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Bronze
heroes
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Raman Mohan
Vijender
Kumar
nearly missed going to Beijing due to two shocking losses
in the qualifying rounds. At the Chicago World
Championships he was knocked out in the second round.
Another stunning second-round loss in the first Asian
Olympic Qualifiers added to his woes. Vijender was also
suffering from a stiff back at the time. |
Their humble
origins did not stop Vijender and Sushil from winning
medals at the Beijing Olympics
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M.S.
Unnikrishnan
EVER
since Sushil Kumar struck the 66 kg free-style wrestling
bronze medal in the Beijing Olympic Games, there has been
a ceaseless stream of visitors to the double-storeyed
house at 496, Najafgarh Road in the dusty Baaprola
village, not very far from the house of another famous resident
— Virender Sehwag. |
BBC:
Cradle of champions
A tin shed for a boxing
ring, worn-out shoes, non-existent infrastructure, water from a
hand pump instead of energy drinks — none of these could deter
the Bhiwani boxers, reports Raman Mohan
from Bhiwani
THERE
is an almost theatrical element to the Bhiwani boxers’ recent
tryst in Beijing. An interesting element in the story is a
soldier’s love for boxing in the 1960s, which culminated in
Vijender Kumar’s Olympic bronze. This is also the story of
resilience of the people of this arid terrain who have managed
to succeed in spite of the many odds — poverty, deprivation,
hunger and unemployment — which have plagued India’s
"Little Cuba" for decades.
New breed of
MAGICIANS
Gone are the days
of gaudily dressed performers with heavy make-up as stylish
GenNext wizards cast their spell, writes Ankita
Malik
MAGIC no longer
means producing rabbits from a hat or different coloured flowers
from a vase. Magic as an art and form of entertainment has
undergone a makeover with stylish, young magicians dressed in
designer wear, taking the centrestage to cast a spell on the
audience. Ugesh Sarcar and
Shankar Junior are the second generation of magicians who are
taking forward the legacy their fathers had set up but with a
difference.
Get a sturdy
laptop bag
Hector Choksi
LET us face the
facts. In the 21st century you cannot go to a
business conference without a laptop. The laptop bag which
protects your workstation has to be discreet, strong and
fashionable. You will need to
consider a lot of factors in buying a laptop bag, the most
important of which are durability, choosing the right size,
style and features.
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