Ashwin Ferro sports@ mid- day. com EVERY four years, Indiau2019s top athletes hope to see their countless hours spent in training and competition and the blood and sweat shed therein, culminate in an Olympic medal. Most fail. But itu2019s their behind- the- scenes stories that deserve gold medals. All of them. Boria Majumdar and Nalin Mehtau2019s Dreams Of A Billionu2014 India and the Olympic Games ( published by Harper Sport), is a fine compilation of just these stories and more.
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It was a stunning shift because Vinesh was supposed to be the star, whereas Sakshi was the underdog.u201d Some of the booku2019s classic chapters are Gopichandu2019s Revolution, Abhinav Bindra and Mother Mary, among others.
I had started to see things go wrong and did my best to control the negativity, but I was helpless.u201d Sindhuu2019s meteoric rise is another significant chapter, covering the tall struggles of Indiau2019s u2018 tallestu2019 badminton star.
Just that we would like to disagree with the suggestion that, u201c there is an outside chance of a medal in menu2019s hockey at the 2020 Olympicsu201d, because, going by Manpreet Singh & Cou2019s sheer form, we believe that there is a strong possibility that Indian hockey will finish on the podium in Tokyo.
u2018 I donu2019t blame Saina or Gopi for falloutu2019 Nehwalu2019s fellow shuttler and hubby P Kashyap opens up in book on Olympics India shuttler Saina Nehwal and coach Pullela Gopichand after her London 2012 bronze win. pic/ afp
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