| roger |
| An Indian soldier has won his country's first ever individual silver medal at the Olympic Games. Major Rajyavardhan Rathore came second in the men's double trap shooting event in Athens. Rathore reached the Olympic final of the men's double trap after finishing fifth with a tally of 135 points from three rounds in the preliminary stage. He scored 44 in the final round - behind Ahmed Almaktoum of the United Arab Emirates who won gold. China's Zheng Wang collected bronze. The only other Indian athletes ever to win individual medals at the Olympics are Khashba Jadhav in the 1952 Helsinki Games, Leander Paes at Atlanta in 1996 and Karnam Malleshwari in Sydney 2000, all of them bronze medals. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3573990.stm Well, I feel happy for him and the country, a job well done. When I see cricket, I see commercialism and showoffs,  but when I see an olympian, i.e. an amateur sportsman, who gets a silver for his country, I am proud of him, especially considering the financial difficulties in sponsorships deals that the Indian Olympic Assoc is suffering through.There was a huge debate many years back in the parliament whether to even sent any team to the games. Now aim for the Gold. Give me feedback of the Indian Press. |
| ally |
quote:go to www.telegraphindia.com![:p] |
| li_wing |
| India is doing better than canada in olympics [:)] in contrast to the number of athletes canada sent http://www.athens2004.com/en/OlympicMedals/medals |
| kowyan |
| india did better than taiwan too. mera bharat mahaan!! hopefully india win the gold at hockey and give dhanraj pillay the appropriate swansong he deserves....and another medal hope is the tennis pair of paes and bhupati...go for it!!! |
| kowyan |
| heck...by the time i posted the last one, paes and bhupati lost to a chilean pair... |
| ally |
quote:lol[:p]aww... |