Asian Games 2010 and Indian Dreams
China took all possible preparations to ensure a bright start to the Asian Games in Guangzhou next week, with climate control aircraft and rain-dispersal rockets at the ready in the southern city. Five planes loaded with cloud-busting chemicals would be deployed to the Asiad Inauguration ceremonial on November 12. Rain-dispersal rockets have also been prepared, the Global Times reported. Almost 12,000 athletes from 45 countries and territories will be participating in the Asiad, the world's major sporting event after the Olympic Games which will end on November 27. They did same efforts for the inaguration ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics when more than 1,100 rockets were fired into the skies to break up clouds around the Bird's Nest National Stadium.
India's athletes are going to China carrying great expectations for the Asian Games less than a month after being lauded for recovering the national pride in the wake of the suspicious preparations for the Commonwealth Games.
The Indian athletes have raised expectations at home and abroad performances.
After outstanding performances in front of home crowds in an event that even drew some attention away from cricket the national obsession and the ills of Indian sports administration have been forgotten. Gagan Narang, Saina Nehwal, Sushil Kumar and Krishna Poonia have become beloved names in IndiaIndian sports persons are getting a golden opportunity to perform at the international level. The Asian Games are an opportunity to consolidate the performances in the Olympic disciplines, which have languished in India for years because of a lack of infrastructure and sports budget constraints.
At the Doha Asian Games four years ago, India won 54 medals, including 10 gold, for an eighth-place finish. India has set its goal much higher for Guangzhou. Shooting is one sport were competition will be of a higher standard at the Asian Games.
India's national shooting coach Sunny Thomas says the Asian Games are going to be much harder for Indian shooters with the presence of Chinese and Korean shooters, Indian shooting team won 30 medals at the Commonwealth Games, including 14 gold. India’s Star wrestler Sushil Kumar has decided to prance the Asian Games due to a pesky shoulder hurt after winning the World Championship and Commonwealth Games gold medal. The injury has been troubling him for the past six months and doctors have advised him to ensure the hurt does not burn up to endanger his chances in the London Olympics two years from now
India is also possibly to miss last tennis doubles gold medal winners Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathy. Chess players Viswanathan Anand and Koneru Humpy are also missing from the Indian team for the Guangzhou Asian games.
China took all possible preparations to ensure a bright start to the Asian Games in Guangzhou next week, with climate control aircraft and rain-dispersal rockets at the ready in the southern city. Five planes loaded with cloud-busting chemicals would be deployed to the Asiad Inauguration ceremonial on November 12. Rain-dispersal rockets have also been prepared, the Global Times reported. Almost 12,000 athletes from 45 countries and territories will be participating in the Asiad, the world's major sporting event after the Olympic Games which will end on November 27. They did same efforts for the inaguration ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics when more than 1,100 rockets were fired into the skies to break up clouds around the Bird's Nest National Stadium.
India's athletes are going to China carrying great expectations for the Asian Games less than a month after being lauded for recovering the national pride in the wake of the suspicious preparations for the Commonwealth Games.
The Indian athletes have raised expectations at home and abroad performances.
After outstanding performances in front of home crowds in an event that even drew some attention away from cricket the national obsession and the ills of Indian sports administration have been forgotten. Gagan Narang, Saina Nehwal, Sushil Kumar and Krishna Poonia have become beloved names in IndiaIndian sports persons are getting a golden opportunity to perform at the international level. The Asian Games are an opportunity to consolidate the performances in the Olympic disciplines, which have languished in India for years because of a lack of infrastructure and sports budget constraints.
At the Doha Asian Games four years ago, India won 54 medals, including 10 gold, for an eighth-place finish. India has set its goal much higher for Guangzhou. Shooting is one sport were competition will be of a higher standard at the Asian Games.
India's national shooting coach Sunny Thomas says the Asian Games are going to be much harder for Indian shooters with the presence of Chinese and Korean shooters, Indian shooting team won 30 medals at the Commonwealth Games, including 14 gold. India’s Star wrestler Sushil Kumar has decided to prance the Asian Games due to a pesky shoulder hurt after winning the World Championship and Commonwealth Games gold medal. The injury has been troubling him for the past six months and doctors have advised him to ensure the hurt does not burn up to endanger his chances in the London Olympics two years from now
India is also possibly to miss last tennis doubles gold medal winners Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathy. Chess players Viswanathan Anand and Koneru Humpy are also missing from the Indian team for the Guangzhou Asian games.
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