India at Doha Asian Games

Well its only a week before the The Sports extravaganza of Asia "The 15th Asian Games, 2006 at Doha, Qatar" begin.

So it becomes the right time to kick off the discussion regarding Indian presence, performance, perspective at the Games.

The Asian Games when started were dominated by India, but as Japan, Korea and later China grew stronger Indian laggend behind.

Now a days India Struggles to keep its place in top 10 while it used to be in top 3 earlier.

But this year the story may be different as the inclusion of sports like Chess, Cue Sports, Strong team in Shooting and a good buch of other players India is expected to play a good strong show in Doha.

Had it not beeen doping fiasco by Weighlifters it could have been much better story.

The past Performances by India

I am starting this thread to kick start the discussion, participate and express your views.

Doha 2006 - India forfeit basketball match

Doha 2006 - India withdraws more teams

In fact this was a blow below the belt for IOA as government at the last minute disallowed participation in 8 sports. As per reports (i am looking for the link) the sports are basketball, football, handball, sepaktekraw, volleyball three others i missed.

Also a few sportsmen were not allowed in other sports too where some were sanctioned these sports include cue sports and shooting and athletics.

still the IHF has not announced the official team on indian shores but the official games website has the team announced.

the shoddy state of Indian Sports affairs :sad:

The indian government should have been more proactive and announced this very earlier and used the funds were they could have borne fruits.

as the delegation has already landed in Qatar those who are not sactioned will have a free vacation from our taxpayers pockets

^ This is absurd and then they ask why we worship Cricket.

Bunch of fools are running the show and bringing disrepute to our country.

This is foolish and disgusting, whether you win or lose is secondary - the foremost duty of any sportsmen is to participate and give his 100%.

I am shocked & ashamed to no end - this is outrageous

now to the horror of more sportspersons in India the Indian delegation has acted foolishly and reapplied for reinstation of its teams in two sports.

i dont know about indian womens chances in fencing but sepaktekraw they will be massacred by the thais and malays.

Why this kinda mess happens in Indian Sports, its beyond my understanding.

^ Its all about Red-Tapes and taking your cuts. I am amazed seeing all this debacle that our sportsmen are even able to perform.

We need to overhaul sports administration/management in this country before its too late.

Samaresh Jung: India’s Goldfinger stirred not shaken

As a new James Bond film blasts on to our cinema screens this month, India’s own sharp shooting hero is ready for action at the 15th Asian Games – and says he isn’t intimated by the competition.

Move over Bond actor Daniel Craig, Goldfinger is reporting for duty.

Nicknamed Goldfinger – the title of an earlier James Bond film – by the Australian media when honoured as Athlete of the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne this year, Samaresh Jung is hoping to gun down the Chinese challenge and that of the rest of the favourites in Doha.

He spies more medals. Jung conspicuously exited Melbourne with five gold, but he knows his next assignment will be much tougher.

China are expected to knock the living daylights out of the rest at the Asian Games as the country uses Doha 2006 as a sighter for the Beijing Olympics in 2008. However, pistol king Jung only has eyes for gold and is hoping he’ll have a licence to thrill in Doha.

“Asian standards are much higher,” the 34 year-old told the Oman Times on Saturday 25 November. “But I am not going to waste time thinking about it, there is no pressure because you don’t shoot against your rivals, it is how you perform yourself that really counts.”

Jung has done well recently. He surpassed the Asian Games record in the centre fire event in the selection trials in Indore. Jung also scored 691.6 in the 10m air pistol event which equalled the Olympic record. However, the performances will not be registered as records because they did not take place at an official event of the International Shooting Sport Federation.

It has not all been good news though. The World No 21 failed to qualify for the World Cup in Spain in October where China’s Tan Zonghang and Wei Pang finished 5th and 8th respectively in the 10m air pistol event.

Four years ago India took two silver medals at the 14th Asian Games in Busan, Korea – a pittance compared to their 16 gold at the Commonwealth Games earlier this year. In contrast, China won 27 out 42 gold on offer in Busan and a similar number of success are likely in the Qatari capital when the shooting starts at Lusail Shooting Complex on 2 December.

But Jung never gives up and thinks that by the end of the Games, he will be the man with the golden gun.

India`s Schedule at the Doha Asian Games:

29/11/06

Football
Men's Group D Match 19 IND - HKG 17:15 Al-Gharrafa Football Stadium

Table Tennis
Women's Team Stage 1 Match WT4 UZB - IND 10:00 Al-Arabi Indoor Hall

Men's Team Stage 1 Match MT5 JPN - IND 12:30 Al-Arabi Indoor Hall

Women's Team Stage 1 Match WT10 PRK - IND 16:30 Al-Arabi Indoor Hall

Men's Team Stage 1 Match MT11 CHN - IND 19:00 Al-Arabi Indoor Hall


ALL THE BEST TO MY COUNTRY

1. Hope we win.
2. Win.
3. Nope.
4. Nope.
5. Nope.

Just wild guesses, Hope we win all

Football
Men's Group D Match 19 IND - HKG 17:15 Al-Gharrafa Football Stadium

Table Tennis
Women's Team Stage 1 Match WT4 UZB - IND 10:00 Al-Arabi Indoor Hall
india won hurray

Men's Team Stage 1 Match MT5 JPN - IND 12:30 Al-Arabi Indoor Hall
LOST :sad:

Women's Team Stage 1 Match WT10 PRK - IND 16:30 Al-Arabi Indoor Hall
in progress trailing 0-1

Men's Team Stage 1 Match MT11 CHN - IND 19:00 Al-Arabi Indoor Hall

Tomorrow`s schedule
30/11/06

Badminton
Men's Team League Stage Pool A Match MT1 IND - CHN 09:00 Aspire Hall 3 - - Scheduled

Men's Team League Stage Pool A Match MT4 IND - INA 17:00 Aspire Hall 3 - - Scheduled

India are sitting ducks in both

Table Tennis
Men's Team Stage 1 Match MT19 IND - YEM 12:30 Al-Arabi Indoor Hall - - Scheduled

Also there are quarterfinals in both women and men teams competition in TT.

So far the story of Indian performance at the Doha Asian Games is purly a campaign gone blank.

Table Tennins:
Indian women TableTennis team won one match agains Uzbekistan and then lost to China. They managed to reach quarterfinals but lost out to South Korea tamely. Which was expected considering the world beating status of China and Korea.

Indian mens TableTennis team went even bad, did not register a single win and went out in first round it self.

Badminton :
As i had mentioned earlier in a thread we were paired with China and Indonesia in the group stage and were mauled with identical 5-0 routs in both matches.

Football :
We drew the first match with Hong Kong-China, with score line reading 1-1.

Now, the question is why do we send bloodless athletes and mindless officials to these sports events. I mean its okay to send individual athletes who have fared well in International Areana to events like these, but for the sake of participation we must not participate.

In my opinion, we wasted the resources by sending team entries in TableTennis, Badminton and Football and many other sports. In stead those money should be spent those deserving , promising athletes who have done well in recent past and encourage them to bring more laurels to the country.

In fact i totally agree with Indian Government Decision to disallow the teams from eight disclipines. It should have been intimated very much earlier to the IOA and respective Federations.

Now lets see what brews for the rest of the Indian Athletes there in Doha.


Opening Ceremony today at 9.30 IST to be telecast live on DD NATIONAL.