On Super Saturday Indians will Be Up To Grab A medal In Many events
Badminton sensation P V Sindhu will play her semifinal match, Archer Atanu Das will compete in Individual 1/8 Eliminations, Boxer Pooja Rani will show her mettle in the quarter final of 75 kg., Boxer Amit Panghal will be in the ring in men’s 52 kg. Round of 16, and two shooters Anjum Moudgil and Tejaswini Sawant will put every effort to win a medal in women’s 50 meter Rifle 3 Positions.
New Delhi : On super Saturday many star Indian athletes will be in contention to win or assure a medal in different sports and events at Tokyo Olympic Games. We have brought the deep details of some of these athletes. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports as well as The Sports Authority of India (SAI) played a major role in guiding and providing them world class training facilities in India and abroad. The sports loving Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi took several review meetings with sports minister simply to see that athletes get everything they need to improve their performances.
Badminton sensation world champion and Rio Olympics silver medalist P V Sindhu will play her semifinal match today. If she wins this match at least a medal will be assured and hopes for a Gold medal will also be alive. Even if she loses the match, there will still be a chance for her to win a Bronze medal.
Archer Atanu Das has a chance to win a medal as he will be competing in Individual 1/8 Eliminations. Boxer Amit Panghal will be in the ring in men’s 52 kg. Round of 16. He is a very experienced Boxer and has a gold medal prospect. In the women’s category Boxer Pooja Rani will show her mettle in the quarter final of 75 kg. The Gold medal winner of Asian Championship 2021, Pooja has a great chance to win this bout and assure at least a medal, like her teammate Lovlina.
Shooters have been a big disappointment so far, but Anjum Moudgil and Tejaswini Sawant can change the scenario with their brilliant performance and winning a medal in women’s 50 meter Rifle3 Positions event today.
PV Sindhu
Date of Birth: July 05, 1995
Home location: Hyderabad, Telangana
Training Base: PGBA & GMC Balayogi Sports Complex, Gachibowli
Personal Coach: Park Tae Sang
National Coach: Pullela Gopichand
Achievements
- Silver Medal, Rio Olympics 2016
- Gold Medal, CWG 2018 (Team Event)
- Silver Medal, CWG 2018
- Silver Medal, Asian Games 2018
- World Champion, 2019
BACKGROUND: PV Sindhu is a Silver Medalist (Rio 2016 Olympics). Her parents were both national level Volleyball players. Her father is an Arjuna Award Recipient. She started playing badminton at the age of 8 under the guidance of Mehboob Ali and learnt the basics of badminton at the badminton courts of Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications in Secunderabad. She travelled a distance of 56 KM every day from her residence to the badminton courts to learn and practice the sport. She joined the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy and won several titles under the 10-years category.
Key Govt. Interventions
- Visa Support Letters for various international competitions and foreign trainings
- Physiotherapist and Fitness Trainer supported under TOPS for International Competitions and foreign training.
- Physiotherapist Support under TOPS (Gayatri Shetty for 03 months in 2018)
- Financial assistance towards 52 International Competitions in the current Olympic Cycle
- Provided Game Ready Recovery System which she will be carrying to Tokyo to support her quick rehabilitation. The amount was released to her within 24 hours of her request.
- Special training at Gachibowli Stadium in collaboration with Telangana State, including funding for the Court Mats placed there.
- Provision for Individual Foreign Coach – Park Tae Sang under ACTC.
- Logistical support for international competitions during COVID for her and her personal staff.
- National Coaching Camp under ACTC
- Conducted Sensitization programs for understanding of Covid-19 protocols, Life at Tokyo, Anti Doping and travelling from India with pride.
Financial Assistance
TOPS | ACTC | TOTAL |
Rs. 51,28,030 | Rs. 3,46,51,150 | Rs. 3,97,79,180 |
AWARDS
- Padma Bhushan (2020)
- Padma Shri (2015)
- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (2016)
- Arjuna Award (2013)
Grassroot Coach: Mehboob Ali (Age:8-10), Mohammad Ali, Arif Sir, Goverdhan Sir & Tom John (Age:10-12)
Development Coach: Pullela Gopichand & Various at Gopichand Academy
Elite Coach: Mulyo, Kim, Dwi, Rifan& Park Tae Sang (2018 onwards till now)
Atanu Das
Date of Birth : April 05 1992
Home location : Kolkata, West Bengal
Sport : Archery
Event : Recurve
Training Base : ASI, Pune
Personal Coach : NIL
National Coach : Mim Bahadur
Achievements
- Silver Medal in Men's Team at world Championship 2019
- Bronze Medal in Men's Individual at world Championship 2019
- Gold in Individual Event and Bronze in Mixed event at the I World Cup held in Guatemala City in 2021
- Gold in Mixed Team Event at World Cup Stage III in Paris in 2021.
Background
In 2006, Atanu Das appeared for trials at Tata Archery Academy, the best academy in the country, but was rejected within minutes of starting his trial. He went back to the drawing board at Calcutta Archery Club and worked hard on his skills. Six months later, Das won the gold medal in the individual recurve event at the sub-junior national championships defeating a Tata Archery Academy trainee to land the top prize. He made his international debut in 2008 Atanu is currently employed in Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited.
TOPS & ACTC Interventions
- Training kit for preparation of Olympic Games
- Training Camp at South Korea (Kim Hyung-tak training centre).
- Archery Equipment - Recurve Bow Set.
- Financial Assistance towards Training Camps and Participation in World Archery World Cups, Asian Championships and different International & National Competitions.
- International training exposure and competitions including Championships from where the Archers eventually achieved Olympic quota
Funding
TOPS | ACTC | TOTAL |
₹ 19,23,679 | ₹ 89,87,536 | ₹ 1,09,11,215 |
Details of Coaches:
- a) Grassroot Level: Sanjib Dey
- b) Development Level: Dharmendra Tiwari
- c) Elite Level: Mim Bahadur Gurang
Amit Phangal
Date of Birth: 16th Oct 1995
Home location: VPO Maina Distt - Rohtak , Haryana
Training Base: National Camp NSNIS Patiala
Personal Coach: Mr Anil Dhankar (Mentor)
National Coach: CA Kutappa/ Santiago Nieva
Achievements:-
- Silver Medalist 2019 World Championships.
- Gold medalist 2018 Asian Games.
- Silver medalist 2018 CWG Games.
- Gold Medal 2019 Asian Championship.
- Silver Medal 2021 Asian Championship.
Background Story :-
Amit Phangal grew up in a financially weak family in Mayna village, near Rohtak. When Amit Panghal was in his teenage years his brother motivated him to pursue his career in boxing. However, the basic subsistence of his family was farming. During his initial years, Amit often used to assist his father. Little did his family know that one day he would go on to become World no 1 in his weight category in boxing. Amit was introduced to boxing by his elder brother Ajay and he used to borrow boxing gloves from his friends at Choturam academy to train as his family couldn’t afford to buy proper Boxing gloves for Amit. His major breakthrough came at the 2016 National Championship in Guwahati and since then Amit has not looked back. Amit would be making his first Olympic appearance at the upcoming Tokyo Olympic, 2020.
Key Govt. Interventions:-
- Amit Phangal is currently training at Assisi, Italy from 18th June to 18th July 2021 with his personal coach. The financial assistance of this international exposure has been funded under ACTC FY-2020-21.
- He was assisted towards inclusion of his Personal coach / Mentor Mr. Anil Dhankar in National Coaching camp for preparation of Tokyo Olympics and different major International Tournament under different Govt. Scheme.
- Preparatory training camp was provided on Jan 2020 at IIS Bellary.
- In Preparation of Olympics International Joint training camp & test match was sanctioned at Assisi, Italy from 15th October to 15th December, 2020 under ACTC FY 2021.
- Various International training camps/ exposure was approved like, Russia, Germany, Spain and Dubai at approximate overall cost of Rs. 4.50 lakhs.
- Provided training equipment support during the nationwide lockdown due to Covid-19 in year 2020(April – July)
Funding
TOPS | ACTC | TOTAL |
Rs.11,92,853 | Rs.15,94,932 | Rs.27,87,785/- |
Details of Coaches:
- Grassroot/Development/ Elite : Mr. Anil Dhankar
Pooja Rani
Date of Birth: 17th Feb 1991
Home location: Bhiwani, Haryana
Training Base: Assisi, Italy
Personal Coach: Bharti Thakur
National Coach: Md Ali Qamar
Achievements:-
- Bronze Medalist 2014 Asian Games
- Gold Medalist 2019 & 2021 Asian Championships
Background Story :-
Defiant and determined, Pooja Rani has proved what is possible if one has set her heart on something. The Bhiwani girl’s introduction to boxing happened only in college when she was 18 on the insistence of her college lecturer. Soon after, at the Captain Hawa Singh Boxing Academy, she started honing her skills. But with her father, who was in Haryana Police, vehemently against boxing, Pooja’s tryst with the sport did not have a rosy start. Even a tearful Pooja’s pleas fell on her father’s deaf ears who wanted to see his daughter in some other ‘respectable’ sport like basketball. Even when she got a few cuts and bruises during her training, she stayed away from home for fear of her father stopping her boxing career then and there. Despite the initial lack of support from her father, Pooja continued to don the boxing gloves and put in the hard yards at training. It took only six months for the highly talented girl to win a gold at the Youth State Championships which was followed by a silver at the Youth Nationals. Even then she could not soften her father’s stand against boxing, Pooja’s steady rise in just one year made her coach intervene when one day things spiraled out of control between father and daughter. That ultimately paved the way for her entire family’s full-fledged support and Pooja eventually blossomed into a six-time national champion, an Asian Championships, as well as an Asian Games medallist, apart from a South Asian Games gold medallist.
Govt. Interventions:-
- Special arrangement at JLN Stadium for her accommodation and transportation from IG Stadium at a time when COVID 19 positive cases were at peak
- To avoid loss of training, she was sent to IIS Bellary for month training before Asian Championships on 22.04.21.
- 01 month training camp at Assisi, Italy before commencement of Tokyo Olympics, 2020
- Training camp at Italy from 15th October, 2020 to 20th December, 2020
Funding
TOPS | ACTC | TOTAL |
Rs.3,50,000 | Rs. 14,22,097 | Rs.17,72,097 |
Details of Coaches:
- Grassroot Level: Sanjay Kumar
- Development Level: Bharti Thakur
- Elite Level: Md. Ali Qamar
Anjum Moudgil
Date of Birth: January 05, 1994
Home location: Chandigarh
Sports: Shooting
Event: 50m Rifle 3 Positions
Training Base: Dr. KSSR, Delhi & Chandigarh Range
Personal Coach: Deepali Deshpande
National Coach: Deepali Deshpande / Mikhailov Oleg
Achievement:
- Won the Silver medal in the World Championship in 2018 and also secured a quota place for Olympics 2020.
- She was world ranked 2nd in the 10m air rifle event in the year 2019 which was her career highest ranking.
- She is one of the Indian shooters who performed well in two events.
- She was awarded with the prestigious Arjuna Award in the year 2019.
- She won Silver medal in Commonwealth Games 2018 and also made games record in qualification round by scoring 589.
- She won 2 Gold medals in 10m air rifle mixed team events during the Munich & Beijing world cups in 2019.
Background: Anjum was born and brought up in Chandigarh. Anjum first started playing this sport while she was studying in Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School in Chandigarh. She holds a masters degree in sports psychology and is also a great artist and has sold many of her artworks. Anjum found her calling in 2009 when she was introduced to shooting. In no time, she shot up the ranks among Indian shooters. She holds a masters degree in sports psychology and is also a great artist and has sold many of her artworks. She is also a Sub Inspector with Punjab Police, India.
Key Govt. Interventions:
- Two and a half months training-cum-competition tour in Croatia from 11th May till their departure for the Olympic Games towards its final preparation for the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games
- Financial Assistance towards Training Camps and Participation in ISSF World Cups, Asian Championships and different International & National Competitions.
- Provisioning of Ammunition and Air Pellets for training at home range during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 & 2021.
- Air Pellets & Ammunition
- Electronic target system
- Funding towards international travel of coach to key international competitions
Financial Assistance
TOPS | ACTC | TOTAL |
Rs. 1,15,02,785 approx | Rs. 39,39,335/- approx | Rs. 1,54,42,120/- approx |
Tejaswinin Sawant
Date of Birth: September 12, 1980
Home location: Kolhapur, Maharashtra
Sports: Shooting
Event: 50m Rifle 3 Positions
Training Base: Dr. KSSR & Kolhapur Range
Personal Coach: NA
National Coach: Deepali Deshpande / Mikhailov Oleg
Achievement:
- She won Gold medal in 50m Rifle prone event in the year 2010.
- She won 2 Gold medals during the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
- She won 2 Silver & a Bronze medal during the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
- She won a Gold medal with finals games record in 50m 3 Positions event & a Silver medal in 50m Prone event during 2018 Commonwealth Games.
- She secured a quota for Olympics 2020 during Asian Championship held in Doha in the year 2019.
- She won Gold medal in mixed team event during Delhi World Cup in the year 2021.
Background: She was born to Naval Officer Ravindra Sawant and Sunita Sawant in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. Tejaswini started her shooting training at the age of 13. In her early days, she practised in the Dudhali area of Maharashtra, a place having few to no facilities for a shooter. Her first notable achievement was clinching the gold medal at the South Asian Sports Federation Games in 2004. Consequently, Tejaswini did wonders at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. She won two gold medals in the 10m air rifle and 10m air rifle pairs categories. A true trailblazer, Sawant became the first Indian woman to win gold and become the World Shooting Champion at the World Shooting Championship (2010). Outside the arena, the Department of Sports has appointed Tejaswini as the OSD-Officer on Special Duty. In 2016, Tejaswini tied the knot with Sameer Darekar, a successful bodybuilder. Furthermore, Tejaswini received the prestigious Arjuna Award in 2011 for her victories in the field of shooting.
Key Govt. Interventions
- Two and a half months training-cum-competition tour in Croatia from 11th May till their departure for the Olympic Games towards its final preparation for the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games
- Financial Assistance towards Training Camps and Participation in ISSF World Cups, Asian Championships and different International & National Competitions.
- Provisioning of Ammunition and Air Pellets for training at home range during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 & 2021.
- International training exposure and competitions including Asian Championships and Shooting World Cups from where the shooter eventually achieved Olympic quota.
- Sports Science Evaluation
TOPS | ACTC | TOTAL |
Rs. 86,04,797/- approx | Rs. 23,47,784/- approx | Rs. 1,09,52,581/- approx |
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