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TRULY TIMES 10 SPORTS JAMMU, FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2021 Asian Wrestling Championship: Sarita Mor Akhil Rabindra: From go-karting in Bangalore in final; Seema Bisla, Pooja fight for bronze to only Asian at GT4 European Series The 24-year-old Rabindra recalls his journey from obsessing over cars as a kid, enjoying recreational go-karting to becoming the first Asian to be re-selected by the Aston Martin Racing Academy. Returning with the same well as discipline as any these days is advanced enthusiasm and team he other sportsman does. “This enough to ensure the safety raced for last year in the is something which many of the driver. “Accidents can French GT4 Championship, people get wrong. Racing is sometimes be brutal. But Reigning title holder Sarita Mor made an impressive Akhil Rabindra will be part- a very physically intensive technology in safety has comeback after a narrow opening-round defeat to storm into nering with 19-year-old sport, it is as physical as any gone up every year and in the 59kg final while Seema Bisla (50kg) and Pooja (76kg) French driver Hugo Conde at other sport. It’s the differ- today’s world, safety is at the will fight for bronze medals after losing their respective AGS Events Racing to com- ence between a commercial forefront and very crucial. semifinals at the Asian Championship on Thursday. pete in the GT4 European jet pilot and a fighter jet And today, if God forbid Sarita, who won gold in the 2020 conchampionship in Series. The tournament is set pilot. Basically, it is the G- someone did have a crash, New Delhi, lost her opening bout to Mongolia’s Shoovdor to begin at the Monza Circuit force that pushes into your the car will take most of the Baatarjav by 4-5 margin but came back strongly in the next in Italy from April 16-18. body and weight and that’s impact and is designed in a round against Kazakhstan’s Diana Kayumova, winning by The 24-year-old Indian when resistance comes into way that nothing comes on technical superiority in the first period. racer recalls his journey from play. You’re sitting in a the driver. But having said The lanky Kazkah had good reach but Sarita was agile obsessing over cars and cramped position under a lot that, drivers do get affected,” and aggressive. After earning a passivity point, Sarita speed as a kid, enjoying of external and internal heat said Rabindra, who himself unleashed a flurry of moves, starting with a take-down and recreational go-karting on and withstanding these got into an accident while followed that up with a gut-wrench and a couple of expose weekends to becoming the forces. In some ways, it is a driving a Formula car back in moves. first Asian to be re-selected diluted version of a fighter 2014, taking months to Against Kyrgyzstan’s Nuraida Anarkulova in the semi- by the Aston Martin Racing jet on the ground.” recover. final, Sarita was again aggressive from the beginning and Driver Academy. The intensity of training Aston Martin Racing finished the bout in a jiffy with quick expose moves after Obsession with cars and indianexpress.com ahead of then I went abroad, I realised cars are singular seaters, the sessions, however, is season- Academy for the third year getting hold of her opponent. speed Round 1 of the 2021 that one, talent abroad is very wheels are exposed and al for the Indian driver, who running She now has a chance to take revenge from Shoovdor, How does a boy from European GT4 competitive and hard and developed by a formula does not have the same India’s only GT4 racer who also reached the summit clash. Bangalore get himself into Championship. two, you have got to do a lot which means anything in the workout throughout the year. Akhil Rabindra has been In the 50kg competition, Seema had a terrible start as she the world of motor racing, Rabindra turned out to be of things right to make it to car cannot be beyond a cer- Pre-season is when the racers selected for the Aston Martin lost her opening bout by fall against Kazakshtan’s Valentina something still not very pop- good but being good is rela- the top. And that is going to tain specification. A GT car need to up their game to Racing aAademy for the Ivanovna but made a strong comeback in the next round ular in the country? For tive when it comes to recre- require a lot of financial is one you would see on the resume top-level of fitness. third year running. The 24- against Mongolian Anudari Nandintsetseg. Rabindra, it was taking a lik- ational go-karting. From resources, time and commit- road from the manufacture. “Mental fitness was not year old is also the only Trailing 0-2, Seema got on board with a passivity point ing to a hobby, pursuing it at there, he progressed to pro- ment. Somewhere along the “If you take Aston Martin really institutionalised or Asian in GT4 as of now and a take- down. She never looked back after that winning the national level and climb- fessional go-karting at the way, the click happened and Vantage, the car I race, it is popular when I started. But among 12 elite drivers from more point by employing gut-wrench and eventually won 7- ing the hierarchy of the sport. age of 14. He did junior rac- I got into financial racing.” available to buy from the in some ways, I just learned around the world. 3. Add to that, a sprinkle of ing and moved to the highest Explaining the hierarchy manufacture. The difference how to deal with it through Speaking on the support She faced a stiff challenge from Uzbekistan’s Jasmina luck and a push in the right national championships of the sport, Rabindra said is just the shell looks the the experience of being in he received from the acade- Immaeva in the semifinal which she lost 2-3. direction. before moving out of India. that transition is like the next same but everything on the different situations. But my, Rabindra said, “They She will now have to beat Taipei’s Yung Hsun Lin to win “I always liked cars and Akhil Rabindra aims to step. In the racing hierarchy, inside is different,” he said. nowadays, we would have a help in many different fronts bronze medal. speed. And when you are become a Formula driver. one goes for a faster car that “India not being a motor- mental coach the same way such as physical and mental In 76 kg, Pooja won her first bout 2-0 as the Korean very young, the only thing “Racing was never on my has more power. In go-kart- sport nation, there are only we have a physical trainer. training, technique of driving Seoyeon Jeong was too passive and followed that up with a legal you can do is rental go- mind but driving cars, look- ing, there are different class- that many championships They would prep you men- and a lot of on and off stuff. victory by fall against Uzbekistan’s Ozoda Zaripboeva. karting which were very few ing at cars and anything to do es — a micromax for kids, here and I have done most of tally for a season, during and They are not just focused on Mostly earning points through right-leg attacks, Pooja back in the day, I am talking with cars was. I always junior and senior. Once you them. Then it was time for off as well, how to be men- the driving part but it is a found a move — again a right-leg attack — in the beginning 10-12 years ago. There used thought I would own some- finish that, you look at GTs me to go out and compete.” tally sharp, stay motivated holistic approach to teaching. of the second period which led her to pinning her rival. to be a few places and it was thing nice and drive some- — GT4 and GT3. In the Physical and mental and keep calm during tough It is also the network as you She, though, was no match to Elmira Syzdykova in the expensive then, it is expen- thing nice. Even when I was Formula ladder, it’s F4, F3, endurance situations,” said Rabindra. get to interact with drivers semifinals as the sive now. It wasn’t every- go-karting, I could only think F2, and F1. Contrary to popular belief, Even though accidents are who would help you out in Kazak pinned her with a stunning move . one’s cup of tea but my par- of a few possibilities at that Explaining the difference motor-racing requires an not uncommon in the world different situations. They In the 68kg, Nisha was ousted after losing bothy her ents used to take me on the age. It was only when I got between Formula and GT, equal amount, if not more, of of motor-sports, Rabindra help tap into different forms bouts b y fall. weekends,” Rabindra told to a higher level in India and Rabindra said that Formula physical-mental fitness as said that the technology of support with ease.” Mirabai Chanu, Jeremy Lalrinnunga eye good No fans in stands: Rafael Nadal, India face an uphill task for against Latvia Novak Djokovic miss the energy show at Asian Weightlifting Championship in Billie Jean King Cup play-offs world was brought to a The Indian players have an grinding halt.