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Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Olympics 2012 London Closing Ceremony Photos

Eduardo Paes, Eduardo Paes, Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, host city of the 2016 Summer Games, waves the Olympic Flag after receiving it from IOC President Jacques Rogge during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London.  



Sunday, August 12, 2012

Yogeshwar Dutt won bronze model in wrestling at Olympics 2012 London


Yogeshwar Dutt, योगेश्वर दत्त, Indian wrestler won India's fifth medal and fourth bronze at London Olympics in Men's 60kg freestyle wrestling competition.  

നൂറ് കോടി ജനങ്ങള്‍ക്ക് അഭിമാനമായി ഫയല്‍വാന്‍ യോഗേശ്വര്‍ ദത്ത് ഒരൊറ്റ രാത്രി നാലു പേരെ ഇടിച്ചുവീഴ്ത്തിയ ഒളിമ്പിക് ഗോദയില്‍ നിന്നും നേടിയെടുത്തത് സ്വര്‍ണത്തിന്റെ നൂറിരട്ടി മാറ്റുള്ളൊരു വെങ്കലം.

Two decades of toil in wrestling and a progression from mud akharas to the modern day mat culminated in Olympic glory for lion-hearted Yogeshwar Dutt won the bronze medal for India.


Prime Minister Manmohan Singh congratulated for winning bronze medal at the London Olympics, saying "Dutt showed true grit in his wonderful comeback in the recharge round,"  he showed "true grit" in his wonderful comeback in the repechage round.

Sports Minister Ajay Maken twitted that "'The hardest worker... the nicest guy... no one deserves it more' True for Yogeshwar, he deserved it!"

The Chief Minister of Haryana announced on 12 August 2012, a cash award of Rs 1 crore to the Olympic bronze medal winner who belongs to the State.



During the bouts Yogeshwar got injured his eye.  He displayed stupendous power and stamina right through the day before prevailing over North Korea's Ri Jong Myong 3-1 in the third round of repechage.

Yogeshwar pulled off a stunning 'fitele' in the third and final round against Myong. "Fitele" is a term used by wrestlers when they twirl their opponent on their back a few times with great speed, to score match-winning six technical points.

Yogeshwar was inspired by Balraj Pehelwan and has taken to a Sport where the human effort is backed by scientific inputs.


Yogeshwar had qualified for the 2012 Olympics by winning a silver medal at an Asian qualification tournament in Astana, Kazakhstan where he lost to Iranian Mahmoud Masoud Esmaeilpour Jouybari (2-3, 0-1).

At the Olympics he had lost to the Russian B Kudukhov 1-0, 2-0 and was knocked out from the pre-quaterfinal round. He got a chance to contest in the repechage rounds as Kudukhov reached the finals of the event.
 
In his first repechage round he went on to beat Franklin Gómez of Puerto Rico with a score of 1-0, 1-0. He had gotten lucky against his opponent, winning the toss on both the occasions to earn a clinch position. Yogeshwar then scored 7-5 to beat Mahmoud Masoud Esmaeilpour Jouybari with an aggregate of counted points 3-1 in Repechage Round 2. Esmaeilpour Jouybari had beaten Yogeshwar at the Asian qualifications earlier that year.

He finally beat his North Korean opponent to clinch the bronze medal (0-1, 1-0, 6-0). He was exceptional in the last round, and clinched it in just 1:02 minutes.

At the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, Yogeshwar overcame a career-threatening knee injury to win the 60kg title. Yogeshwar, who went past Australian Farzad Tarash (6-0, 7-0), South African Marius Loots (7-1) and England's Sasha Madyarchyk (4-4, 8-0) on his way to the final, came up with an exceptionally skillful performance to win the gold for India.



Yogeshwar represented India in the 60 kilogram wrestling freestyle at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He earned his berth for the Olympics by winning gold at the 2008 Asian championship in March 2008 held at Jeju City in South Korea.  At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Yogeshwar got a bye in the first round. In the pre-quarterfinals, he beat Kazakhstan's Baurzhan Orazgaliyev 8-3. Yogeshwar lost to Kenichi Yumoto of Japan 3-6 in the quarterfinals of the 60 kg freestyle event. He ranked 9th.


Yogeshwar had lost his father on August 3, 2006 just nine days before he boarded the flight to Doha for the Asian Games. He also sustained a knee injury, but despite all the emotional and physical trauma he managed to win the bronze in the 60 kilogram category at the 15th Asian Games at Doha.


At the Athens Olympics in 2004 Dutt took part in Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 55 kg and stood 18th.  At the Athens Olympics in 2004 Dutt took part in Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 55 kg and stood 18th.

Yogeshwar Dutt born on November 2, 1982 in  Sonipat District, Haryana, India.  He is from a Brahmin family and his parents were teachers. He started wrestling from a very young age of 8 years. His inspiration was Balraj Pehlwan who was from his native village and he was trained under the guidance of coach Ramphal.


Friday, August 10, 2012

Tintu Luka finished sixth at the London 2012 Olympic Games for 800 metres semifinal event in her heat clocking an 1:59.69 seconds


Tintu Luka failed to qualify for the 800m final at the London Olympics 2012 Athletics event.  Tintu finished sixth in the second semi-final in the women's event at the London Olympics 2012.

 

In the 2nd of the three semi-finals for 800 metres event at the London 2012 Olympic Games, Tintu Luka finished sixth in her heat clocking an 1:59.69 seconds her seasons best, but could not qualify finals.  Tintu Luka is coached by legendary Indian athlete P.T.Usha at the Usha School of Athletics, Koyilandy, Kerala, India.


Tintu Luka, an athlete from India. She born on 26 April 1989 in a small village of Valathode in Kannur, Kerala, India. Tintu is the national record holder in the women's 800 metre race. She is coached by P.T. Usha at the Usha School of Athletics, Koyilandy, Kerala, and is supported by Olympic Gold Quest.

Olympic Gold Quest is a program of the Foundation of Sports And Games, founded in 2001, started by Indian sporting icons Geet Sethi and Prakash Padukone to identify and support Indian athletes with a proven track record and who have the potential to win Olympic gold medals. In 2010 Leander Paes and Vishwanathan Anand also joined the Board of Directors. Viren Rasquinha, former India hockey captain, is the current COO of Olympic Gold Quest. Olympic Gold Quest supports 21 athletes in the four disciplines of Athletics, Badminton, Boxing and Shooting.


In the Continental Cup, Croatia, 2010, she timed 1:59.17, to break Shiny Wilson’s 15-year-old national record of 1:59.85 in the 800m event. This performance gave rise to expectations from her mentor P T Usha and the nation that the 21-year-old could bring home an Olympic medal.


At 2010 Commonwealth Games Luka finished in sixth place in the women's 800m with a timing of 2:01.25s. PT Usha responded to this performance, saying that Tintu Luka had not been exposed to such a large crowd before and that the crowd's applause and cheering could have made her lose concentration and run faster without prior planning.

Tintu Luka won the bronze medal in the women's 800 metres event of the track and field competitions at the Asian Games 2010. Tintu, who had a disappointing finish in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, led the pack right from the start, but couldn't keep pace in the last 50 metres and finished third with a timing of 2:01.36 seconds.

In 2008 she won a silver medal in the 800 metre race at the Asian Junior Athletics Championship in Jakarta.

Titinu Luka's Competition Records

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing {IND}
2008 Asian Junior Championships Jakarta, Indonesia 2nd 800 m
World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 8th (sf) 800 m 2:06.51
2009 Asian Championships Guangzhou, China 6th 800 m 2:07.36
2010 Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 6th 800 m 2:01.25
Asian Games Guangzhou, China 3rd 800 m 2:01.36
2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 3rd 800 m 2:02.55
2nd 4x400 m relay 3:44.17
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 15th (sf) 800 m 2:00.95
2012 London Olympics London, United Kingdom 11th (SF) 800 m 1:59.61


Tintu Luka qualified for the women's 800m semifinals in the Olympic Games after finishing third in one of the heats Video

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