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Page 6 Sport THE MIZORAM POST AIZAWL 6 SPORTS WEDNESDAY 09 DECEMBER 2020 Mumbai City looking to continue Breaking to make Olympic debut in 2024 Paris Games PARIS, DEC 08 momentum against Chennaiyin The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided the event BAMBOLIM, DEC 08 (AGENCIES) keeper Amrinder Singh, has also two-time winners began their program and the athlete quotas for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games with On a high after securing three wins remained solid. Mumbai City have campaign with a 2-1 win over 'breaking' -- a competitive form of breakdancing, skateboarding, sport in a row, Mumbai City FC will aim to conceded just one goal so far and have Jamshedpur but are winless in their climbing and surfing -- being confirmed as additional sports proposed consolidate their place on top of the kept three clean sheets. last two games, in which they also by the Paris 2024 organising committee. Indian Super League (ISL) table The fact that the Islanders head failed to score. Skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing have already been included when they face Chennaiyin FC at the into the game as table-toppers will give Csaba Laszlo's side has looked in next year's Tokyo Olympics while breaking, having proved a great GMC Stadium on Wednesday. Lobera confidence, but the Spaniard lively in the attacking third and have success at the Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018, will make its After suffering a defeat to doesn't want to pay much attention to fashioned chances but their poor senior Olympic Games debut, reports Xinhua news agency. Paris 2024 NorthEast United in their opener, their position. conversion has cost them. They will has assigned Place de la Concorde, an iconic square at the heart of Paris Sergio Lobera's side bounced back "Our focus needs to remain on the hope to get their scoring boots on which links the Champs-Elysees to the Tuileries Gardens, to host the in style by winning three games on games. It's a big mistake for us to watch against a Mumbai side that is yet to urban sports including skateboarding, sport climbing and breaking the trot. ATK Mohun Bagan's defeat the table now. We want to win, we are concede from open play this season. while the surfing competitions will be held at Teahupo'o site in Tahiti, to Jamshedpur FC on Tuesday meant on top of the table and happy about With the injured Anirudh Thapa set French Polynesia in southern Pacific Ocean. that Mumbai City maintained their this situation. But the most important to miss out, the onus will be on As a consequence of the exceptional situation caused by the Covid- place on the top of the ISL table, thing is to put our focus on how it's Rafael Crivellaro to provide creativity 19 pandemic, the IOC and Paris 2024 have committed to reducing the possible to win the next game, not cost and complexity of the Olympic Games. The athlete quota set for thanks to a better goal difference. for Chennaiyin. Paris 2024 is 10,500, including new sports, which is 592 fewer than that Mumbai City's strong squad about the target of where we want to "We will try (to unlock their of Tokyo 2020 (11,092). And the overall number of events was also depth is finally paying dividends, with be. We need to play game by game defence). We are capable of scoring. reduced from 339 to 329. Lobera choosing to rotate his players. and see the table at the end of the We know their strengths and they've "With this program, we are making the Olympic Games Paris 2024 Ahmed Jahouh, Hugo Boumous, season and achieve the best position," shown they are a strong team but we fit for the post-corona world. We are further reducing the cost and Rowllin Borges and Adam le Fondre said Lobera. are also not weak, and we showed complexity of hosting the Games," said IOC President Thomas Bach on are among the ones who have shone Meanwhile, Chennaiyin FC find we can play our football and (also) Monday. The highest quota reduction was made in weightlifting, which so far while the defence, led by themselves in a tricky situation. The capable of scoring goals," said Laszlo. also had four events removed from the program. Indian eves focused on producing best result in Tokyo, says Udita Udita first broke into the national scene when she was selected for the junior national camp in 2015 following impressive performances in domestic tournaments. Having debuted for the junior India team in 2016, she went on to captain the junior India squad that won the bronze at the 4th U-18 Women's Asia Cup in 2016. In 2017, she made her debut for the senior team. "It has been a fantastic journey so far in my career. There is so much to learn not just from senior players in the team but also from Janneke (analytical coach, Indian women's team) who herself is an Olympic Gold medallist. There are many instances when we BENGALURU, DEC 08 (AGENCIES) quiz her about her career and experience in Attacking midfielder in the Indian women's hockey," expressed Udita. hockey team Udita has pinned her focus on Speaking about the last four months in the Olympic Games re-scheduled to be held the national coaching camp, Udita said every next year in Tokyo and believes the next player has been able to make progress seven months are going to very crucial for "I think every sports person has had to her career. face various challenges due to the pandemic. "I have been very fortunate to have got Personally, it was quite challenging to keep an opportunity to play for India in some of up fitness both mentally and physically during the biggest events like the Asian Games and the lockdown this year but thanks to incredible support and encouragement from the World Cup in London where we had Hockey India, the team and coaching staff, some significant performances as a team," we were able to overcome the challenges," said Udita. said Udita. "Now, the entire team has only one focus "The last four months have been all about and that is the Olympic Games in Tokyo. hitting the same levels we were at early in the There is no doubt that the next seven months year. We have worked extremely hard to reach is going to be the most crucial time of our the desired levels in terms of fitness and lives and everything we do; it will be with an speed. We will be able to test our progress aim to produce the best results in Tokyo," when we play international matches next year," the youngster from Hisar, Haryana added. she added..
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