1908 --> Did not participate (a few players represented UK though) 1920 --> Did not participate (a few players represented UK though) 1928 --> GOLD 1932 --> GOLD 1936 --> GOLD 1948 --> GOLD 1952 --> GOLD 1956 --> GOLD 1960 --> SILVER 1964 --> GOLD 1968 --> BRONZE 1972 --> BRONZE 1976 --> 7th Place 1980 --> GOLD (but a depleted tournament) 1984 --> 5th Place 1988 --> 6th Place 1992 --> 7th place 1996 --> 8th Place 2000 --> 7th Place 2004 --> 7th Place 2008 --> Did not qualify 2012 --> (Qualified)
Instead of encouraging,our media is trying to bring the negative aspects to the fore,that at the behest of cricket lobby,which is an anti-national act.
Rather,I have a very positive feeling this time and expect India to bag lot of medals and stand among the top 20 in the final medal tally.The players who are expected to bring medals include:
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by om shanti on Jul 10, 2012 04:11 PM
Definitely,especially due to the patronage of Mittal Champions Trust and Olympic Gold Quest.Further,our sports minister Mr.Ajay Maken is doing a lot by providing foreign training to all atheletes...
You may remember,we topped CWG medal tally and we moved to sixth position from 12-13 position in the last Asian games.Hence,there is a basis for better result this time.Another factor is that London crowd will be like second home for Indian atheletes as british are our erstwhile kings and queens :).London is the best place outside India for Indians to perform in olympics..
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by taklu on Jul 10, 2012 04:23 PM
lots of indians there, so that may help, plus more than the venue i believe we got better and stronger athletes this time. this may be our best olympics result in terms of medals.
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by taklu on Jul 10, 2012 04:25 PM
also mary kom is an added hope, this is first time women's boxing is in oly. and people like ronjan_sodhi didn't miss out this time..
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by om shanti on Jul 10, 2012 04:34 PM
Yes,you are right.
Well,it all will depends on whom Mary Kom faces in semi finals if she reaches that stage.If she faces Nicola_Adams,she will have better chance to get into final.But if it is Beijing gold medalist Ren_Cancan,then it will be very difficult because ,51 kg is the natural category of Ren,whereas Mary has migrated from 47 to 51 kg category...
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by Maddy on Jul 10, 2012 03:38 PM
what happened to Mr.om...normally you were a practical guy...now changed like a typical indian...write down it...no medals for IND...
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by raju on Jul 11, 2012 09:00 AM
Why you are sooo nagitive man. hope this time we cross aleast 6. he leasted good name they are working hard to get result
Really sad that our hard working athlets had to face this ban. Their coach mixed these steriods in their food and hence the problem. Now, what abt the crooked politicians who scammed Lakhs of crores of INR? They still get respect, are wooed by their parties, fight elections and continue this sordid saga of scams.. No banning them?
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by taklu on Jul 10, 2012 03:32 PM
well, Mr. 'holier than thou', many athletes from all over the world are making a comeback this olympics after having served bans, including the famous Gatlin in the sprint events. besides, i hope you know about the ben johnson saga at seoul or many such examples of high profile doping for sprinting events.
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by taklu on Jul 10, 2012 03:39 PM
i agree to an extent about corruption in our country, but was pointing out the fallacy w.r.t sprint events. it just doesn't happen in india. btw, its not just 1 or 2 athletes, entire sprint teams have come under scanner , f.ex. jamaican team 3 years back..
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by taklu on Jul 10, 2012 03:56 PM
its not that, if you research you may find examples from every country. i just gave you couple of high profile athletes. the lure of gaining that edge in photo finishes , or as venu says it could be ignorance..
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by taklu on Jul 10, 2012 04:14 PM
another name: british athlete dwain chambers, he may be making a comeback for the 100m dash after having been banned before. last olympics was back in 2000 . he got banned and couldn't compete in 2004/08
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by taklu on Jul 10, 2012 04:20 PM
haha, no no please, you have the right to your opinion, i just felt your first comment was harsh :)
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by Venugopalan on Jul 10, 2012 03:41 PM
but Indian atheletics / sportsmen / women are not corrupt...they may be ignorent but certainly not corrupt..
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by raju on Jul 11, 2012 09:04 AM
YOu are worng. our Indian Athletes dont know much about traning, there is know proper Guidance. 50% them taken drugs no knowing.
