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.