelin throw	Rankings
24	Priyanka Goswami	Athletics	Women's 20km race walk	Entry Standard
25	Jyothika Sri Dandi/Subha Venkatesan/Vithya Ramraj/Poovamma MR/Prachi	Athletics	Women's 4x400m relay	Designated Competiton
26	Suraj Panwar/Priyanka Goswami	Athletics	Marathon race walk mixed relay	Designated Competiton
27	HS Prannoy	Badminton	Men's singles	Rankings
28	Lakshya Sen	Badminton	Men's singles	Rankings
29	Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty	Badminton	Men's doubles	Rankings
30	PV Sindhu	Badminton	Women's singles	Rankings
31	Ashwini Ponnappa/Tanisha Crasto	Badminton	Women's doubles	Rankings
32	Amit Panghal	Boxing	Men's 51kg	Quota
33	Nishant Dev	Boxing	Men's 71kg	Quota
34	Nikhat Zareen	Boxing	Women's 50kg	Quota
35	Preeti Pawar	Boxing	Women's 54kg	Quota
36	Jaismine Lamboria	Boxing	Women's 57kg	Quota
37	Lovlina Borgohain	Boxing	Women's 75kg	Quota
38	Anush Agarwalla	Equestrian	Dressage	Quota
39	Gaganjeet Bhullar	Golf	Men's event	Rankings
40	Shubhankar Sharma	Golf	Men's event	Rankings
41	Aditi Ashok	Golf	Women's event	Rankings
42	Diksha Dagar	Golf	Women's event	Rankings
43	Team India	Hockey	Men's event	Continental Champions
44	Tulika Maan	Judo	Women's +78kg	Continental Quota
45	Balraj Panwar	Rowing	Men’s single sculls	Quota
46	Vishnu Saravanan	Sailing	Men’s dinghy	Quota
47	Nethra Kumanan	Sailing	Women’s dinghy	Quota
48	Arjun Babuta	Shooting	Men's 10m air rifle, 10m air rifle mixed team	Quota
49	Sandeep Singh	Shooting	Men's 10m air rifle, 10m air rifle mixed team	Quota
50	Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar	Shooting	Men's 50m rifle 3 positions	Quota
51	Swapnil Kusale	Shooting	Men's 50m rifle 3 positions	Quota
52	Arjun Cheema	Shooting	Men's 10m air pistol, 10m air pistol mixed team	Quota
53	Sarabjot Singh	Shooting	Men's 10m air pistol, 10m air pistol mixed team	Quota
54	Anish Bhanwala	Shooting	Men's 25m rapid fire pistol	Quota
55	Vijayveer Sidhu	Shooting	Men's 25m rapid fire pistol	Quota
56	Prithviraj Tondaiman	Shooting	Men's trap	Quota
57	Anantjeet Singh Naruka	Shooting	Men's skeet, Skeet mixed team	Quota
58	Elavenil Valarivan	Shooting	Women's 10m air rifle, 10m air rifle mixed team	Quota
59	Ramita Jindal	Shooting	Women's 10m air rifle, 10m air rifle mixed team	Quota
60	Anjum Moudgil	Shooting	Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions	Quota
61	Sift Kaur Samra	Shooting	Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions	Quota
62	Rhythm Sangwan	Shooting	Women's 10m air pistol, 10m air pistol mixed team	Quota
63	Manu Bhaker	Shooting	Women's 10m air pistol, 10m air pistol mixed team, women's 25m pistol	Quota
64	Esha Singh	Shooting	Women’s 25m pistol	Quota
65	Rajeshwari Kumari	Shooting	Women's trap	Quota
66	Shreyasi Singh	Shooting	Women's trap	Quota swap with women's 10m air pistol
67	Raiza Dhillon	Shooting	Women's skeet	Quota
68	Maheshwari Chauhan	Shooting	Women's skeet and skeet mixed team	Quota
69	Srihari Nataraj	Swimming	Men's 100m backstroke	Universality
70	Dhinidhi Desinghu	Swimming	Women's 200m freestyle	Universality
71	Harmeet Desai	Table Tennis	Men's singles, Men's team	Rankings
72	Sharath Kamal	Table Tennis	Men's singles, Men's team	Rankings
73	Manav Thakkar	Table Tennis	Men's team	Rankings
74	Manika Batra	Table Tennis	Women's singles, Women's team	Rankings
75	Sreeja Akula	Table Tennis	Women's singles, Women's team	Rankings
76	Archana Kamath	Table Tennis	Women's team	Rankings
77	Sumit Nagal	Tennis	Men's singles	Rankings
78	Rohan Bopanna/N Sriram Balaji	Tennis	Men's doubles	Rankings
79	Mirabai Chanu	Weightlifting	Women's 49kg	Rankings
80	Aman Sehrawat	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 57kg	Quota
81	Vinesh Phogat	Wrestling	Women's 50kg	Quota
82	Antim Panghal	Wrestling	Women's 53kg	Quota
83	Anshu Malik	Wrestling	Women's 57kg	Quota
84	Nisha Dahiya	Wrestling	Women's 68kg	Quota
85	Reetika Hooda	Wrestling	Women's 76kg	Quota

[Sgattick10]

Ye kya matrix ka formula post kar dia bhai @Gollum 

[Chaos]

move this trash where it belongs..

Edited July 22, 2024 by Chaos

[Gollum]

8 hours ago, Sgattick10 said:

Ye kya matrix ka formula post kar dia bhai @Gollum 

Theek hi toh hai. Mobile mein shayad ajeeb dikhe. 

Edited July 22, 2024 by Gollum

[Number]

Don't know why I am getting very Rio 2016 type vibes from this.

In London 2012 we punched above weight won 6 then Rio 2016 was a big disappointment with just 3.

In Tokyo there was a genuine chance of going double digit but 7 with 1 gold in Athletics was still the best performance in our history by some margin.

Aditi, Deepak Punia and Women's hockey team missed out by very small margins. Atanu, Kamalpreet and a few others were in contention too.

 

This time PV Sindhu, Men's hockey team, Men's wrestling.. in these we are sure not going to medal. So unless some lesser names step up, the tally is likely  to go down from the last time.

 

Keeping expectations low, but will cheer for the team.

 

 

 

 

Edited July 22, 2024 by Number