JAMMU | WEDNESDAY | AUGUST 18, 2021 JB SPORTS JAMMU BULLETIN 9 Tokyo Olympics: WFI got its numbers wrong for coaches, physios Exhaustion and fever force Neeraj MUMBAI,AUG 17: except Vinesh, two of whom were Not only did the Wrestling coming off injuries, had no dedicated Federation of India (WFI) overshoot physio. Batra said that the final short- Chopra to leave welcome function midway its quota of a maximum 33 per cent list was forwarded by IOA on July 5, having slight fever. So, he left support staff allotted for their seven and they had no say in the unpruned the function and had taken competitors at the Tokyo Olympics, one either. “The long list has to come rest at a house nearby,” the the number of coaches was also from the NSF, we cannot do anything source said. “There are some skewed in favour of the male grap- for that,” he said. When told of seven rumours that he has been taken to a hospital. It is not plers. wrestlers qualifying, Batra confirmed: like that. He is all right, it’s While the three men’s freestyle “So you have entitlement of 3 coach- not a serious issue. Basically, wrestlers at Tokyo were allotted six es.” WFI secretary Vinod Tomar, who he is feeling exhausted due to coaches, the 4-women team had just went to Tokyo as ‘Team Leader’ had told The Indian Express earlier, “At an attending many functions one head coach. WFI could not find non-stop after arrival from space for Poornima Raman Ngomdir, international event where a team goes, the federation doesn’t send a personal Tokyo. Vinesh Phogat’s physio, despite the He is taking rest at a place 53kg wrestler being a medal con- physio. For an event like the Olympics, we need accreditation. The not very far from his house.” tender. NEW DELHI, AUG 17: should be fine after a good number of players who qualify, we get Asked why Chopra has not Brajesh Kumar went as the physio one falls sick, for instance. But if you minute accreditation. “WFI’s early Exhaustion and “slight” rest and that he left the func- gone home, the source said, for the male wrestlers. Indian men’s say we haven’t given the name in the communication was verbal, they did- only 33 percent of that for support fever forced star javelin tion as a precautionary meas- staff. Vinesh wanted her physio, but it “He will go home, that is for freestyle wrestlers won two medals at long list because we forgot… there n’t clarify in writing about the long list thrower Neeraj Chopra to ure. Chopra has been attend- sure, but he does not want a Tokyo, while Vinesh was left ruing a were names of three or four physios in so Vinesh was in the dark that the would not be possible to send every leave midway the welcome ing various felicitation func- wrestler’s personal physio and coach.” frenzy from people, including missed chance, even as her desperate wrestling. One physio went from that physio wasn’t even penned in,” a ceremony at his village near tions in Delhi. Finally, he the media.” The day Chopra Eventually 9 support staff for 7 plea for her personal physio – voiced a list,” IOA president Narinder Batra source close to the development, said. Panipat, organised to cele- returned home at his native returned from Tokyo, he and week before her competition day – told. It has been learnt that the names Male wrestlers Ravi Dahiya, wrestlers was 128 percent, not 33 per- brate his historic gold medal Khandra village, around 15 other Olympic medal winners went unheeded. verbally requested and forwarded in Bajrang Punia and Deepak Punia had cent. at Tokyo Olympics. km from Panipat, on Tuesday were felicitated by the sports The Indian Olympic Association writing in the ‘long list’ in March, did a robust support staff of three foreign WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan The 23-year-old Chopra, to a rousing reception from ministry. The next day, he (IOA), who allotted the accreditations not include Poornima’s, despite coaches – Kamal Malikov, Gaidarov did not respond to messages or calls. who has been on a busy the locals. “A lot of people attended a felicitation func- for the support staff, said it was the Vinesh – a Commonwealth Games- Murad and Emzarios Bentinidis When asked if the prioritising of schedule since his return to turned up and he reached the tion organised by the wrestling federation’s (NSF) preroga- Asiad gold medallist and World besides Indians Jagmander Singh, male wrestlers and ignoring the country on Monday last venue of the welcome func- Athletics Federation of India. tive to choose its staff to go to Tokyo, Championship bronze winner – Anil Maan and Rajeev Tomar. The Vinesh’s request smacked of gender after winning India’s first tion near his village on a cav- After that, Chopra developed and they were helpless if Poornima’s expected to be on the podium. three women – Seema Bisla, Anshu discrimination, Batra said, “I dis- Olympic medal in athletics, alcade. It took time to reach high fever and missed the name wasn’t submitted in the long list. The long list had to be submitted in and Sonam – were under head coach agree. For IOA or NSFs, gender has has taken a break to give his the venue of the function,” felicitation functions organ- “The name should be there in the advance to the Tokyo Olympic Kuldeep Singh, while Vinesh’s never been an issue. Whoever has body some much-needed rest. the source said. “But midway ised by the Punjab and long list else the process becomes very Organising Committee, and no one Hungarian coach Woller Akos was qualified has gone. It’s factually and A source close to Chopra into the function he was feel- Haryana governments on long. There is provision even if some- outside of that, could rustle up a last- drafted in for her bouts. The women, totally incorrect.” told that the star athlete ing exhausted and started Thursday and Friday. After Olympics, Mirabai Star para-javelin thrower Jhajharia says England were stupid with their Chanu eyes Asian Games medal he was on verge of quitting in 2013 tactics, India were brilliant: Boycott (Paris Olympics), I will try to my event will be there in the LONDON, AUG 17: convert this silver medal into Rio Paralympics. Then I start- Geoffrey Boycott feels England were “stupid” with their tac- Gold.” Chanu had won a sil- ed training at SAI Center in tics in the second Test against India and also allowed emotions ver and a gold at the 2014 and to get the better of them. England, who started day five of the Gandhinagar and won my Lord’s Test in a strong position, eventually lost the game by 2018 Commonweath Games second gold in 2016 Rio.” respectively. In between, she 151 runs to a “brilliant” India. Words were exchanged regular- His wife Manju is a former also won the World ly between the players but India fed off the intense atmosphere national level kabaddi player. Championships title in 2017. to lift their game while the hosts got sidetracked. “This Test She also has a bronze medal Dropping or introduction of match has proved two things. Firstly, if you are stupid you do from the 2020 Asian an event in a particular edi- not deserve to win Test matches. As much as we love Joe Root Championships but an Asian tion of Paralympics is solely for his magnificent batting, he cocked up with his tactics. Games medal is missing. The on the discretion of “Secondly, England cannot keep relying on Joe for all their 27-year-old from Manipur International Paralympic runs. There has to be an improvement from the top three very had pulled out of the 2018 Committee. Those events (or soon because it is getting beyond a joke,” Boycott, a former Asian Games after failing to classifications) which attract England captain, wrote in The Telegraph. England spread the field out when Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami were recover from a lower back less participation in the previ- batting, and the two pacers ended up sharing a record 89-run injury, which also forced her ous Paralympics or other top stand for India to set England a 272-run target. The hosts were NEW DELHI, AUG 17: Chanu said she is focussing to withdraw from the World competitions are prone to be Olympic silver medallist on the Asian Games gold NEW DELHI, AUG 17: 2016 Rio Games. bowled out for 120 with less than 10 overs remaining in the Championships. Chanu dropped. game. “Joe had been doing well with his field placings and cap- Saikhom Mirabai Chanu on medal, which remains the acknowledged the contribu- Double Paralympic gold “When my event was not Tuesday said her next target is only accolade missing from medallist Devendra Jhajharia included in 2008 Para-athletes are given a taincy but seeing Jasprit Bumrah at the crease was like a red rag tion of her coach Vijay classification depending on to a bull. “He encouraged Mark Wood to just pepper him with to win a medal at the 2022 her cabinet. Sharma in her journey of on Tuesday said he was on the Paralympics, I said OK it will Asian Games and she also “My target is now Asian verge of quitting the sport be in 2016. But when it was the type and extent of their fast short balls. It is obvious the England captain and some of becoming an Olympic medal- his players wanted payback for the working over Bumrah gave aims to change the colour of Games, where there is no not there again in 2012, I disability. The classification list. “The more I would say, after his pet event was James Anderson in the first innings. “Tempers were frayed. her medal to gold at the Paris medal in weightlifting. I system allows athletes to less it would be (Jitna bolu excluded from the 2008 and thought I would quit the Heated words were exchanged as England seemed more intent Olympics in three years time. would try my best to bring a wo kam rahega),” she said. 2012 editions but his wife sport. This was 2013,” compete against others with a similar level of ability. on hitting Bumrah and Mohammad Shami instead of getting Chanu had ended India’s medal for India in weight lift- “Whenever my training was convinced him to keep going. Jhajharia told Prime Minister them out. “The tail swiped and edged. The field spread out on over two-decade long wait for ing from the 2022 Asian bad or I had an injury, he The 40-year-old Jhajharia Narendra Modi during a vir- F-46 classification is meant both sides of the wickets to stop the run scoring and England a weightlifting medal at the Games,” Chanu said during a always stood by me … he has won his first gold in F-46 cat- tual interaction. for athletes who have upper suffered the embarrassment of India declaring.” Olympics, clinching the 49kg virtual press conference always supported me and egory in 2004 Athens “But my wife said I should limb affected by limb defi- Boycott also gave India due credit for pulling off a famous category silver medal at the where she was unveiled as motivated me,” she said, Paralympics and then had to not do it and can play till ciency, impaired muscle win. “At the start of play, England were favourites and I could- Tokyo Games. brand ambassador of Amway adding he never let her feel wait for another 12 years for 2016. So, I changed my plan power or impaired passive n’t believe England would be so poor but congratulations India. Now back to the country, Nutrilite. “After that in 2024 low in any of the defeats. his second yellow metal in and in 2013 I got to know that range of movement. You were absolutely brilliant.” England captain Root admits to Aditi Ashok finishes second at qualifiers, books spot for Women's British Open MUMBAI,AUG 17: This is her fourth Major of Indian golfer Aditi Ashok the season. No Indian, men underestimating Indian lower-order qualified for the AIG or women, has played as LONDON, AUG 17: and Bumrah failed. Women's British Open after many. Women have five English captain Joe Root "Looking back, I'd look at carding a superb two-under Majors as against four for admitted to committing tacti- some of the field placings and 68 to grab the second place men each year. Aditi, who cal blunders and said he the way we bowled. We could at the 18-hole Qualifiers at was one-over after 12 holes, underestimated the Indian have looked at maybe attack- Panmure Golf Club. The 23- did well to get to 2-under lower-order after Mohammed ing the stumps a little bit year-old Indian star, who had and finish sole second. She Shami and Jasprit Bumrah's more frequently and using the entire Indian nation ended one shot behind enthralled as she finished an batting heroics fashioned an short ball as more of a sur- American Lindsey Weaver agonising fourth at the epic win at Lord's in the sec- prise," he said. (67) while Nicole Larsen "We have to give them Tokyo Olympics, was one of ond Test. England were in a the two Indians vying for Broch, amateur Kirsten dominant position before they some credit. They scored in Rudgeley, Cheng Ssu Chia, unusual areas and made it one of the 15 spots on offer lost control during a chaotic Magdalena Simmermacher hard to set conventional fields for the Major. While Aditi was sole second, appearance extends Aditi's unbroken ninth-wicket stand were Tied-3rd at 1-under. and you were trying to man- The event will be played Tvesa Malik (73) ended T- record of starts at Majors to of 89 between Shami (56 not from August 19 to 22 at the 29th and missed out grab- 19, up from 18 after the Johanna Gustavsson was age taking wickets but not let- also 1-under through 17 out) and Bumrah (34 not out) ting the game get away from Carnoustie Links, barely bing one of the berths avail- Amundi Evian three miles from Panmure. able for the Open. The Open Championship last month. holes. on the final morning at Lord's. us. "But I would have taken a England were then bowled pivotal moment of the game, useful the lower order little bit more time and proba- out for 120 inside two ses- without question, and I don't defence can be so as I said a bly brought more modes of sions to lose by 151 runs. think I dealt with that well lot falls on my shoulders," dismissal into the game soon- Villarreal held to 0-0 draw in Spanish league opener Bumrah contributed three enough tactically. It put us in Root said. er." The tension and flare-ups MUMBAI,AUG 17: Cerámica Stadium as minute as Argentine debut of former Spain wickets and Shami one while a difficult position," he said. During the England first between the two teams were Villarreal's struggles in Spanish health authorities defender Juan Foyth was national team coach the major damage on the The partnership was India's innings, Bumrah had dished palpable but Root said there Spanish league openers allowed capacities of up to sent off with a second yel- Roberto Moreno. Also Englishmen were done by highest at Lord's for the ninth out some short stuff against was no bad blood between continued Monday with a 40% in the stadiums for low card. Villarreal was Monday, Elche and Mohammed Siraj (4/32). wicket, bettering previous number 11 batsman James them. "Virat's got his style 0-0 draw against the league's restart. Some coming off a loss in a Athletic Bilbao drew 0-0 Senior pacer Ishant Sharma best of 66 between Kapil Dev Anderson who copped few and his way of doing things Granada. It was the sev- 5,000 had been allowed shootout to Chelsea in the in a rematch of their took two wickets. "I think a and Madan Lal in 1982, and blows to his body and it that's probably contrasting lot falls on my shoulders as overall the fourth best outside seemed Root lost the battle in naturally to the way I play my enth consecutive winless into Villarreal's games at UEFA Super Cup. Unai encounter in the last captain. Tactically I could the subcontinent. carrying out the payback. cricket. Fair play to Virat and opening match for the end of last season. Emery's team was seventh round last season, when have done things slightly dif- "It's just disappointing we There was a barrage of his team, they've jumped on Villarreal in the league, The club presented the in the Spanish league last Elche won 2-0 at home to ferently," Root said at the didn't manage to close out short balls when the Indian something emotional that's and it hasn't started the Europa League trophy to season. Granada, which secure its stay in the first post-match virtual news con- that innings how we could late order duo were at the given them an edge and season with a win at home its fans before the match. finished ninth in the division. Athletic had lost ference. "It (Shami and have. Probably I just underes- crease. Root admitted the something to cling on to tacti- in six attempts. A crowd of Villarreal played a man league last season, earned its last three league open- Bumrah partnership) was the timated how challenging and short-ball ploy against Shami cally. about 7,000 was at the La down from the 82nd the away draw in the ers away from home. Shane Bond roped in as New Zealand's Stefanos Tsitsipas refuses to Nuno impatient for transfer window 'fourth coach' for T20 World Cup take vaccine unless it becomes to shut as Kane saga rumbles on three-game T20 International LONDON,AUG 17: series against India after the mandatory on ATP Tour Harry Kane is in World Cup. Tottenham's squad for their New Zealand head coach MUMBAI,AUG 17: Europa Conference League World number three Stefanos Tsitsipas said he would only tie this week as Nuno Espirito Gary Stead said it was great to get the Covid-19 vaccine if it became mandatory to compete in add Bond's experience to the tennis. While the men's ATP Tour has publicly encouraged Santo admits he cannot wait group. players to get vaccinated, the 23-year-old Greek is among those for the transfer window to "Shane's been in our envi- who still have reservations."No one has told me anything. No close and end speculation one has made it a mandatory thing to be vaccinated," he told ronment before and under- over the striker's future. reporters when asked if he would seek a vaccine while compet- Manchester City are keen stands what we're about," ing in the U.S. "At some point I will have to, I'm pretty sure to sign England captain Kane Stead said in a statement about it, but so far it hasn't been mandatory to compete, so I and were reported to have issued by New Zealand haven't done it, no," added Tsitsipas, who received a first-round tabled a bid of £100 million Cricket (NZC). bye in the Masters 1000 tournament in Cincinnati. He reached the French Open final in June but suffered a shock, first-round ($139 million) in June. "Being in the UAE (with exit at Wimbledon, where he told reporters he found it chal- Kane -- who has three years WELLINGTON, AUG 17: in the UAE, soon after his the IPL) immediately prior to lenging to live and compete in the Covid-19 "bubble." The remaining on his contract -- Former fast bowler Shane Mumbai Indians stint in the the world cup … he'll hope- Covid-19 vaccine has divided opinion within tennis. World stayed away from Sunday. son due to City's reluctance to Bond will join New Zealand remainder of the IPL. fully bring some tactical number one Novak Djokovic said in April he hoped the Covid- 19 vaccine would not become mandatory for players to com- Tottenham's 1-0 victory over However, The Times meet Tottenham chairman team as "fourth coach" during Bond will also be with the insight into what's been hap- champions City in their claims it is expected Kane Daniel Levy's reported asking New Zealand team in the pete and has declined to answer questions regarding his own the upcoming T20 World Cup pening in the competition. vaccination status. Premier League opener on will remain for one more sea- price of £160 million.