Beijing Olympics INDIA and INDIAN AMERICANS CONGRATS

CONGRATS!!!   INDIA’s FIRST GOLD ABHINAV BINDRA WINS GOLD MEDAL at Beijing Olympics in 10 meter Shooting DETAILS INDIA’s ABHINAV BINDRA WINS GOLD MEDA@ OLYMPICS India’s first Individual Gold Medal at the Olympics was by Shooter Abhinav Bindra. He won the gold medal in Men’s 10 metre Air rifle event at the Beijing Olympics. Qinan Zhu of China scored 699.7 for second place and Finlands Henri Hakkinen finished third with a total of 699.4. Team mate Gagan Narang didnot qualify for the final round and finished a creditable 9th overall with a score of 595/600. Bindra becomes the First individual gold medal winner for India. India has won several Golds in Field Hockey in the past and RS Rathore won the Silver at the last Olympics and Bronzes by  female weightlifeter K Malleswar Sydney 2000 K Jhadhav Mens Wrestling 1952 Helsinki ,  and Lander Paes Tennis 1996 Atlanta Games. MOREDETAILS	OLYMPICS UPDATES: India’s hopes rest with: -Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi-TENNIS Doubles duo are in Pre Quarters Aug 12th -Jitender Kumar BOXING (51 kg( in PreQuarter and will mee Tulashboy Doniyorev of Uzbekistan  GOOD LUCK -Akhil Kumar BOXING (54 kg) who meets 2007 world Champ Sergey Vodopynov of  Russia GOOD LUCK SAINA NEHWAL Lost Aug 12- Watching her live I felt many in crowd were supporting her but her opponent 12 ranked Maria Y was calm insoite of Saina leading 11-4 in the decidediung set and pulled off a victory with last set at 21-15 The scores wer 26-28, 21-14, 21-15 for the winner STILL TO COME While we still have Table Tennis, Track and Field and Wrestling and Weightlifting, Unfortunately Sania MIRZA Tennis had to quit Singles due to Injury and possibly doubles as well Bindra becomes the First individual gold medal winner for India. India has won several Golds in Field Hockey in the past and RS Rathore won the Silver at the last Olympics and Bronzes by  female weightlifeter K Malleswar Sydney 2000 K Jhadhav Mens Wrestling 1952 Helsinki ,  and Lander Paes Tennis 1996 Atlanta Games. MOREDETAILS
Let The Olympics Begin 08-08-08  Beijing India Contingent at Beijing Olympics 2008 The spectacular games every four years began today in Beijing, China 08-08-08 With the one party system machinery in place, the games will be well run and  reports already trickling in of the tremendous cooperation of the Chinese people at the many venues and tourist destinations. The games should no doubt be an eye opener in many ways to all, as the media is controlled in China both to the outside world and for those within. All said and done there will always be a BUT about Olympics in China with the totalitarian type regime but conveniently capitalistic rulers ( a few) Also repressions against people al over China and also Tibet etc BUT OLYMPICS are a time to usher in New UNDERSTANDING, New HOPE COOPERATION via Godwill and Sports.. SO LET THE GAMES BEGIN	COMMENTS AND PREDICTION: ABOUT THE GAMES and COMPETITION: Olympics was always a lot more than mere sports and I mean in an idealistic and nice way To most it was a time for athletes to compete and build relations in the midst of turmoul even if for two weeks!  Add to this the saga of human endurance, tales of improbable feats and achievements and even attempts…stuff which legends are made of….Thus you had the Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia running and winning Barefoot the marathon, Young Muhammed Ali (then Casius Clay), Boxer Teofilo Stevenson of Cuba. The football (soccer) triumphs of Argentina, Brazil, Italy etc and the field hockey of India (not lately), Sprinter PT Usha and Bronze Medal  Wrestler KD Jhadav from India (Yes 1952) and Silver medalist RS Rathore and Gold medalist swimmer A Nesty from Suriname  and many many stories from the USA forever including Carl Lewis, Mary Lou to several others…BUT a pall of deceit and deception has surfaced not just by the Soviet Bloc countries but all over the world with Team USA also very very culpable. Pressures of commercialization no doubt fuel the CHEATING and DOPING so you have disgraced athletes like Ben Johnson (Canada), Marion Jones USA, Tony Pettigrew, Al and Calvin Harrison ( US Sprinters) and the list goes on….makes you wonder how CLEAN is the Games anymore! PREDICT: -USA has maximum medals Russia is next and China is next -GOLDs  Max China then USA -At least 3 TOP Athletes will withdraw “due to injury”- an euphemism, for Drug busts More later stay Tuned-
CONGRATS RAJ BHAVSAR Member US Olympics Gymnastic Team 2008 Photos courtesy US Olympics Indian-American Raj Bhavsar of HoustonTX residing in Columbus OH came tantalizingly close at the US Nationals and finished 4th by a mere 0.09 points Paul Hamm who made it to the team had to withdraw following a rotator injury and broken hand. So Bhavsar waiting in the wings as an alternate qualifies and makes it to Beijing Olympics WISH RAJ BHAVSAR  and RAJU RAI THE BEST and ALL OF USA And INDIA are with you BRING BACK THE GOLD FOR US	CONGRATS RAJIV “Raju RAI Member US Olympics Badminton Team 2008 Raju Rai 25 year old Rajiv “Raju” Kumar Rai is the son of Nachi and Sandra Rai and has one brother, Sanju and was raised Atlanta, Georgia. Rai made it to the Beijing Olympics after being awarded entry as one of the top 38 seeded players qualifying for the games in Beijing. This makes Rai the only representative from the USA in the Men’s badminton singles this Olympics, although others are representing USA in doubles events. The lad who stands 5′ 11″and 152 lbs. is a specialist in the Men’s Singles at the Beijing Olympics. Rai attends Santiago Canyon College (Orange, CA) where he is studying Biology and plans to one day become an optometrist Photos Courtesy US Olympics/ USA Gymnastics USA Badminton MORE DETAILS