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For Indian shooting, it’s the end of an era
Almost unnoticed, an era has slipped away. The Indian shooting squad for the Olympics was announced yesterday and it didn’t have a single woman shooter in the women’s 10m air rifle category. The reason I am drawing your attention to this particular event is simply because for India’s current generation of #10 metre air rifle #Anjali Bhagwat #Over'n'Out #Shooting sports #the Olympics
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London Olympics: The numbers that matter for India
The mere mention of the Olympics and track and field events flood the mind with images of Usain Bolt running with outstretched hands to the finish line in the 100m sprint in Beijing four years ago. Now take that train of thought to the Indian side and what do you see? #Anju Bobby George #HowThisWorks #India #Olympic sports #Seema Antil
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Why isn’t India a sporting superpower?
Every time an Indian player loses a match the first reaction from coaches and even the players is to blame either their fitness or the natural physical superiority of their opponents. For years the Indian sports federations and coaches have been hiding behind these excuses and the situation has come to #India #Jose Brasa #Justine Henin #Lionel Messi #Sports #ThatsJustWrong
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Olympic quota: Is NRAI shooting itself in the foot?
The 12th Asian Shooting championship beginning in Doha, Qatar, next month will provide the last chance for Indian marksmen to win quota places for 2012 London Olympic Games. But instead of focusing on doing their best in the continental competition and earning as many Olympic berths as possible, the Indian contingent #2012 London Olympic Games #Abhinav Bindra #Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore #Ronjan Sodhi #Shooting #Sports #ThatsJustWrong
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Vijender Singh and the curse of being a hero
By Abhishek Singh A hero doesn't lose; he doesn't fall and in the end, no matter what the odds, he will always triumph. To most of us the definition of hero has been permanently distorted by Rajnikanth, Sunny Deol and perhaps too many other Bollywood stars. But the truth is that a #Boxing #Emilio Correa Bayeux #Sports #TheLongView #Vijender Kumar


