the asian games 2010 is to be held in guangzhou, china from the 12th to 27th november 2010.looking to the good form exhibited by our sportsperson in CWG 2010, i am sure india can fetch atleast 30-35 gold medals. when against sports super powers like australia & england we could get 38 goldmedals, we should easily get the above figure as no sports super power apart from hosts china is participating.
Re: asian games 2010
by Abhiram Bhat on Oct 15, 2010 01:54 PM
Actually Asian games would be very tough as China and Korea would participate. Remember,China dominated the olympics. It will be tough to win medals in Badminton, TT but we should do well in Wrestling and Boxing ...and to an extent in shooting
Re: asian games 2010
by miviu on Oct 15, 2010 10:19 PM
China, South Korea, Japan are much better in sports compared CW countries.... its not going to be that easy for India.. Moreover India is not hosting these games, hence some advantage is lost. But let's wish all the best to Indian contingent..
india's losing 0-8 to australia in the men's hockey final was the biggest shameful event for india,in an otherwise wonderful games for us. i don't know why indian hockey men are overawed by the australians and lose by big margins to them @ that too @ home. whereas equally or stronger teams than australia such as holland,germany & spain have defeated india on foreign soil but by lesser margins. it appears india is too soft on the australians,& get nervous by their rough & tough style of play,arrogance,rowdiness, which they resorted to in the games village on 13-10-10.
Re: india too soft on australia
by Arvind Sharma on Oct 16, 2010 05:52 PM
It is not only the Australian team that gets better off India but also the Argentinian team. I think there is some kind of mental block with our team when it comes to playing Australia and Argentina. Perhaps a motivator may prove useful for the team which does not lack in talent as was seen from their England and Pakistan clashes.
Finally, the CWG has ended without much fuss, besides what we had before the Games. It's time for the govt. to introspect and take tough actions. Perhaps the govt should review the very decision to bid for the CWG. India is not a country which can afford to squander away Rs. 60000 crores merely to host a mega sporting event. The money could've been used more judiciously elsewhere to benefit a greater number of people. The Govt of India and sporting bodies should focus on winning more medals at a world stage, and try to become a sporting nation before trying its hand at such opulant extravaganza again.
Re: What a relief....
by Vishwak Sena on Oct 15, 2010 01:27 PM
There are two sides of the argument. It can also be said that due to this, we as Indians will get more awareness and exposure in sports and do well in sports in the future. Also we can see this as a good excuse for building world class sports infrastructure which we didn't have.
Also, it definitely wouldn't cost 60000 crores. The bill was just shot up by exaggerating prices- for ex, each toilet paper roll was shown as Rs 20000 or something , and some of the training equipment was rented for 20 times the cost it would have otherwise incurred to buy them. While the idea was a good one, for the govt officials and the politicians, it was a money-making scheme.
We should have to took both sides of Mr Kalmadi's work. He and his team brought commonwealth games to India which was very good in many aspects for many Indians and for our athelets too so that they could perform better on home ground. India is not unknown for corruption and when such a big event has to be organised, lotta corruption can be seen but beside it, after having corruption why there was problems in organisation is unsolved mistry which has more spoiled our image. We are already not that much impressive for western countries so that they have to think 10 times before considering India as their partner company in business, for travel, for tourism and so on. COrruption is everywhere and can be more in developed-countries but what most matter is out-put that we don't much understand here. Corruption and 'chalta hain' (low quality work or improper handling of projects, issues etc) policy are spoiling our image. we are full of resources (money, land, skilled manpower, big nr. of youth) so that we can bring more business to India than China for that we have to be more desciplined and honest.
Re: corruption and 'chalta hain' policy are spoiling our image
by Vishwak Sena on Oct 15, 2010 01:10 PM
All these good things will not happen as long as the politicians and the govt workers- read police, judiciary, etc.- are corrupted. I don't think we are yet ready for a democracy. What we need is someone who can kick ass without any scruples.
The Aussie athletes vandalised the electrical fittings, shouted slogans against Sachin Tendulkar when he scored a double century, and threw a washing machine from the 8th floor when India won the test series against Australia despite the volunteers asking them to quieten down. However, the OC said they didnt receive any official reports on that, so nobody acted against them. What the heck? Are we still afraid of foreigners? Why didnt they get arrested? Don't we have any pride?
Re: Australian Hooliganism
by Raja on Oct 15, 2010 01:14 PM
Well said...They claim that this may trigger diplomatic row and damn i dont understand the logic...R the same Australians bothered about this when they did this or did they bother when our fellow indians where thrashed in Australia day in day out ...Time we show some courage and act courageously
Re: Australian Hooliganism
by Cool Mahesh on Oct 15, 2010 01:09 PM
This is only media hype to divert the attention of our Indian public from the large scale corruption in CWG. You foolish people please be aware of the attempts of the media and government to divert the attention.
Re: Re: Australian Hooliganism
by Vishwak Sena on Oct 15, 2010 01:15 PM
dude! This did happen, everyone knows that. If this was just an attempt to divert attention, then why is it not a major headline, or the govt seen to be talking about it? Also, nobody now is talking about cwg corruption anymore, so there's no need to divert attention.
Re: Re: Re: Australian Hooliganism
by Cool Mahesh on Oct 15, 2010 01:23 PM
@ Vishwak Sena Then how come the news got highlighted only today ???? And if it was so then why there is no complaint from Indian side ???? And by the way are you not surprised by the sudden U-turn by the media today ? These people have suddenly gone silent on the corruption issue.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Australian Hooliganism
by Vishwak Sena on Oct 15, 2010 01:35 PM
Thats what I am saying, how come we are not saying anything regarding the incident and the corruption. I dont think the media and the govt would risk a backlash from the foreign govt by lying about them- atleast they dont have the guts to do that.
Regarding the corruption issue, everyone is basking in the games news currently. Now lets wait and see, one news agency will broach the corruption issue again after a while and the rest will follow suit- atleast I hope so.
The Times of India says about aussies "athletes went berserk, destroying electrical fittings and furniture in the Games Village on Tuesday and Wednesday". This is how they respect other countries people & arrangements. I think the aussies have shown thier country's culture.
We should have to took both sides of Mr Kalmadi's work. He and his team brought commonwealth games to India which was very good in many aspects for many Indians and for our athelets too so that they could perform better on home ground. India is not unknown for corruption and when such a big event has to be organised, lotta corruption can be seen but beside it, after having corruption why there was problems in organisation is unsolved mistry which has more spoiled our image. We are already not that much impressive for western countries so that they have to think 10 times before considering India as their partner company in business, for travel, for tourism and so on. COrruption is everywhere and can be more in developed-countries but what most matter is out-put that we don't much understand here. Corruption and 'chalta hain' (low quality work or improper handling of projects, issues etc) policy are spoiling our image. we are full of resources (money, land, skilled manpower, big nr. of youth) so that we can bring more business to India than China for that we have to be more desciplined and honest.
Re: Re: BEST INDIAN 11
by Vishwak Sena on Oct 15, 2010 01:46 PM
Is there really a relationship between azhar and Jwala? Or was it just rumoured by the IBF bcos of two things:
1. Azhar was competing for the IBF head post 2. Jwala doesnt like the current head and also didnt want to train under Gopichand as the chief coach.
If it was not a rumour and this is true, then one thing we can learn from this and Bijlani thing: azhar likes white-skinned girls :)
from the picture can anyone say this is the real india? what a total deception; what a waste for the benefit of a handful of greedy politicians - the sardar, the italian and her pup, the terrible kalmadi and gill and the gang
The CWG is over, and much to the relief of most of us Indians, it passed without any major "incident". The sporting fraternity deserves full credit for bringing glory to India, and coming in second after Australia. However, neither the Opening & Closing ceremonies, nor the remarkable achievements of our sportsmen should cloud the objective set before the Games by the govt. It's time to review the process since CWG was awarded to India in 2003 and how the OC and its much maligned Chairman went about the job. It's a pity the Central Govt stepped in at the very last minute when it realised that the pride of the nation was at stake, and any failure in hosting the CWG would have major political fall-outs. India will not become a sporting nation merely by hosting such mega events, or winning 100 odd medals. The change has to come from the top. The govt now has the mandate and the responsibility to show the nation through some touch action what it means to take the country's pride for a ride. While it has remained a mute spectator until a few months / weeks preceding the Games, it is time for cleansing the entire system, including the bureaucracy. I hope that the media will keep the focus on this issue, as it did so passionately before the Games started.
