 CONGRATS VIJENDER KUMAR
69-75
kg Boxing BRONZE Medal Aug 22
Although V Kumar lost to Cubas Emillio Correa Bayeaux 8-5, he gts
a Bronze Medal
SUSHIL KUMAR 66 Kg Wrestling
Wins INDIA a BRONZE Medal Aug 19
Sushil
Kumar (India) beat Leonid Spiridonov (Kazakhstan) 3-1 for The
Bronze Earlier
he beat Albert Batyrov (Belarus) 3-1 and beat Doug Schwab (U.S.) 3-1 in
the Repechage rounds to get BRONZE The 1st in Beijing
Olympics CONGRATS
(in
Helsinki Olympics 1952 Mr KESHAB
JADHAV also won Bronze for India) DETAILS
BOXING:
61Kg VIJENDER KUMAR WINS QUARTER.
Guaranteed a Medal at least
a BRONZE
YAY CONGRATS DETAILS
BoXING: Jiten Kumar LOST in 61 kg in Quarter
final uin a close contest 15-11. No Medal in 51 kg. Aug 19
STILL TO COME
While we still have Table Tennis, Track and Field and Wrestling and
Weightlifting, Unfortunately
Sania MIRZA Tennis had to quit Singles due to Injury and possibly
doubles as well
OTHER RESULTS
Leander
Paes and Mahesh hupati are
IUT with a loss to Federer and Wawrinka of Switzerland They lost
6-2 6-4
-SANIA
MIRZA and SUNITHA RAO Doubles Tennis
Lose to Top Seed Russians 6-4 6-4.
Sania Played hurt and
fought hard but the
Russians were too good Aug 14th Current NEWS
India's hopes rest
with: -Leander Paes and
Mahesh Bhupathi-TENNIS Doubles duo are in Pre Quarters Aug 12th
-Jitender Kumar BOXING (51 kg( in PreQuarter and will mee Tulashboy
Doniyorev of Uzbekistan GOOD LUCK
-Akhil Kumar BOXING (54 kg) who meets 2007 world Champ Sergey Vodopynov
of Russia GOOD LUCK
SAINA NEHWAL Lost Aug
12- Watching her
live I felt many in crowd were supporting her but her opponent 12
ranked Maria Y was calm insoite of Saina leading 11-4 in the
decidediung set and pulled off a victory with last set at 21-15
The scores wer 26-28,
21-14, 21-15 for
the winner
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Let
The Olympics Begin
08-08-08 Beijing
India
Contingent at Beijing Olympics 2008
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The spectacular games
every four years began today in Beijing, China 08-08-08
With
the one party
system machinery in place, the games will be well run and reports
already trickling in of the tremendous cooperation of the Chinese
people at the many venues and tourist destinations. The games should no
doubt be an eye opener in many ways to all, as the media is controlled
in China both to the outside world and for those within.
All said and
done there will always be a BUT about Olympics in China with the
totalitarian type regime but conveniently capitalistic rulers ( a few)
Also
repressions against people al over China and also Tibet etc
BUT
OLYMPICS are a
time to usher in New UNDERSTANDING, New HOPE COOPERATION via Godwill
and Sports.. SO
LET THE GAMES BEGIN
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COMMENTS AND PREDICTION:
ABOUT THE GAMES and COMPETITION:
Olympics was
always a lot more than mere sports and I mean in an idealistic and nice
way
To
most it was
a time for athletes to compete and build relations in the midst of
turmoul even if for two weeks! Add to this the saga of human
endurance, tales of improbable feats and achievements and even
attempts...stuff which legends are made of....Thus you had the Abebe
Bikila of Ethiopia running and winning Barefoot the marathon, Young
Muhammed Ali (then Casius Clay), Boxer Teofilo Stevenson of Cuba. The
football (soccer) triumphs of Argentina, Brazil, Italy etc and the
field hockey of India (not lately), Sprinter PT Usha and Bronze
Medal Wrestler KD Jhadav from India (Yes 1952) and Silver
medalist RS Rathore and Gold medalist swimmer A Nesty from
Suriname and many many stories from the USA forever including
Carl Lewis, Mary Lou to several others…BUT a pall of deceit and
deception has surfaced not just by the Soviet Bloc countries but all
over the world with Team USA also very very culpable.
Pressures of commercialization no doubt fuel the CHEATING and DOPING so
you have disgraced athletes like Ben Johnson (Canada), Marion Jones
USA, Tony Pettigrew, Al and Calvin Harrison ( US Sprinters) and the
list goes on....makes you wonder how CLEAN is the Games anymore!
PREDICT:
-USA
has maximum
medals Russia is next and China is next
-GOLDs
Max
China then USA
-At
least 3 TOP
Athletes will withdraw "due to injury"- an euphemism, for Drug busts
More later stay Tuned-
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CONGRATS RAJ
BHAVSAR
Member US Olympics Gymnastic Team 2008
 
Photos courtesy US Olympics
Indian-American Raj
Bhavsar of
HoustonTX residing in Columbus OH came tantalizingly close at the US
Nationals and finished 4th by a mere 0.09 points
Paul Hamm who made it to the team had to withdraw following a rotator
injury and broken hand.
So Bhavsar waiting in the wings as an alternate qualifies and makes it
to Beijing Olympics
WISH
RAJ BHAVSAR and RAJU RAI THE BEST and ALL OF USA And INDIA are
with you BRING BACK THE GOLD
FOR US
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CONGRATS RAJIV
"Raju RAI
Member US Olympics Badminton Team 2008
Raju Rai
25 year old Rajiv
"Raju" Kumar Rai is the son of Nachi and Sandra Rai and has one
brother, Sanju and was raised Atlanta, Georgia.
Rai made it to the Beijing Olympics after being awarded entry as one of
the top 38 seeded players qualifying for the games in Beijing. This
makes Rai the only representative from the USA in the Men’s
badminton
singles this Olympics, although others are representing USA in doubles
events.
The lad who stands 5' 11"and 152 lbs. is a specialist in
the Men's Singles at the Beijing Olympics.
Rai
attends Santiago
Canyon College (Orange, CA) where he is studying Biology and plans to
one day become an optometrist
Photos Courtesy US Olympics/
USA Gymnastics
USA Badminton
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