Boss Mallya reminds technical department led by Mike Gascoyne and the management of principal Colin Kolles.

Mallya reminds Force India who is boss

• Reuters
• , Thursday September 11 2008

By Alan Baldwin

LONDON, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Force India owner Vijay Mallya has reminded feuding factions inside his Formula One team that, even if he sees no need to bang heads together, he pays the bills and calls the shots.

A year on from his purchase of Spyker, the team he then renamed, the aviation and drinks billionaire told Reuters that talk of a rift between his senior staff had been blown out of proportion and that he was in the sport for the long haul.

"Unfortunately in the Formula One paddock there is a lot of rumour-mongering that goes on," he said at last weekend's Belgian Grand Prix.

"Yes, there may be differences of opinion but these differences started even before I took over the team," continued Mallya.

"You know, disagreements are healthy also. They are not necessarily all negative. If there are disagreements between two members of a team, it cannot be blown out of proportion.

"Everybody knows I am the boss and I make the decisions."

Force India, the first Indian-owned Formula One team, have yet to score a point this season and are unlikely to do so at Monza on Sunday in the Italian Grand Prix.

They have not made the breakthrough into the second phase of qualifying that would give them a better chance of challenging for points and latterly there has been much talk of a breakdown between the technical department led by Mike Gascoyne and the management of principal Colin Kolles.

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The hope is that next year will be different, with significant rule changes potentially levelling the playing field.

India is due to stage a grand prix in 2010 and by then Mallya hopes his Ferrari-powered team will be in a position to be fighting for the podium rather than running around as tail-enders.

They have made considerable progress this season, with the team far more competitive than in the past and now snapping at the heels of struggling manufacturer team Honda on the racetrack at least.

In Monaco, Germany's Adrian Sutil could have taken an extraordinary fourth place had he not been dumped out in the closing laps by Ferrari's world champion Kimi Raikkonen.

Ranked among the wealthiest men in the world, Mallya has attended most grands prix this season and keeps a close eye on his investment.

"Team principal is a very general term," he said of Kolles, the Romanian-born dentist who came into the sport when Midland bought the now-defunct Jordan team that then became Spyker.

"Titles don't necessarily mean job content. Your understanding may be that a team principal is in charge of everything and has a completely free hand to do as he feels.

"The answer is absolutely not. I am the chairman and managing director of the company and the team, so arguably I could be the team principal. Colin performs a role that I give him to perform and he's accountable to me.

"He does what I tell him to do. I take the final decision."

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Mallya dismissed as "complete hogwash" suggestions that Force India were wasting precious resources on parties, image-building and marketing rather than improving performance on the racetrack.

He said the Silverstone-based team, with experienced Italian driver Giancarlo Fisichella and Sutil, were now fully funded and the technical department had "not been denied one single cent".

Parties were paid for by Kingfisher, his airline which is also a team sponsor, and he never had any doubts about what he had let himself in for.

"I have been around (in Formula One) for 12 years," he said. "I had no illusions. I was a sponsor at Toyota and I know how much their budget is.

"Prior to that, I was a sponsor at Benetton, and I know what their budget was. So I've come into this with my eyes wide open.

"The question of me suddenly becoming disillusioned because I face something I haven't anticipated is rubbish. I wouldn't be here if I hadn't anticipated what I was getting into." (Editing by Clare Fallon)

Humpy' defeated

Humpy's shock at defeat

Thursday, 11 September , 2008, 19:33 Last Updated: Thursday, 11 September , 2008, 19:48

Nalchik: Top seed GM Koneru Humpy of India was shocked in the first game of her semi-final against 14-year-old Hou Yifan of China on a day of upsets as the Women's World Chess Championships moved towards the closing stages. In the other semi-final played on Wednesday, GM Alexandra Kosteniuk of Russia outplayed her Swedish opponent GM Pia Cramling on the white side of a French Rubinstein and forced her resignation in 36 moves. Cramling was favoured against Kosteniuk. Humpy playing White in a closed Ruy Lopez, got her bishop trapped and gave up after 55 moves

India rules: Pankaj Advani is World Billards Champion

 
CUP OF JOY: Pankaj Advani added the time format title to his collection with a splendid display.

BANGALORE: Pankaj Advani was prolific in the first session while Devendra Joshi was devastating in the next two. However, it was Advani who had the last laugh and achieved a rare ‘double’ yet again.

Advani, who first performed the double in Malta in 2005, capped 10 days of superlative play by adding the time format title to the points format crown in the ONGC IBSF World billiards championship here on Wednesday.

The KSBA hall wore a deserted look when the match commenced and even at the end of the first session, there were just around 100 spectators watching the summit clash. With the news of Advani on a roll spreading, more people started trooping in. And they were treated to a classic contest by Joshi as if on cue.

$1 million India Open 2008 would see Daniel Chopra vs three time Indian Open winner Jyoti Randhawa

NEW DELHI: The $1 million India Open 2008 golf tournament starting next month was officially tee-off at Delhi Golf Club on Thursday. A galaxy of top Indian and international golfers are scheduled to compete in the 45th edition of the Hero Honda India Open, which is to be played from October 9-12. 

US PGA Tour star Daniel Chopra, who is making his first appearance in his National Open since 2001, will be seen competing the twice defending champion and three time Indian Open winner Jyoti Randhawa and second ranked golfer on the current Order of Merit Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia. 

Thirty-four-year-old Chopra, son of an Indian father and Swedish mother, had claimed the Mercedes-Benz Championship in Hawaii on the US PGA tour at the start of this year for his second victory on that tour. Last year he had claimed the Ginn sur Mer Classic at Tesoro. 

This year the prize money has been doubled from $500,000 to $1,000,000, said MD & CEO of the Hero Honda Motors, Pawan Munjal in a press conference. 

"Daniel Chopra’s participation in this year’s edition is reflective of the growing stature of this tournament in the international arena. In the coming years, the prize purse will only go up further, ensuring the passage of this tournament into the elite league. Undoubtedly, these are exciting times for golf fans in India, and Hero Honda is happy to have played a catalyst role in the evolution of the game in the country," Mr Munjal said. 

International players like New Zealand’s Mark Brown and the current number one player on the Asian Tour, Liang Wen-Chong from China can also be seen in action there. 

Brown, has won twice this year in India – inaugural SAIL Open at Jaypee Greens and Johnnie Walker Classic at DLF Golf Course – will certainly relish returning here to make it three. While Liang, who had claimed the Singapore Master last year and became first Chinese player to win the Asian Tour’s Order of merit, will also be eying Indian Open to open his account in India. 

"Everything is taking shape for another memorable Indian Open. The prize money increase is a wonderful boost for golf in India and I think we are all excited about the seeing Daniel Chopra come back and play here again," said TT Jagannathan, president, Indian Golf Union. 

Asian Tour executive chairman Kyi Hla Han said, "Our talented players are looking forward to the Indian Open, especially with so much to play for this year following the prize money increase to $1 million." 

"A lot of hard work has been put into the Indian Open to ensure we deliver a world class golf tournament. The Tournament improves every year and we would like to thank Hero Honda, the Indian Golf Union and Delhi Golf Club for all their efforts," said Chris Jordan, senior vice president – golf, world sport group. 

Marijuana smoking in Japan: Sumo world in turmoil

Russian sumo wrestler Hakurozan and his brother Roho at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya. Photograph: Kyodo News/AP

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/03/japan?gusrc=rss&feed=worldnews

The head of Japan's embattled national sport of sumo faced calls to resign today after two wrestlers, including one of his proteges, tested positive for marijuana.
The Japan sumo association said urine tests conducted at several stables yesterday revealed marijuana use by the Russian siblings Roho and Hakurozan.
The revelation of drug use among sportsmen known for their Spartan training methods and supposedly disciplined lifestyle is a huge embarrassment for the sumo authorities.
It comes a fortnight after another Russian, Wakanoho, became the first sumo wrestler to be expelled in the sport's 2,000-year-history. Police found a marijuana cigarette in his wallet, which had been handed in after he dropped it on the street.
Wakanoho, 20, was arrested after admitting he had bought a small quantity of the drug in Roppongi, a notorious entertainment district in Tokyo. A pipe used for smoking cannabis was found in his apartment.
Today's revelations managed to knock the political fallout from prime minister Yasuo Fukuda's sudden resignation off the top of the TV news agenda.
The sumo association said it had carried out surprise tests on all 69 wrestlers in sumo's top two divisions. Only Roho, 28, whose real name the association gave as Boradzov Soslan Feliksovich, and Hakurozan, 26, tested positive, officials said.
"It is possible that they inhaled very recently, probably within the last two days," said Shohei Onishi, a sumo anti-doping official.
Hakurozan, whose real name is Baradzov Batraz Feliksovich, is coached by Kitanoumi, a retired grand champion who now heads the sumo association.
Both wrestlers denied smoking marijuana. "I have never used or even touched the stuff," Roho told reporters. "I want another test to be conducted at a hospital I can trust."
His younger brother said he was confident that further tests would clear his name. "I don't mind of they investigate me or test me," Hakurozan said. "I'm confident that I definitely won't test positive."
Although possession of marijuana is punishable by up to five years in prison, Japanese law carries no penalty for simply smoking it.
Sumo authorities are under mounting pressure to show zero tolerance towards drug use as it battles to salvage its already tarnished reputation.
The ancient sport was rocked earlier this year by the arrest of Junichi Yamamoto, a stable master, on assault charges following accusations that he had ordered the beating by three of his wrestlers of a 17-year-old trainee in June last year. The victim collapsed and died the following day.
Sumo elders have also had to fend off accusations of match fixing and have been ordered to clamp down on the widespread physical abuse of younger wrestlers.
Last year the association banned Asashoryu, one of two reigning "yokozuna" - grand champions - for two tournaments after he was filmed playing in a charity football match in his native Mongolia, despite pulling out of a goodwill sumo claiming to be injured.
Even so, sumo authorities will find it hard to resist charges that it singles out foreign wrestlers for harsh punishments for what many consider minor misdemeanours.
While Asashoryu was forced to sit on the sidelines for three months, Toki, a Japanese wrestler who struck and killed a pedestrian while driving in Osaka in 2000, was banned for just one tournament.
Police said they would examine further test samples from Roho and Hakurozan. The results are expected within the next few days. A second positive result would make it almost impossible for Kitanoumi to stay in his post.
Mitsuru Yaku, a fellow sumo association member, told a TV interviewer that it was "natural" that Kitanoumi would be sacked, adding that he believed more damaging revelations were on the way. "I don't think for a moment that all of the puss has come out," he said.
Kitanoumi, 55, still holds the record as the youngest wrestler to attain the vaunted yokozuna status, at the age of 21 years and two months

Can China repeat 50 gold in olympics after olympics

the answer is no as the next generation of chinese wont have the need to reprove their supremacy thus lacking the vital fire.

 

The chinese performance we saw this year is exceptional and one off. Only if China repeats its gold quest year after year, it can claim supremacy to that legacy.

As Olympics end, doubts nag a so-strong China

By Andreas Landwehr

Beijing (dpa) - All that glisters is not gold. China may have overtaken the USA and established itself as a sporting superpower with its record Olympic haul, but it harbours nagging doubts about itself. 

Nothing shows this more clearly than the sense of mourning among China's 1.3 billion people over the way national hurdling hero Liu Xiang was forced out of competition by injury. 

All hopes had been pinned on Liu with an intensity that no foreigner would begin to understand. He was their man to challenge the dominance of the Europeans and Americans in track and field. 

"I'd rather have not topped the medal table and instead seen him win in a field where the West is so strong," said one Chinese sport expert, summing up the feeling of millions. 

China is a country of contradictions. On the one hand, it is happy to have shaken off the "sick man of Asia" image that has dogged it since its humiliation by the imperial powers in the 19th Century. On the other, it still does not quite believe its own strength. 

The communist leadership continues to vaunt the XXIX Olympic Games as a "milestone of the way to the great resurgence of the Chinese nation". 

In true old communist tradition, it congratulates itself on hosting the "successful Games", at the same time forestalling growing criticism by proclaiming: "We have fulfilled the confidence the world put in us." 

The world, so the proclamation continues, "made the right decision" in awarding China the Games. But it is a judgement that only covers the blemishes beneath the golden polish. 

Promises were not kept, the human rights situation did not improve as China pledged it would, and the obsession with being in control stifled attempts to give a party atmosphere to the Games. 

The avalanche of gold also disguised the fact that China is not a sporting nation and that its successes were achieved through massive state funding as used to be the case in the former Soviet bloc. 

Another contradiction is the fact the world's biggest developing nation was able to stage the most expensive Games in the history of the Olympic movement. 

The chronic poverty that is almost everywhere was not to be seen inside the "Olympic bubble" - neither the beggars nor the hordes of poorly paid itinerant workers who built the spectacular sporting venues. 

Never before was the Chinese capital so clean and spruced up. But that was due to emergency action rather than a legacy of the Olympics. Once the athletes leave the chimneys will resume belching smoke and car fumes will again make the air barely breathable. 

Despite the criticism, China also deserves respect. The genuine friendliness of the 1.5 million volunteer helpers enabled the country to present a new face to the world. 

Mobilizing all the powers at its disposal in the vast nation, China was able to give the athletes a superbly organized Games - something only possible in an authoritarian state. 

The country also learned a lot, according to Li Ning, the former gymnast who lit the Olympic flame at the spectacular opening ceremony on August 8. 

"We always have lots of good ideas but we have to learn how to respect the international way of doing things," he was quoted as saying in the newspaper Caijing. 

There have also been warnings for the need to come down to earth after the spectacular success in topping the gold medals table. 

"That does not prove that our strength as a nation, our scientific achievement or our sporting concept makes us better than the United States or Europe," said the newspaper Zhongguo Qingnianbao. 

Nobody would subscribe "to such an illusion," said the journal, which has close links to party leader Hu Jintao. 

On the sporting front, China "will again suffer major setbacks in the future," said Helmut Digel, an executive member of the International Amateur Athletics Federation. 

The German China expert believes the country is already encountering problems in top-level sport similar to those experienced in Germany and other nations. 

"Social gain will not serve as motivation for much longer," he said. "China will continue to remain one of the top three sporting nations, but will not repeat the success of Beijing at the London Games in 2012."
http://www.bangkokpost.com/sportsplus/sportsplus.php?id=129904

in Style: China's 'underage' gymnasts face a hostile media

First China's young gymnasts took on the United States and won, then the team passed their age-eligibility test with flying colours when grilled by a group of hostile reporters.
China's famous six of Cheng Fei, He Kexin, Jiang Yuyuan, Li Shanshan, Yang Yilin and Deng Linlin had barely got their gold medals around their necks when they faced a barrage of questions about whether they were old enough to compete at the Olympics.
He, Jiang and Yang's eligibility for the Games had been called into question by American media. Online records seemed to suggest the trio may have broken International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) rules that state athletes must turn 16 by the end of an Olympic year.
Question: "He, are you aware that people think that you are younger than 16 and what do you say about that?"
Answer: "My real age is 16. I don't care what other people say. I want other people to know that 16 is my real age."
Question: "Deng, I would also like to know what Chinese zodiac animal you are?
Answer: "A monkey." The answer tallied with her birthdate of April 21, 1992.
Question: "He, can you tell us a memory from your 15th birthday please, how did you spend your 15th birthday, did you spend it at home, did you spend it with gymnasts? Can you tell us about that special day."
Answer: "I was with my team. It was an ordinary day, I didn't go home, usually we don't go home when it's our birthday, we just celebrate with our team mates."
So the news conference went on and not once did the so-called underaged gymnasts trip up. Just in case anyone was not satisfied by the answers, coach Lu Shanzhen added: "You may check with the IOC (International Olympics Committee) and the FIG. All our registrations are done with legal evidence. You may also search on the Internet or even check with China Public Security Ministry."
With the gymnasts asked only a handful of questions about winning the nation's first Olympic women's title in gymnastics, it was left to coach Lu to describe exactly how the hosts had plotted to topple the world champion Americans. Athens gold medallists Romania finished third.
"In the past our Chinese gymnasts usually practised too much but competed too little to do well at the major international tournaments," he told reporters.
"In this cycle we made great change, constantly sending gymnasts to the international tournaments as well as internal contests. Our six-member squad is also a result of internal competitions. So they have shown their strong abilities in acting competitively and grasping the chances. "Certainly I am excited it is an Olympics held in China and we have won the most important medal."
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Chinas-underage-gymnasts-face-a-hostile-media/348447/

India is 50th by rank and total rank in Olympics

India with 3 medals, 1 goldand 2 bronze

Rank NOC Name Men Women Open/Mixed Total Rank by Total

G S B T G S B T G S B T G S B T
1 CHN - China 22 9 8 39 27 10 19 56 1 1 49 19 28 96 2 
2 USA - United States 18 12 20 50 15 23 15 53 1 2 1 4 34 37 36 107 1 
3 RUS - Russian Fed. 11 8 19 38 10 13 8 31 21 21 27 69 3 
4 GBR - Great Britain 11 8 7 26 7 5 6 18 1 2 3 19 13 15 47 4 
5 GER - Germany 7 7 6 20 6 2 7 15 3 1 2 6 16 10 15 41 6 
6 AUS - Australia 6 6 9 21 8 7 8 23 2 2 14 15 17 46 5 
7 KOR - Korea 8 6 4 18 4 4 4 12 1 1 13 10 8 31 8 
8 JPN - Japan 4 4 5 13 5 2 5 12 9 6 10 25 11 
9 ITA - Italy 3 7 6 16 4 3 4 11 7 10 10 27 =9 
10 UKR - Ukraine 4 3 8 15 3 2 7 12 7 5 15 27 =9 
11 NED - Netherlands 1 2 3 5 4 2 11 1 1 2 7 5 4 16 =15 
12 FRA - France 5 13 12 30 1 2 4 7 1 1 6 15 17 38 7 
13 JAM - Jamaica 3 3 3 3 2 8 6 3 2 11 20 
14 ESP - Spain 4 5 1 10 3 1 4 1 1 2 5 9 2 16 =15 
15 BLR - Belarus 3 3 5 11 1 2 4 7 4 5 9 18 =13 
16 KEN - Kenya 2 2 4 8 2 3 5 4 5 4 13 18 
17 ROU - Romania 1 1 4 1 2 7 4 1 3 8 =25 
18 ETH - Ethiopia 2 1 3 2 1 3 4 1 1 6 =29 
19 CAN - Canada 1 5 3 9 1 3 3 7 1 1 2 3 9 6 18 =13 
20 POL - Poland 3 4 7 2 1 3 3 6 1 10 =21 
21 NOR - Norway 2 3 5 1 2 1 4 1 1 3 5 2 10 =21 
22 BRA - Brazil 1 2 5 8 2 1 3 6 3 3 8 14 17 
23 CZE - Czech Republic 1 2 3 2 1 3 3 3 6 =29 
24 SVK - Slovakia 2 1 1 4 1 1 2 3 2 1 6 =29 
25 NZL - New Zealand 1 1 5 7 2 2 3 1 5 9 =23 
26 GEO - Georgia 3 2 5 1 1 3 3 6 =29 
27 CUB - Cuba 2 3 8 13 6 3 9 2 9 11 22 12 
28 HUN - Hungary 1 4 1 6 1 1 1 3 2 5 2 9 =23 
29 DEN - Denmark 1 2 1 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 7 =27 
30 THA - Thailand 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 4 =44 
31 PRK - DPR Korea 1 1 2 1 2 5 2 1 3 6 =29 
32 SUI - Switzerland 2 3 5 1 1 2 4 6 =29 
33 ARG - Argentina 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 5 =37 
34 MEX - Mexico 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 3 =50 
35 KAZ - Kazakhstan 1 2 5 8 2 2 4 1 4 7 12 19 
36 TUR - Turkey 1 3 4 4 4 1 4 3 8 =25 
37 ZIM - Zimbabwe 1 3 4 1 3 4 =44 
38 AZE - Azerbaijan 1 2 3 6 1 1 1 2 4 7 =27 
39 UZB - Uzbekistan 1 2 2 5 1 1 1 2 3 6 =29 
40 SLO - Slovenia 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 5 =37 
41 BUL - Bulgaria 3 3 1 1 2 1 1 3 5 =37 
41 INA - Indonesia 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 5 =37 
43 FIN - Finland 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 4 =44 
44 LAT - Latvia 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 =50 
45 BEL - Belgium 1 1 2 1 1 2 =54 
45 DOM - Dominican Rep. 1 1 2 1 1 2 =54 
45 EST - Estonia 1 1 2 1 1 2 =54 
45 MGL - Mongolia 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 =54 
45 POR - Portugal 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 =54 
50 IND - India 1 2 3 1 2 3 =50 
51 IRI - Iran 1 1 2 1 1 2 =54 
52 BRN - Bahrain 1 1 1 1 =68 
52 CMR - Cameroon 1 1 1 1 =68 
52 PAN - Panama 1 1 1 1 =68 
52 TUN - Tunisia 1 1 1 1 =68 
56 SWE - Sweden 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 4 1 5 =37 
57 CRO - Croatia 1 1 1 3 4 2 3 5 =37 
57 LTU - Lithuania 1 3 4 1 1 2 3 5 =37 
59 GRE - Greece 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 =44 
60 TRI - Trinidad/Tobago 2 2 2 2 =54 
61 NGR - Nigeria 1 1 2 2 2 1 3 4 =44 
62 AUT - Austria 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 =50 
63 ALG - Algeria 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 =54 
63 BAH - Bahamas 1 1 2 1 1 2 =54 
63 COL - Colombia 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 =54 
63 KGZ - Kyrgyzstan 1 1 2 1 1 2 =54 
63 SRB - Serbia 1 1 2 1 1 2 =54 
63 TJK - Tajikistan 1 1 2 1 1 2 =54 
69 CHI - Chile 1 1 1 1 =68 
69 ECU - Ecuador 1 1 1 1 =68 
69 MAS - Malaysia 1 1 1 1 =68 
69 RSA - South Africa 1 1 1 1 =68 
69 SIN - Singapore 1 1 1 1 =68 
69 SUD - Sudan 1 1 1 1 =68 
69 VIE - Vietnam 1 1 1 1 =68 
76 ARM - Armenia 6 6 6 6 =29 
77 TPE - Chinese Taipei 2 2 2 2 4 4 =44 
78 IRL - Ireland 2 2 2 2 =54 
79 AFG - Afghanistan 1 1 1 1 =68 
79 EGY - Egypt 1 1 1 1 =68 
79 ISR - Israel 1 1 1 1 =68 
79 MAR - Morocco 1 1 1 1 =68 
79 MDA - Rep. of Moldova 1 1 1 1 =68 
79 MRI - Mauritius 1 1 1 1 =68 
79 TOG - Togo 1 1 1 1 =68 
79 VEN - Venezuela 1 1 1 1 =68

Bolt credits 'hard work,' fast track for 3 records

BEIJING (AP) — Hard work. Having fun. A fast track.

No doping.

Simple as could be, that's Usain Bolt explanation for his unprecedented, breakout performance at the Beijing Olympics.

"I've been tested four times (in China), before I even started running. These guys took urine tests and blood tests. After every event final, I've been tested," the Jamaican said Saturday, one of his three gold medals dangling from a red ribbon around his neck. "I've been tested out of competition so many times I lost track."

Bolt broke world records in winning the 100 meters (9.69 seconds), 200 meters (19.30) and 400-meter relay (37.10), something no man had done at an Olympics. None of the finals was even close, and Bolt began his celebration in the dash before it was done, stretching out his arms with palms up, then slapping his chest.

"I came out here prepared," he said. "I worked hard — that's all I can say. ... I worked hard to get here. It wasn't easy at all. It may look easy, but it was hard."

Bolt wasn't merely good — he was stunning. Too good to be true?

Don Anderson, head of Jamaica's Beijing delegation, said about half the country's athletes had been drug-tested since arriving in China.

"Therefore, all the records that have been broken by Usain Bolt and all the gold medals that have been won by (other Jamaicans) have come after extensive testing" by the International Olympic Committee, the World Anti-Doping Agency and the International Association of Athletics Federations, Anderson said. "That, as far as I am concerned, is more than adequate proof."

Overall, Jamaica won five of the six golds, along with two silvers and a bronze, in the sprinting events.

"What I think almost amuses us is why some people in the world don't feel that others can be that good. We have been good for a very long time," said Mike Fennell, president of the Jamaica Olympic Association. "We have some marvelous talent here and wouldn't want anybody to suggest at all that this is not pure, raw talent that has been properly trained and properly coached and properly presented and reaping the rewards of all that hard work."

The head of track and field's governing body said Saturday that Bolt's flashy personality and outsize performances make him exactly the right man to help the sport recover from a spate of doping scandals that have resulted in medals being stripped, records being revoked and a decrease in popularity.

"He is good and great for our sport," IAAF president Lamine Diack said. "He can help to build up our sport."

Diack also disagreed with IOC president Jacques Rogge, who said Thursday that Bolt should have cut out the "look at me" hotdogging at the end of the 100 final. Rogge also chastised Bolt for not shaking hands with the men he beat.

"I did not mind," Diack said.

Asked about Rogge's comments, Bolt said he spoke to opponents about his showboating, "and most of them were OK with it."

"I won't change that. And I don't see any problem with it, because people enjoy watching me," Bolt said. "I'll stay the way I am. That's my personality."

Now it's off to less-important meets for Bolt, who said he'll run in Zurich and Lausanne, Switzerland, and Brussels, Belgium, before calling it a season. European meet organizers have offered more than $100,000 should Bolt win his races in new record times.

Other athletes can take some solace in this: Bolt said he definitely won't add the long jump to his repertoire, a la Carl Lewis, and might only occasionally run the 400 meters, the race his coach tried to steer him to instead of the 100.

Diack said he ranks Bolt's Olympics above Lewis' four golds at the 1984 Los Angeles Games — the 100, 200, 400 relay and long jump — because Lewis only broke one world record, in the relay.

"I'll still train hard and just work hard to stay on top," Bolt said, "because I'm on top now and I want to try to stay there as long as I can."

India Score is 1 Gold 1 Bronze in 2008 Beijing Olympics

another medal is expected in boxing

Medal tally: China leads US by huge margin of 45 to 26 golds

ank NOC Name Men Women Open/Mixed Total Rank by Total
G S B T G S B T G S B T G S B T
1 CHN - China 20 7 5 32 25 7 14 46 1 1 45 14 20 79 2 
2 USA - United States 14 8 14 36 11 18 14 43 1 2 3 26 28 28 82 1 
3 GBR - Great Britain 8 6 4 18 7 4 5 16 1 2 3 16 10 11 37 4 
4 RUS - Russian Fed. 7 5 14 26 6 9 4 19 13 14 18 45 3 
5 AUS - Australia 3 5 7 15 8 6 6 20 1 1 11 12 13 36 5 
6 GER - Germany 5 5 3 13 3 2 4 9 3 1 2 6 11 8 9 28 7 
7 KOR - Korea 5 6 3 14 2 4 3 9 1 1 8 10 6 24 8 
8 JPN - Japan 4 4 4 12 4 2 5 11 8 6 9 23 9 
9 ITA - Italy 2 5 4 11 4 2 3 9 6 7 7 20 10 
10 UKR - Ukraine 3 3 4 10 2 2 4 8 5 5 8 18 11 
11 FRA - France 4 11 11 26 1 2 3 1 1 4 12 14 30 6 
12 NED - Netherlands 2 2 3 4 2 9 1 1 2 4 5 4 13 =12 
13 JAM - Jamaica 2 2 2 3 5 4 3 7 22 
14 ROU - Romania 1 1 4 1 2 7 4 1 3 8 =18 
15 ESP - Spain 3 2 1 6 2 1 3 1 1 3 5 2 10 16 
16 POL - Poland 3 4 7 1 1 3 4 1 8 =18 
17 NZL - New Zealand 1 1 5 7 2 2 3 1 5 9 17 
18 SVK - Slovakia 2 2 1 1 2 3 1 4 =36 
19 CAN - Canada 1 4 2 7 1 1 3 5 1 1 2 6 5 13 =12 
20 KEN - Kenya 1 1 2 4 1 3 4 2 4 2 8 =18 
21 BLR - Belarus 1 2 4 7 1 1 4 6 2 3 8 13 =12 
22 CZE - Czech Republic 1 2 3 1 1 2 2 3 5 =26 
23 DEN - Denmark 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 3 6 =23 
23 PRK - DPR Korea 1 1 2 1 2 5 2 1 3 6 =23 
25 ETH - Ethiopia 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 3 =40 
26 SUI - Switzerland 2 2 4 1 1 2 3 5 =26 
27 GEO - Georgia 2 1 3 1 1 2 2 4 =36 
28 CUB - Cuba 1 3 4 6 3 9 1 6 6 13 =12 
29 KAZ - Kazakhstan 1 1 2 4 2 2 4 1 3 4 8 =18 
30 ZIM - Zimbabwe 1 3 4 1 3 4 =36 
31 AZE - Azerbaijan 1 2 1 4 1 1 1 2 2 5 =26 
31 NOR - Norway 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 5 =26 
31 SLO - Slovenia 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 5 =26 
34 TUR - Turkey 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 4 =36 
35 BUL - Bulgaria 3 3 1 1 2 1 1 3 5 =26 
35 INA - Indonesia 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 5 =26 
37 FIN - Finland 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 =40 
38 EST - Estonia 1 1 2 1 1 2 =47 
38 MGL - Mongolia 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 =47 
38 THA - Thailand 1 1 2 1 1 2 =47 
41 BRA - Brazil 1 3 4 2 2 1 5 6 =23 
42 ARG - Argentina 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 =47 
42 IND - India 1 1 2 1 1 2 =47 
42 MEX - Mexico 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 =47 
45 BRN - Bahrain 1 1 1 1 =58 
45 CMR - Cameroon 1 1 1 1 =58 
45 PAN - Panama 1 1 1 1 =58 
45 TUN - Tunisia 1 1 1 1 =58 
49 HUN - Hungary 4 4 1 1 4 1 5 =26 
50 SWE - Sweden 2 2 1 1 3 3 =40 
51 UZB - Uzbekistan 2 2 4 1 1 2 3 5 =26 
52 AUT - Austria 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 =40 
52 GRE - Greece 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 =40 
52 LTU - Lithuania 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 =40 
55 ALG - Algeria 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 =47 
55 COL - Colombia 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 =47 
55 CRO - Croatia 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 =47 
55 KGZ - Kyrgyzstan 1 1 2 1 1 2 =47 
55 SRB - Serbia 1 1 2 1 1 2 =47 
60 CHI - Chile 1 1 1 1 =58 
60 DOM - Dominican Rep. 1 1 1 1 =58 
60 ECU - Ecuador 1 1 1 1 =58 
60 MAS - Malaysia 1 1 1 1 =58 
60 POR - Portugal 1 1 1 1 =58 
60 RSA - South Africa 1 1 1 1 =58 
60 SIN - Singapore 1 1 1 1 =58 
60 TRI - Trinidad/Tobago 1 1 1 1 =58 
60 VIE - Vietnam 1 1 1 1 =58 
69 ARM - Armenia 5 5 5 5 =26 
70 TPE - Chinese Taipei 1 1 2 2 3 3 =40 
71 AFG - Afghanistan 1 1 1 1 =58 
71 EGY - Egypt 1 1 1 1 =58 
71 IRI - Iran 1 1 1 1 =58 
71 ISR - Israel 1 1 1 1 =58 
71 LAT - Latvia 1 1 1 1 =58 
71 MAR - Morocco 1 1 1 1 =58 
71 TJK - Tajikistan 1 1 1 1 =58 
71 TOG - Togo 1 1 1 1 =58 
71 VEN - Venezuela 1 1 1 1 =58 
Total: 112 112 132 356 96 97 108 301 8 8 8 24 216 217 248 681

"I am number one" screamed Usain Bolt

(BEIJING, August 20) -- "I am number one" screamed new 200 meter world record holder Usain Bolt into a TV camera lens after leaving the field for dead to complete an Olympic gold sprint double -- both in world record times.

You better believe it. Cool, calm and charismatic in his pre-race preparations, for once here is an athlete who can live up to the hype once the gun has been fired. One day short of his 22nd birthday, Bolt blasted out of his blocks and crossed the finish line 19.30 seconds late to slice two-hundredths of a second off the previous mark of 19.32. By comparison, the rest of the world class field left trailing in Bolt's wake looked like a bunch ungainly dads competing on school sports day.

For Bolt, it seems, is the real deal. The Jamaican hasn't so much re-written the record books in the past five days -- rather he has given athletics the boost it needs.

For the remainder of the summer, children across the world will attempt to emulate this new ebullient sprint king. With five days to go, it is safe to say that Beijing 2008 belongs to Usain Bolt. In terms of numerical superiority, swimmer Michael Phelps' awesome first week makes him an all-time Olympic great. And Bolt has some catching up to do to match the marvelous record of American sprinter Carl Lewis -- the last man to complete the Olympic 100m and 200m sprint double. Let's not forget that for good measure Lewis also won the Long Jump and the 4 x100 Relay in Los Angeles, and nine Olympic gold medals in total.

Medallists IND - India

Discipline Event Medal Name
Shooting Men's 10m Air Rifle BINDRA Abhinav 
Wrestling Men's Freestyle 66 kg 

NIKPAI Rohullah from Afganistan wins bronze

India's neighbour afghanistan has a bronze in Taekwondo

Date of Birth: Jun 15 1987 Height(cm/ft in): 183cm / 6'0" 
Gender: Male Weight(kg/lbs): 58 kg / 128 lbs 
Sport: Taekwondo 
Event(s): Men -58kg

Historical Results
Competition Highlights: Note: A complete explanation of data type and depth can be found in the Additional Information section of the biography Rank Event Year Venue
World Championships
33 Flyweight 54-58kg 2007 Beijing, CHN
Asian Championships
3 Flyweight 54-58kg 2008 Zhengzhou, CHN

Schedules and Results
Date Time Sport Event Location Result Reports
Aug 20 2008 11:15 Taekwondo Men -58kg Preliminary Round of 16
NIKPAI Rohullah - TUNCAT Levent USTB Gymnasium 4-3 Reports
Aug 20 2008 16:00 Taekwondo Men -58kg Quarterfinals
PEREZ Guillermo - NIKPAI Rohullah USTB Gymnasium 2-1 Reports
Aug 20 2008 18:30 Taekwondo Men -58kg Repechage
HARVEY Michael - NIKPAI Rohullah USTB Gymnasium 1-2 Reports
Aug 20 2008 19:30 Taekwondo Men -58kg Bronze Medal
NIKPAI Rohullah - RAMOS Juan Antonio USTB Gymnasium 4-1 Reports

Stunning Bolt shunts Michael's prophesy of WR smash

BEIJING (AFP) — Jamaica's Usain Bolt broke the 200-meter world record to complete the first Olympic golden sprint double in 24 years, surging ahead from the start to win Wednesday's final in 19.30 seconds.

Just four days after shattering his own world 100m record and on the eve of his 22nd birthday, Bolt pulled away around the curve and stretched his victory margin, with Churandy Martina of Dutch Antilles runner-up in 19.82.

Bolt, who had not before been pressed to run to the finish line at these Games, raced past the former world record of 19.32 set by American legend Michael Johnson at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

Not since Carl Lewis in 1984 had any man claimed 100m and 200m gold in the same Olympics, but this lightning Bolt struck twice in the same place to the delight of 91,000 roaring fans at the Bird's Nest.

As Bolt danced around the track on a victory lap, the stadium loudspeakers played "Happy Birthday" to the Jamaican some 90 minutes early.

Bolt became the ninth man to achieve the 100-200 Olympic double after winning the 100 final on Saturday in an astounding 9.69 seconds, breaking his former world mark of 9.72 from May in New York.

After crossing the finish line and raising his arms in celebration, Bolt grabbed a Jamaican flag and draped it around his neck. He took off his golden shoes and began an impromptu celebration dance.

American Wallace Spearmon crossed the line third in 19.95, but was disqualified and 2004 Olympic champion Shawn Crawford of the United States moved up from fourth in 19.96 to take the bronze. American Walter Dix was fifth in 19.98.

Bolt started in lane five after making his trademark "Lightning Bolt" arm gesture before the start with Crawford just inside him at the gun.

Ironically, Johnson had said just hours earlier he did not think Bolt had what it took to erase his record from the books in Beijing.

"I don't think his training has been geared to that part yet," Johnson said. "But in a few years it will be, and then I will be ready to kiss my record goodbye."

That smooch came earlier than he expected even as more Jamaicans showed top form.

Sushil kumar emulates Khashaba Jadhav

Wrestler Sushil Kumar on Wednesday brought further international glory to India by winning the bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics after 56 years.

He won the medal in the men's 66 kilograms freestyle category, defeating Leonid Speiridonov of Kazakhistan.

Khashaba Jadhav of Karad, Maharashtra, was the last Indian wrestler to win an individual bronze in the Helsinki Olympics in 1952.

Though Sushil Kumar went down in the opening round against a dominant Ukrainian Andriy Stadnik, he won the bronze medal on technical points.


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 Khashaba Jadhav of Karad, Maharashtra, was the last Indian wrestler to win an individual bronze in the Helsinki Olympics in 1952. 
 

Earlier, Sushil Kumar was pegged down 3-8 on technical points.

In recognition of his achievement, the Railways announced an award of Rs.55 lakh plus a promotion. The Government of Delhi, the city from where Kumar hails, announced an award of Rs.50 lakh. The Central Government announced an award of Rs.25 lakh, while the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs announced a reward amount of Rs.20 lakh. The Government of Haryana announced an award of Rs.25 lakh.

This is India's second medal in the on going Olympics after shooter Abhinav Bindra's individual Gold medal in a 10 metre rifle shoot.

India's first Olympic individual medal won by Kha-Shaba Jadav

3 Helsinki 1952 Wrestling Freestyle Bantamweight India

Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav or KD Jadhav, he won the Wrestling Bronze medal in type bantamweight in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, and made history as Independent India’s first individual Olympic medalist. Before that Khashaba Jadhav bagged 6th place in the 1948 London Olympics (freestyle/flyweight). Before Khashaba Jadhav India had won the Gold medals in Hockey only.


 On his return, there were plenty of functions staged to honor him. But the one that pleased him the most was the traditional welcome by his villagers, a procession of 151 bullock carts that carried their hero a distance of 40 kilometers to his home village of Goleshswar.


  His father Dadasaheb Jadhav, a wrestler himself taught Jadhav about the sport.
Despite this unique achievement he was largely forgotten in India. After Olympics he was serving in the state police and was living in poverty.
Despite his achievement, Jadhav got no national or state recognition, no Arjuna Award and no cash awards inn his lifetime. Even after his death his widow Kusum received nothing save Rs. 25,000 as compensation. A lifetime in the police force and yet the family lived barely above the poverty line in Karad, Maharashtra.
Nation’s most renowned sporting person was neglected during his lifetime and forgotten after his tragic death in a road accident in 1984.
This is real shameful thing for us that we have no respect for our Lifetime Heros, and we (our government) has nothing to do with these things than playing dirt game of politics.
In 1993, Maharashtra State awarded him Shiv Chatrapati Award posthumously. In 2001, Central Govt. has also awarded him ‘Arjuna Award’ posthumously.

Vijender from Bhiwani creates history; India assured of another medal

Beijing, Aug 20: Pugilist Vijender Singh created history on Wednesday after he became India’s third medal winner at the Beijing Olympics. Vijender defeated Carlos Gongora of Ecaudor, assuring him an entry into the semi-finals as well as at least a bronze medal. Wrestler Sushil Kumar had won a bronze in the freestyle event earlier in the day. 

Vijender, competing in the 75 kg middleweight category, dominated the entire bout, eventually winning 9-4. The win has ensured that India will come back from Beijing with its biggest ever Olympic medal haul. This is India’s first ever Olympic medal in boxing. 

Vijender had earlier stormed into the quarter-finals of the 75 kg middleweight Boxing event on Saturday after he outclassed Thailand’s Champuphuang Angkhan 13-3 in a one sided match. 

Vijender thoroughly dominated his bout to tame Angkhan Chomphuphuang of Thailand 13-3 to sail into the quarterfinals of the 75kg category event. 

Though the Thai managed to land a punch on Vijender in the second round, it was too little against the marauding Haryana lad did enough to stretch his lead to 6-1. 

The third round saw the Indian dictating terms sending Angkhan scurrying for covers. The Thai's aggression was frustrated by fast movement of Vijender who swung away from his punches. 

The Thai never looked like staging a comeback as Vijender ensured his superiority remains intact and in the end, it turned out to be a facile win for the Indian. 

Making most of his height advantage and long reach to unnerve the Thai who looked confounded, Vijender unleashed mostly upper cuts and jabs and the rival had no clue as to what was going. 

It was a sweet revenge for Vijender, who had lost to the Thai in the Asian Championship in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, and had to be content with silver.

Bhiwani, Haryana: This dusty city in Haryana on Wednesday evening erupted in joy after local youth Vijender Kumar beat his Ecuadorian opponent in the 75 kg boxing quarterfinal to enter the semi-finals in the Beijing Olympics. 

Vijender's entry into Friday's semi-finals assures India another medal in the ongoing Games - the best Olympic haul for the country so far. 

While shooter Abhinav Bindra bagged a gold earlier in the Beijing games, grappler Sushil Kumar clinched a bronze on Wednesday. 

Celebrations broke out simultaneously in several towns and cities across Haryana and other parts of the country following Vijender's 9-4 victory over his opponent. 

The disappointment on the faces of people from this town, which was writ large on their faces after the second boxer from here, Jitender Kumar, lost just a couple of hours before Vijender's bout, suddenly turned into maddening celebrations. 

Full Coverage: Beijing Olympics 2008 | India at the Olympics 

Local residents, especially budding boxers and Vijender's friends and relatives, who had gathered here to watch his fight on a single TV set put up at a specially erected tent outside his residence, jumped in joy as his bout ended and he was declared a comfortable winner. 

His supporters carried each other on their shoulders and broke into a dance to celebrate his victory. 

"We want nothing less than gold from him now. We want him to fight hard and make the country proud," said Satbir, a fellow boxer here. 

His victory brought much required solace to this town after two boxers, Akhil Kumar and Jitender Kumar, lost their quarterfinal bouts earlier. 

Vijender's relatives kept one of his boxing gloves on top of the television set where people were viewing it. 

"We did it (put the boxing glove on the TV) to ensure that he wins his match," said another boxer Dinesh. 

There was a near stampede-like situation at the Vijender's residence after his victory in Beijing. Scores of relatives, friends, fellow-boxers and media persons scrambled for space to be part of the victory celebrations. 

The boxer's immediate family members had a hard time even in coming out of the house. Every few seconds, deafening roars of celebrations could be heard there. 

His sister Sangeeta said the whole family was too excited after his victory. 

"We are celebrating his victory but we will only be satisfied if he brings back gold. We want him to win only the gold medal. We wish him all luck," his sister said.

August 19 is auspicious for indian Olympic quest

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BEIJING: India's fledgling Olympic campaign on Wednesday received a sensational boost with unheralded grappler Sushil Kumar clinching a bronze medal and boxer Vijender Kumar assuring himself of at least a bronze to give the country a record three medals for the first time ever. ( Watch ) 

After Abhinav Bindra's gold-winning feat during the first week of the sporting extravaganza, the 25-year-old Sushil Kumar shot into fame by winning a bronze medal in the wrestling arena while Vijender has put himself on course for a silver or gold medal on a historic day for Indian sports. ( Watch ) 

Sushil and Vijender's heroics not only provided the late sparks to an otherwise dismal campaign but has created a record of sorts as India had never returned with three medals from the Olympics. 

India had won two Olympic medals in the 1952 Helsinki Games when the hockey team had won the gold medal and wrestler KD Jadhav had won a bronze medal, a record which had stood for 56 long years. ( Watch ) 

While Sushil and Vijender did the country proud, there was some heartbreak for the Indians with another medal contender pugilist Jitender Kumar losing his quarter-final bout despite a valiant effort in the ring. ( Watch ) 

After days of disappointments, it turned out to be a day to cherish for the Indians as Sushil found his way to the record books by becoming only the second wrestler in India's Olympic history to win a bronze medal in the men's 66 kg freestyle category. 

Vijender then brought more cheers for the contingent by beating Ecuador's Carlos Gongora in the quarter finals of the 75 kg category with a 9-4 verdict. 

Sushil's campaign seemed nearly over when he lost his first round battle against eventual silver medallist Andriy Stadnik but repechage provided him a ray of hope and the Indian proved simply irresistible as he beat three grapplers on the trot to win the bronze. 

Down in the dumps after his opening round defeat, Sushil came up with an incredible show, beating Doug Schwab (USA), Albert Batyrov (Belarus) and finally the losing semifinalist Leonid Spiridonov (Kazakhstan) in the repechage rounds to earn his slice of history. 

Incidentally, in the 2006 Doha Asian Games also, Sushil had beaten Leonid to win the bronze. 

"Probably you may say that there was no expectation from the people back home and the media too. But me and my coach (Satpal) always knew I had a fair chance of winning a medal and I'm happy I could achieve that," a beaming Sushil said after winning the medal at the China Agricultural University here. 

"While it is good not to have that burden of expectation on your shoulder, I think we can give even more provided we get better facilities," said the wrestler. 

Against Leonid, Sushil grabbed early initiative by scoring two technical points that proved decisive in the end. 

Though the Kazakh grappler scored one in the second period and managed to thwart Sushil, the Indian proved his superiority again in the third period and eventually prevailed 3-2 to trigger frenzied celebration among the Indians present at the venue. 

"I thought I'll do whatever it takes and the end result is the medal is mine. It's an unforgettable moment in my life and it seems I'm living in a dream," Sushil said. ( Watch ) 

Jitender faltered when it mattered the most and missed the Olympic medal by a whisker, losing his quarterfinal bout in the 51 kg event. 

Jitender, who entered the ring with 10 stitches on his chin necessitated by a cut he had received in his previous match, threw everything at his experienced Russian rival Georgy Balakshin but the European champion maintained his superiority throughout four rounds to win the tie 15-11. 

The seasoned Russian pugilist also had a better idea of when to engage and when to evade which gave him an edge throughout against Jitender. 

After a rather sedate opening round which the Russian led 2-1, both started breathing fire and unleashed flurry of punches to share 10 points but Jitender simply lost the plot in the third round. 

"I'm sorry I could not win the medal but I tried my best," rued Jitender, blood dripping from the cut he had received in the chin. 

In table tennis, an erratic Achanta Sharath Kamal joined the fast-growing list of home-bound Indians after 32 minutes of futility in the second round of the men's event. ( Watch ) 

The lanky Indian tried every trick in the book before eventually bowing to his Chinese-born Austrian opponent Chen Weixing and crash out with a 1-4 defeat in just over half an hour. 

It turned out to be a learning experience indeed for the Indian at the Peking University Gymnasium where Chen, armed with stinging whiplash forehand and vicious backhands, prevailed 11-5, 14-12, 11-2, 8-11 and 12-10.