TRULY TIMES 10 SPORTS JAMMU, THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2021 Be matured and make comeback for Pakistan: Simone Biles’s giant Shoaib Akhtar’s advice for Muhammad Amir leap for women Acing the Yurchenko Double Pike proves American legend goes where no other woman, and few men, venture Simone Biles had a signa- men.” women’s four apparatus – The reason Biles’ ture Rhinestone Goat Having picked his 2010 Balance beam, Floor and Yurchenko vault might be embroidered on the back of CWG bronze on a similar Vault – rely on lower limbs, more exciting than the the leotard. The real state- Yurchenko round-off (one- unlike only two off five for 100m sprint at Tokyo – both Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has urged ment though was made hand first cartwheel) vault, men, yet, the Yurchenko events take roughly the Muhammad Amir to show “maturity” in sorting out his dif- when female gymnastics’ Kumar’s proficiency arms double pike wasn’t attempt- same time – is how smooth- ferences with national team management and make a greatest spine sprung off the him with the knowledge that ed by women and stayed ly she managed to pull it off. comeback in near future. board and launched itself the back-flips that the rare for men too. When word first got out Amir had announced his retirement from international into a Yurchenko double American rolled out over Vault specialist McKayla of Biles going for the cricket in December last year after a fallout with head pike orbit at the US Classic the weekend of the US Maroney is supposed to Yurchenko double pike, she coach Misbahul Haq and bowling coach Waqar Younis. on Saturday. No other Classic Championships are have tried a double tuck had told Texas Monthly: The left-arm paceman who now only freelances in T20 woman had ever tried the proof of her ability to defy (knees to the chest) in 2015, “So far, we’ve been training leagues across the globe has made it clear that he will not risky Yurchenko double physics and do wondrous but was dissuaded by coach- it pretty consistently and make himself available for selection until they are in pike in competition before things in flight. es citing the risks, according there haven’t been too many charge. Biles. Habitual risk-taker to Rockergymnastics.com. times where I was like, ‘Oh, “Amir should have realized that ‘papa’ Mickey Arthur “I was just thinking, ‘Do Biles scored 16.1 on her Named after 1996 Greek that was really scary. Maybe will not always be there to safeguard him and he has to now it like training. Don’t try to Big Y. A winner of 25 World Olympic champion Ioannis we shouldn’t do that.’ It’s grow up,” Akhtar told PTV. like overdo anything,’” the Championship medals and Melissanidis, the pike was actually been like, ‘Wow, The outspoken fast bowler of yesteryears said that play- American gymnast, a legiti- easily the biggest star of the most famously summoned this is feasible, we can do ers should have the wherewithal to handle both good and mate claimant to the GOAT Rio Olympics with six by Briton Kristian Thomas this.’ And that’s kind of the bad days. (Greatest of All Time) tag, medals, the 24-year-old in the all-around team event scary part, me testing my “You must be matured enough to realise that the manage- said. “Because I have a ten- already had an eponymous to get the 2012 Games host limits, proving myself ment is not going to act according to my wishes. Therefore dency as soon as I raise my skill (Biles vault – than on the ground in mes- Roughly, she sprints nation a historic bronze. wrong, and being like, now I have to raise my performance and level of hard hand to kind of overpower Yurchenko with two twists). merised gymnastics arenas. down the runway, takes a Russian Natalia Yurchenko ‘Dang, Simone you can do work,” he said. things, and I did a little bit, But after smoothly sticking “Her landings are so perfect round-off onto the bouncy did a single flip back in the this. That’s insane.’ He gave the example of senior batsman Muhammad but at least I was on my feet. her brand-new vault, she and beautiful,” he gushes, “I springboard, which fuses 1980s, but an additional Honestly, at this age, I feel Hafeez noting at time that the Pakistan management was It’s a new vault and I’m should head into Tokyo with think this is tougher than the into a back Handspring on rotation as the L-shaped like I would kind of start not with him. proud of how today went.” a Biles 2 (two twists Produnova.” the vault. Imagine an invert- body descends to stick ram- going down, but I’m still “The management was also against Hafeez. But he just Pushing off the vault with upgraded to two flips in Currently the Handspring ed hands-arched up- rod straight is altogether going up.” made runs and nothing else. He didn’t give the manage- palms and gaining enough piked or straight-legged somersault holds the highest Laughing Buddha, and then trickier. While India’s handful of ment an envelope full of cash. Amir should learn that from height to launch into two position, body bent 90 D-score of 6.0 despite a pushing off those straight- Kumar recalls his con- top-grade gymnasts, led by Hafeez,” he added. back-flips with stretched degrees at hips) taking the downgrade. Biles’ two flip lined palms to launch into temporary, Mayank the inimitably bold Dipa The 29-year-old, who was once jailed for spot-fixing, has legs, to nail a straight land- risk-taking many notches Yurchenko is provisionally two aerial flips in pike posi- Srivastav, trying to perfect Karmakar, have routinely signed a contract to play in the CPL for Barbados. He will ing, made it a no-go for any higher. History, though, has pegged at 6.6. tion – knees straight, hips the very same vault at gone for broke with high- also be seen in action in the Pakistan Super League match- woman before Flying been made already as she Rendering glass ceilings bent, before landing starch- Allahabad, without ade- risk routines, the Americans es in Abu Dhabi next month for the Karachi Kings team. Queen Simone. registered a stick landing to smithereens might be the backed in a straight line. quate repetitions, and end- tend to be conservative and Akhtar reminded Amir that he should be grateful to the Indian gymnast and for- returning to competition lesser source of excitement, “If a vaulter doesn’t get ing up tragically paralysed risk-averse. “Why take former PCB chairman Najam Sethi, who had a massive role mer Commonwealth Games after 587 days. as Biles elevates – literally – enough height off the table in 2017-18. “I think he tried chances when you can score in bringing him back into international cricket post his ban. medallist Ashish Kumar “If she competes on the the sport of gymnastics to (the push or block) to factor 1-2 times, managed, got high in execution on the sta- “This is a favor the PCB did for Amir. To his credit, Amir made the nebulous declara- vault and Floor with the the next level. in enough rotations, she can emboldened and went for a ple vaults is the thinking,” won some crucial matches for Pakistan in the Champions tion, that’s echoing across guys, you never know, she It’s the height Biles gains injure her head or neck. third without proper soft Kumar explains the Trophy which included the final but after that his perform- the world: “Simone Biles can beat them,” Kumar says from the repulsion phase on Also, the impact on the hard mats. He couldn’t catch his approach. But American ances deteriorated.” can control gravity. Her of the otherworldly gym- the vaulting table that easily surface makes it a clear risk leg tuck, landed on the neck, gymnastics went belly-up, Akhtar supported coach Misbah’s stance on Amir. landing of the latest vault, nast, who has four skills in sets her apart from her com- for ankles which is why his lower body rotated back plunging into ignominy “Misbah is right when he says that Amir’s pace has gone the Yurchenko Double Pike, her name already, and is petitors, gender notwith- women haven’t preferred and spine squeezed,” he after the Larry Nassar scan- down. There is nothing wrong with that assessment,” he is 10 times better than the often seen more in flight standing. it,” Kumar says. Three of recalls. dal soon after Rio. said. Asian Boxing: Shiva Thapa secures 5th successive People won t understand how it feels to face racism Bajrang returns to social media: If I can throughout your entire life: Michael Holding It is impossible to com- people what they need to help people, will consider myself blessed medal, Hussamuddin goes down to world champ pletely wipe off racism do. I don’t want people to on, was caught off guard by from the world, feels fast take it as a tick-in-the-box “No one had expected the Hussamuddin’s powerful bowling great Michael exercise. pandemic to take a turn for counter-attacks on more Holding, who would “You must want to sup- the worse, in this second than one occasion. “bruise his knee” to the port the cause, you must be wave. While I’ll respect the However, the Uzbek’s grave if he was still an willing to understand and International Olympic assured footwork and pre- active player but doesn’t see that something is wrong Committee’s decision, as a cisely-placed straights for a want anyone to take the and this is the worldwide player I would want the majority of the bout, helped gesture as “a tick-in-the- accepted way of showing Olympics to happen and we him seal it in the end. box exercise”. support for the cause,” he are preparing for it in full In another disappoint- Holding was speaking on said. force,” says Padma Shri ment for India, Iran’s Sky Sports’ ‘The Cricket The West Indian great, Bajrang Punia, who is cur- Meysam Gheslaghi defeat- Show’ on the first death who now lives in the United rently training at JSW sports ed Sumit Sangwan in the anniversary of African- Kingdom, said not every- training centre in men’s light heavyweight American George Floyd, one can understand the Karnataka’s Bellary. A three times World champi- still trying to be my personal (81kg) division in a late who died at the hands of a challenges that black peo- This March, the Rajiv onship medallist, Punia is best.” And guess who is his Monday night bout. white police office in the ple endure through their Gandhi Khel Ratna awardee back on the mat now. “My biggest supporter in these On Wednesday, India’s Minnesota last year. lives. wrestler had taken a break coach did not want me to tough times? None other that Olympic-bound men “You will always have “People don’t understand from social media to prepare stress myself out right before his wife and wrestler pugilists Amit Panghal racism, always have racists. what it is like to come under for Olympics, but the second the Olympics. So I had to Sangeeta Phogat, who he (52kg), Vikas Krishan Getting rid of racism totally that sort of pressure wave of Covid-19 made him pull out of the summit clash married in a low-key cere- Seasoned Indian boxer boxer in the tournament’s (69kg) and Ashish Kumar is like saying you are going throughout your entire life. return to the platform. “Even and settle for a silver medal mony in November 2020. Shiva Thapa (64kg) history. (75kg) will kick-start their to get rid of crime totally. It Some people say things and if I can help 10 people in Kazakhstan. But I have got “It’s great to be married to a secured his fifth successive Thapa was in control campaign. is impossible,” Holding don’t even realise what they through my platform, I will better, and resumed my train- fellow wrestler. Whenever I medal at the Asian from the word go and was World Championships said during a panel discus- are saying or the effect it consider myself blessed. The ing on the mat. For over a feel I’m making a mistake or Championships by advanc- hardly tested by his oppo- silver-medallist and sion that also had former might have on a black per- citizens of this country have year, I practised at home but not training properly, we sit ing to the semifinals after nent, who also faced a defending champion England captain Nasser son. “It’s something they given me immense love... I wrestling is a contact sport down, have a discussion and out-punching Kuwait’s standing eight count in the Panghal will face Hussain and woman inter- get accustomed to saying,” am only trying to inspire peo- and I haven’t been able to analyse my practice. It’s Nader Odah in the last- opening round. The Mogolia’s Kharkhuu national Ebony Rainford- the 67-year-old, one of the ple to help each other,” says play in many tournaments. great that she understands eight stage here. Assamese boxer was par- Enkhmandakh. Brent. most respected cricketing the Haryana born grappler, And being at home presented and loves the sport as much Thapa prevailed 5-0 in a ticularly impressive with The two last faced each “The less crime you have voices across the globe, who has been using social the problem of not having a as I do,” he adds. lop-sided clash to set up a his left jabs. other at the Asian Olympic in your society, the less said. Holding didn’t hide media to amplify SOS mes- sparring partner,” he adds. Punia says he does feel the showdown with defending However, Qualifiers in Amman, racism you have in your the raging anger he has felt sages, find beds for those in Putting limitations of the pressure of representing the champion and top seed Commonwealth Games Jordan last year where the society, the better off the at times while interacting need and spread awareness present circumstances aside, country at the Olympics, and Bakhodur Usmonov of bronze-winner Mohammed Indian had triumphed in a world is as we go ahead,” with people who resort to about Covid-19. Punia says he’s preparing his shares that he is soon going Tajikistan. Usmonov out- Hussamuddin (56kg) went gruelling contest. he added. casual racism which can be “The Olympics will hap- beast mode for the Tokyo to Poland for a training camp classed John Paul down to Uzbekistan’s Asian Games champion Holding feels that the equally hurtful. “As a black pen again in four years, but Games! He opines, “Vaise and ranking series tourna- Panuayan. reigning world champion Vikas Krishan will square gesture of “taking a knee” person, when you hear cer- life is most important. So I tournaments mein apni train- ment, and trying to not let Thapa won a gold in the Mirazizbek Mirzahalilov in off against Iran’s Moslem should be organic rather a tain people say certain am trying to do my best for ing ka actual pata chalta hai, any of that overtake his 2013 championships, a fiercely-fought quarterfi- Malamir, while last edi- “tick the box” exercise but things it burns inside. I have others,” shares the 27-year- ki hum kahan galti kar rahe mind. “There is a pressure of bronze in 2015 and 2019 nal.The Indian boxer lost 1- tion’s silver-winner Ashish he doesn’t believe in telling had many occasions when old, who has recently recov- hain aur kahan improvement winning a medal, but when I and silver in 2017. He is 4 after giving the top-seed- will face World people what their choices people have said something ered from an elbow injury chahiye (We get to know will step on the mat in Tokyo, assured of at least a bronze ed defending champion Championships and Asian should be. or treated me a particular that he sustained at the 2021 about our mistakes and I will be completely in the ongoing edition, bet- quite a fight. Games silver-medallist “I am not going to tell way when I think to myself Asian Wrestling strong points when we par- focussed. I hope to fulfil my tering his own position as Mirzahalilov, who is also Abilkhan Amankul of people they must take a ‘are they just rude or are Championships held in ticipate in tournaments). But country’s expectations of a the most successful Indian the Asian Games champi- Kazakhstan. knee – I am not here to tell they racist? Almaty, Kazakhstan in April. even in their absence, I’m medal this year,” he signs off. India assured of four more medals Asahi daily, an official Tokyo Olympics Copa America eyeing at Asian Boxing Championships move to United States partner, calls for cancellation of Games this summer Japan’s Asahi Shimbun, an month, and although official partner of the Japan has been spared Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the coronavirus ravages called for the Summer of overseas nations, it Games to be cancelled has struggled to control in an editorial on a fourth wave of infec- Wednesday, citing risks tions across the coun- to public safety and try. Just over 5% of the strains on the medical nation has received system from the vaccinations, and it has COVID-19 pandemic. recorded about 719,000 It could be a busy sum- to play a role in hosting the Four Indian boxers, the men’s draw along with Poll after poll has shown infections and 12,394 mer of international foot- event. But a report from Blu including three women, Thapa. the majority of the pub- deaths. A professor of ball in the United States this Radio in Colombia said a advanced to the semifinals His next opponent is last lic is opposed to hold- public health and summer, with a report out move to the United States is with impressive victories edition’s silver-medallist ing the Games this adviser to the New of South America that the gaining momentum. as India’s assured medal Sanjar Tursunov of summer, concerned Zealand government delayed Copa America The U.S. did play host to tally swelled to 12 in the Uzbekistan who has been about tens of thousands said on Tuesday that tournament could find its the tournament in 2016 and Asian Championships seeded third this year. of athletes and officials going ahead with the way north. is the only non-member of here. In the women’s competi- descending on a coun- on the viability of the “Sadly, that is not the Games was “absurd”. Previously known as the the region to have held the Sanjeet (91kg), Sakshi tion, Sakshi (54kg) got the try that has mostly Games. “We ask PM reality.” read more South American Football event on its soil. Chile (54kg), Jaismine (57kg) better of Tajikistan’s remained closed to for- (Yoshihide) Suga to Several of Japan’s other The United States on Championship, the current defeated Argentina in and the Olympic-bound Ruhafzo Haqazarova 5-0 to eigners since last year calmly and objectively major dailies, such as Monday issued an Copa America event was penalty kicks to win the Simranjit Kaur (60kg) set up a clash against top and where vaccinations assess the situation and the Nikkei, the advisory against travel scheduled to take place last 2016 title at MetLife joined Shiva Thapa (64kg) seed Dina Zholaman of have proceeded slowly. decide on the cancella- Mainichi and the to Japan, but Japanese year but was delayed by the Stadium in East Rutherford, in the last four stage fol- Kazakhstan. Doctors’ associations have tion of the event this Yomiuri, are also officials said it would COVID-19 pandemic. N.J. According to the lowing late-night wins in Jaismine edged past protested holding the summer,” said the Tokyo 2020 official not affect the Games, Planned to be co-hosted report, if Copa America is their quarterfinal bouts on Oyuntsetseg Yesugen of Games, investors have paper, a left-leaning partners. The Asahi’s and the White House by Colombia and held in the United States, it Tuesday. Mongolia 4-1 and will now talked up the benefits daily often critical of editorial was widely said on Tuesday it Argentina, the tournament would not take place in any They added to the seven square off against of shelving them, and Suga’s ruling Liberal shared on social media, stood by the decision to already has been adjusted to cities playing host to Gold medals, including that of Vladislava Kukhta of maverick businessmen Democratic Party. garnering more than hold the Games as take place only in Argentina Cup games. The Gold Cup six-time world champion Kazakhstan. such as Masayoshi Son “We are far from a situa- 30,000 tweets by late planned. read more because of political strife in final is scheduled for MC Mary Kom (51kg), Simranjit, who recently have called for can- tion in which every- morning. Much of The Australian softball Colombia. A COVID-19 August 1 in Las Vegas. that were assured on the recovered from COVID- celling the games. body can be confident Japan, including host team is set to arrive in outbreak in Argentina is Glendale, Ariz., Kansas day of draws. 19, defeated Raykhona That Asahi, one of Japan’s they will be ‘safe and city Tokyo, remains Japan on June 1 for a now threatening to create City, Kan., Houston, India Open gold-winner Kodirova of Uzbekistan 4- most prestigious news- secure,'” the paper under a third state of pre-Olympic training additional schedule Orlando, and Dallas will Sanjeet defeated Jasur 1. Her next opponent is papers, broke ranks added, invoking the emergency that is wide- camp in Gunma, a pre- changes. play host to games, as will Qurbonov of Tajikistan 5-0 also a Kazakh in Rimma with other partners is government mantra ly expected to be fecture about 150 km Chile, Ecuador, and Texas cities, Frisco, to enter the semifinals in Volossenko. likely to intensify focus about the Games. extended beyond this northwest of Tokyo. Venezuela all have offered Arlington, and Austin.