{"id":15382,"date":"2013-05-17T02:01:11","date_gmt":"2013-05-17T02:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=15382"},"modified":"2013-05-17T02:01:11","modified_gmt":"2013-05-17T02:01:11","slug":"india-has-the-potential-to-produce-world-class-distance-runners-maria-mutola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=15382","title":{"rendered":"India has the potential to produce world-class distance runners: Maria Mutola"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/cricket\/at%20the%20tcs%20world%2010k%20bangalore%202013%20motorkit%20pic%20at%20kanteerava%20stadium.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"156\" alt=\"at the tcs world 10k bangalore 2013 motorkit pic at kanteerava stadium\" style=\"margin-right: 6px; margin-left: 6px; float: left;\" \/>Bangalore: \u201cWorld champions arise from the most unlikely of place and there is no reason why India cannot produce one. The young athletes need to believe in themselves, but most importantly they need to go under the right coaching program. That is of vital importance,\u201d said Maria Mutola, 2000 Olympics 800m gold medalist, three-time 800m World Champion and seven time 800m Indoor World Champion, while speaking to the media in the capacity of the international event ambassador for the TCS World 10 K Bangalore, to be run on Sunday, May 19.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Citing her own example, Maria said she started out as a swimmer but had to give it up as her parents could not afford to pay the coaching fees. She then began playing football, where she was noticed by a famous literary figure, who spoke to her about athletics and then sought permission from her father to begin her training.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was extremely difficult for me to train in Mozambique as there were no synthetic tracks, but the opportunity to travel to the Seoul Olympics was an eye opener. I realized I would have to work much harder if I hoped to make it to the top. It was after Seoul that I got a scholarship to the US, which changed my life,\u201d said Maria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy years of hard work began paying off as I won the World Championships, yet the Olympic gold eluded me and it required a lot of mental strength and support for me to keep on working hard. The Olympic victory in 2000 was definitely the greatest moment of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mutola has now taken up coaching and is currently coaching South African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya. Speaking about coaching she said, \u201cIt feels great to be a coach, while it is a bit easier than being on the track, the satisfaction derived from seeing your disciples getting better and faster is very fulfilling.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bangalore: \u201cWorld champions arise from the most unlikely of place and there is no reason why India cannot produce one. 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