Olympic Gupsup :

Iraq in Beijing : Iraq is going to the Beijing Olympics after all after International Olympic Committee (IOC) lifted its ban on the country on Tuesday. As the deadline for competitors at the Games for all events except athletics passed on July 23 the Iraqi delegation will now have only two athletes — discus thrower Haidar Nasir and sprinter Danma Hussein .We can see Iraqi flag in the opening ceremony.

Win medal, get money : UAE told its player that win medal, get lot of money in cash. United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be giving out cash rewards to its athletes if they clinch a first, second or third place. The first gets 1 million dirhams ($272,480), second takes 750,000 dirhams and the third will take away 500,000 dirhams. The UAE will send a team of eight athletes to Beijing Olympics, which is the largest delegation sent by the Gulf country to the Olympic Games.

Can't access website at media center : Journalists at Beijing International Media Center (BIMC) are having trouble accessing web sites such as Amnesty site, Human Rights Watch, Chinese language sites for BBC, Voice of America and Hong Kong’s Apple Daily. China routinely blocks access to Web sites it deems inappropriate, including those containing pornography, violence, magic and superstition themes, and especially anti-government material, such as those critical of the Chinese Communist Party or supporting independence for Taiwan, Tibet, or Xinjiang. So much for media freedom.

Indian players who got ticket for Beijing

Indian olympic Association announce 57 member squad for beijing olympic in 11 events.
Indian Squad are as follows :
Archery: Dola Banerjee, Pranitha Vardhineni, L Bombayala Devi, Mangal Singh Champia.
Athletics: Anju Bobby George (Long Jump), Krishna Poonia (Discus), Harwant Kaur (Discus), Preeja Sreedharan (10,000m), Manjit Kaur (400m), Chitra Soman (4×400m relay), Sini Jose (4×400m relay), MR Poovamma (4×400m relay), Mandeep Kaur (4×400m relay), S Geeta (4×400m relay), K Mridula (4×400m relay), J J Shobha (Heptathlon), Sushmita Singh Roy (Heptathlon), G G Pramila (Heptathlon), Vikas Gowda (Discus), Renjith Maheswary (Triple Jump), Surender Singh (10000m).
Badminton: Anup Sridhar, Saina Nehwal
Boxing: Jitender (51kg), Akhil Kumar (54kg), A L Lakhra (57kg), Vijender(75kg) and Dinesh Kumar (81kg)
Judo: Khumujam Tombi Devi, Divya. Rowing: Bajrang Lal Takhar (Single M1X), Devnder Khandwal and Manjeet Singh (Light Weight Double Scull).
Shooting: Manavjit Singh Sandhu (Clay Pigeon Trap), Mansher Singh (Clay Pigeon Trap), Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (Clay Pigeon Double Trap), Gagan Narang (10m Air Rifle), Abhinav Bindra (10m Air Rifle), Samresh Jung (10m Air Pistol), Sanjeev Rajput (50m Rifle 3 Position), Anjali Bhagwat (50m Rifle 3 Position), Avneet Kaur Sidhu (10m Air Rifle).
Swimming: Virdawal Khade (50m, 100m, 200m Freestyle), Ankur Poseria (100m Butterfly), Sandeep Sejwal (100m, 200m Breaststrokes), Rehan Poncha (200m butterfly).
Table Tennis: Achanta Sharath Kamal, Neha Aggarwal.
Tennis: Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi (doubles), Sania Mirza (singles and doubles), Sunitha Rao (doubles). Weightlifting: L Monika Devi (69kg)
Wrestling: Sushil Kumar (66 kg Freestyle), Yogeshwar Dutt (60 kg Freestyle), Rajiv Tomar (120 kg Freestyle).
Yachting: Major NS Johal (Heavyweight Dinghy).

Out before start olympic

Paul Hamm, the golden boy of US gymnastics team, withdrew from the Beijing Olympics on Monday. An injured hand and lack of time to practise were the main reasons for his withdrawal. Raj Bhavsar will replace Hamm to shine in the Games next month.

Paul Hamm’s withdrawal is a huge blow for the Americans, who were fourth at last year’s world championships and hoped his return — and that of Morgan — would get them back on the podium. Hamm is the only American to win the world (2003) or Olympic (2004) all-around titles.

Olympic Quiz

1. Only Indian silver medalist in olympic in Individual events?

Ans : Rajyavardhan Rathore (Shooting) in athens olympic.

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IS THIS OUR MOTTO FOR ORGANISING OLYMPIC GAMES

The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG) promises a very safe Beijing Olympics next month. And probably room for peaceful protests.

Beijing has deployed nearly 110,000 personnel, including policemen, army troops and volunteers, and mobilized the whole society to ensure the security of the Games. Beijing did designate several parks for protests.

the founders of olympic never thought in dreams that one day more then on lakh people required for safety of this games, which is symbol of peace. who is culprit for all this situation, that is another matter, but on the eve of games if something happen wrong, then no one can show his face, whether they are organiser or protester of games. It will be black day in the history of olympic if protester and troops fight.

For the upliftment of Punjab sports

The Government of India, Department of Sports and Youth Services will provide Rs 15 crore to Punjab under the Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKAKA) scheme from 2008-2009. Punjab is getting Rs 15 crore from central and Punjab Government will contribute Rs 3.25 crore, bringing the total to approximately Rs 18 crore. The innovative scheme aims at providing more sports facilities at village panchayat and block level.
According to Punjab Sports Director & Olympian Pargat Singh, the scheme will be implemented in phases of 10 years up to 2016-17. The facilities would include creation of sports grounds, provision of equipment, provision of training and financial assistance for conducting block, district and state level rural tournaments.
Giving details of the scheme, Pargat Singh said that one time grant of Rs one lakh would be given to each village panchayat covering 10 per cent of the total villages-- 12329 -- in the state in the first year. The Government of India will give a grant of Rs 9.25 crore while the state government will contribute Rs 3.08 crore.
One time grant of Rs five lakh per block will be provided for 10 per cent of the blocks in the state for 2008-2009.Fourteen blocks out of total 141 will be covered in the first year. With the Centre and state governments contributing 75 and 25 per cent respectively, a sum of Rs 70 lakh will be disbursed among block panchayats.
Under the 100 per cent centrally sponsored scheme, Rs 1.23 crore would be given to village panchayats. Rs 10,000 per village panchayat will be provided to 10 per cent identified village panchayats for five years.
Giving further details of the various PYKAKA schemes, Pargat Singh said that under another 100 per cent centrally sponsored scheme, the Centre would give a grant of Rs 2.80 lakh-- Rs 20,000 per block panchayat to 10 per cent identified block panchayats for five years, for purchase of equipments..
The Centre will also provide operation annual grant of Rs 12,000 per village panchayat to 10 village panchayats for five years to pay honorarium to the sports vounteers and run sports activities. For this 100 per cent Centrally sponsored scheme, Punjab will receive Rs 1.47 crore.
The Centre will also give an operation annual grant of Rs 24,000 per to 10 per cent block panchayat for five years to pay honorarium to the sports volunteers and to run sports activities. The total grant under this scheme will be 3.36 lakh.
The Centre will also provide Punjab Rs 70.5 lakh annual grant for block level tournaments, Rs 60 lakh for district level tournaments, Rs 64 lakh for prize money (trophies/shields or any other item) for block level tournaments and Rs 18 lakh as prize money district level tournaments.
The Punjab Sports Department has written to the National Institute of Sports, Patiala, which is the executing agency of Sports Authority of India for release of grants for conducting tournaments. The Sports Department has also requested the State Government to release 25 per cent funds as state's share for infrastructure scheme.
On receiving communication from the state, the Sports Department will approach the Government of India to release 75 per cent of its share. The Sports Department has already started the process of identifying 10 per cent of village panchayats for various grants.

Is sania mom's could be her coach?

The Indian sqaud for Beijing olympic for different games sent to sports ministry for approval. In which where boxer’s could not got physical trainer, while tennis star Sania Mirza’s mom Nasima Mirza showed in the list as her coach. as we all know that she has no experience as coach.

According to olympic rules only 42 official can go with Indian sqaud, in which coach, doctor, physio, trainer, manager included. as different sports federation’s of india sent list of there event to sports ministry, in which 48 officials are included.

In the list of boxing federation lists, they have sent four officials names to sports ministry and Indian Olympic Association, in which coach jose balas and G.S.Sandhu, manager coaibe salam and Physical trainer Heath Matthews included. but only three official got place in list, as only 42 officials can get ticket of Beijing. so Boxer missed there physical trainer heath in olympic. but in the tenis team, 10 officals are included, in which personal trainer and manager of Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupati and Sania Mirza is included. while Sania’s mother included as coach. while she dosn’t know ABC.... of tenis. what a joke. It happens only in India.