Beijing Olympics 2008
Bindra is ungrateful: IOA officials
After winning India’s first individual gold in Olympics, the shooter gave credit to his father for the success. Abhinav said that the victory was more in spite of the system than because of it. This comment infuriated Digvijay Singh, the president of the Shooting Federation of India and he said that shooters like Abhinav Bindra […]
Nothing sinister in Monika dope case
The one-man inquiry committee to probe the Monika Devi controversy ruled out any malafide intentions by the authorities to bar the Manipuri lifter from Beijing Olympics on dope charges but came down heavily on the officials for the delay in communicating the test results to her.
Former Chief Election Commissioner TS Krishnamurthy, who submitted the probe […]
Kalmadi defends IOA administration
Reacting to Abhinav Bindra’s potshot at sports administrators in a leading daily, IOA president Suresh Kalmadi responded like any babu in this country would do, defending himself and the system.
“Politicians, bureaucrats or top industrialists should head the sports federations as they can better communicate with the sports ministry,” he said. “The secretary should be from […]
Boxing is my identity: Vijender
Bhiwani’s Olympic medal winner Vijender Singh hopes he is rooted to the ground even after so much fame and that the hype around him will never change him.
“I am still the same person what I was before winning the Olympic bronze. I will not allow myself to be affected by all the hype around me. […]
Bhiwani heroes return home
Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) gave a rousing welcome to the Olympic bronze medallist boxer Vijender Singh and quarter-finalist Akhil Kumar when they reached their home town Bhiwani. INLD organised several functions to welcome Vijender Kumar Akhil. A large gathering of INLD workers brought these players in a convoy from Bamla village to Bhiwani.
Drums were […]
Bindra urges for professionalism
India’s Olympic shooting champion Abhinav Bindra has urged the country’s sports administrators to adopt a more professional approach to help the country build on the good show at the Beijing Games.
Bindra became India’s first individual Olympic champion after claiming the 10m air rifle before freestyle wrestler Sushil Kumar and middleweight boxer Vijender Kumar added bronze […]
Akhil is India’s best boxer: Cuban coach
Cuban boxing coach B.I Fernandez feels that Indian boxing has come of age with the mushrooming talent that was on display at Beijing Olympics 2008.
He rates Akhil Kumar as the best boxer in India today, ahead of bronze medalist Vijender Kumar.
“Akhil is undoubtedly the best boxer at this point of time. He has defeated some […]
Olympic heroes return home
India’s bronze medallists duo of wrestler Sushil Kumar and boxer Vijender Singh returned home to a rapturous welcome from thousands of ecstatic fans at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here in the wee hours on Tuesday.
The new heroes of Indian sports, Sushil and Vijender, along with the rest of the Indian contingent touched down at […]
Beijing Olympics come to an end
After two weeks of mesmerizing action and some quite stunning ceremonies, the Beijing Olympics 2008 came to an end on Sunday. This was a successful culmination of the 29th Olympics of the modern era.
An hour-long pre-ceremony featured sequences with Fuwa, the mascot, as the creative theme. Then followed pyrotechnics and display, which only the Chinese […]
I would have quit had I won: Akhil
Losing quarter finalist in the Beijing Olympics Boxing, Akhil Kumar said that he would have quit had he won the gold at Olympics this year. But now that he hasn’t, he is resolved to stay on and fight.
“I had made up my mind well before coming to Beijing,” Akhil said. “If I had won the […]
India@Beijing Olympics 2008: Vijender loses, Bronze in Boxing
India’s only boxer left in the competition Vijender Kumar lost the semi finals in the 75 kg middleweight category to Cuban Emilio Correa Bayeaux in Beijing.
The Indian tried to fight off the attacking Cuban initially with tight defense but was not able to attack enough in the end and lost 5-8.
He had to settle for […]
I knew I had a chance: Sushil Kumar
Inspite of being away from the limelight and the pressure of expectations, Beijing Olympics bronze medal winning wrestler Sushil Kumar says that he always knew he had a shot at glory, even though not many people paid attention.
“Probably you may say that there was no expectation from the people back home and the media too. […]
India@Beijing Olympics 2008: Wrestler Tomar out
Wrestler Rajiv Tomar crashed out of the 120kg freestyle event of the Beijing Olympics with a comprehensive defeat early on Thursday.
The Indian grappler fought a bad qualifying round bout against Steve Mocco and the American blanked Rajiv 4-0 to show him the exit door.
There was hope of a repechage round but Mocco failed to reach […]
India@Beijing Olympics 2008: Vijender assures 1st Boxing medal
Boxer Vijender Singh ensured another medal for India at the Beijing Olympics when he beat Carlos Gongora of Ecuador in the quarterfinal of the 75kg category. With this victory, he is now assured of at least a bronze medal but could go on to challenge for a silver or even a gold if he wins […]
Delhi CM awards Sushil 50 lacs
Delhi chief minister Sheila Dixit gave a cash award of Rs.50 lakhs for Olympic bronze medal winning wrestler Sushil Kumar.
“It is a great achievement for Sushil. He is the new icon for Delhi and I will give him a cash award of Rs.5 million. If he doesn’t have a job I will provide him […]
India@Beijing Olympics 2008: Boxing
Indian hopes of a first boxing medal at the Olympics were battered as boxer Jitender Kumar lost to Russian Georgy Balakshin in the men’s 51 kg flyweight quarter-finals in Beijing.
Balakshin defeated Jitender 15-11 in a one-sided contest as the Indian didn’t pose much threat against his mighty opponent.
Earlier on Saturday, Jitender swamped his Uzbek counterpart […]
India@Beijing Olympics2008: Sushil Kumar wins Wrestling Bronze
Sushil Kumar won the bronze medal after beating Kazakhstan’s wrestler in a play-off in the men’s 66 kg freestyle wrestling through the repechage round at the Beijing Olympics.
Earlier, India’s ace freestyle grappler Sushil Kumar lost out in the first round to Ukraine’s Andriy Stadnik in the men’s 66 kg freestyle event. He had garnered a […]
India@Beijing Olympics 2008: Wrestling
Sushil Kumar proved to be no challenge for Ukrainian Andriy Stadnik in the first round of 66kg freestyle wrestling event, leaving the Indian grappler’s medal hopes in Beijing Olympics hinging on the repechage.
Pitted against a far superior opponent, Sushil managed to score a technical point even though Stadnik led the first period 2-1. In […]
India@Beijing Olympics 2008: Table Tennis
Achanta Sharath Kamal bowed out in the second round of the men’s table tennis event at the Beijing Olympic Games here on Wednesday.
The lanky Indian tried everything but was not able to overcome his Chinese-born Austrian opponent Chen Weixing and crash out with a 1-4 defeat in just over half an hour.
Chen, armed with stinging […]
India@Beijing Olympics 2008: Table Tennis
Achanta Sharath Kamal beat Alfredo Carneros of Spain 4-2 to move into the second round of men’s singles table tennis event of the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday.
The lanky Indian toiled hard against Carneros, who is also his partner at the San Sebastian Club in Spain, but held on to win the tactical battle 6-11, 12-10, […]
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