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New Delhi:<\/strong> An amount of Rs. 3.95 crore has been spent so far under \u2018Operation Excellence for London Olympics 2012\u2019 (OPEX 2012) Scheme for the training of thirty Athletes who have been trained by twenty-six Coaches\/ Supporting Staff. The total duration of camps has been 335 days. This was stated by ML Dogra, Director, Athletics Federation of India, in review meeting of the preparation for Olympics, 2012, called by Ajay Maken, Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports.<\/p>\n

Dogra also said that 2012 might certainly prove to be a water-shed year for Indian Athletics as there is big chance of India registering its presence in medal tally in the London Olympic Games. <\/p>\n

In the meeting, Maken emphasised that AFI needs to adopt a futuristic outlook besides focussing intensively on London Olympics Games so that talent pool in the country remains in proper circulation. Seeing to that, the Sports Minister said, more players must be included in the camps so that present strength of 30 (15 Men and 15 Women) is able to touch the sanctioned strength of 47. <\/p>\n

The Director, AFI, also gave the details of training of 8 Athletes currently undergoing training abroad under the aegis of National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) scheme. The details are as follows:<\/p>\n

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S.N.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Name of the Player<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Country of Training<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Amount sanctioned till December, 2011<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Vikas Gowda<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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USA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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US$ 14,210\/-<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Om Prakash Singh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Hungary<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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EURO 49,140\/-<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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3.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Krishna Poonia<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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South Africa\/ USA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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US$ 1,21,895\/-<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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4.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Mayookha Johny<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Berlin, Germany<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Along with her Coach Mr. G.R. Shyam Kumar EURO\u00a0 78,500\/-<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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5.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Preeja Sreedharan<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Kenya<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Along with their Coach Mr. J.S. Bhatia US $ 1,93,150\/- + air fare as per actual.<\/span><\/p>\n

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6.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Kavita Raut<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Kenya<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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7.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Sudha Singh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Kenya<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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8.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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O.P. Jaisha<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Kenya<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The AFI Director mentioned that AFI is keeping a close watch on the performances of these athletes vis-a-vis the top athletes of the world so as to be able to make a realistic assessment of India\u2019s chances in Olympics.<\/p>\n

Eight athletes from India have already qualified for London Olympics. They are: Krishna Poonia (Discus throw), Mayookha Johny (Triple Jump & Long Jump), Tinku Luka (800 m), Vikas Gowda (Discus throw), Om Prakash Karhana (Shotput), Ram Singh Yadav (Marathon), Babubhai\u00a0 Panucha (20 km walk) and Gurmeet Singh (20 km race). AFI Director also stated that at least ten more athletes are likely to qualify for London events. <\/p>\n

The upcoming events for qualification to London Olympics at domestic and international level are as follows:
A. Domestic Qualifying Events
\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Indian Grand Prix at Patiala \/ New Delhi – 8th & 13th April 2012.
\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Senior Federation Cup at Patiala, 21st to 24th April 2012.
\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Senior National Inter State Meet at Hyderabad, 23rd to 26th June 2012.
B. International Qualifying Events
\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, Hangzhou (China) -18th & 19th February 2012.
\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships, Istanbul (Turkey) – 9th to 11th March 2012.
\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Asian Race Walk Championships, Nomi City (Japan) -11th March 2012.\u00a0
\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Asian Grand Prix Meet (3 Legs) Bangkok, Kanchaburi, Nakomratsima (Thailand) – 6th, 9th & 13th May 2012.
\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 IAAF Race Walking Cup, Saransk (Russia)- 12th & 13th May 2012.
\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge, Gotzis (Austria) -26th & 27th May 2012
\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 IAAF Race Walking Challenge, Sestosen Giavanni (Italy)- 17th June 2012
\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4thAsian All Stars Athletics Meet Almaty (Kazakhstan) -30th June to 1st July 2012. <\/p>\n

For individual athletic events, qualifying standard deadline for London, 2012, is 8th July 2012. For relays, a team has to be in the best 16 teams of the world till 2nd July 2012. <\/p>\n

A total of 17 athletes, three men and fourteen women, were in the Indian contingents in the Beijing Olympics, 2008. However, none of them was able to win any medal. But the high time in Indian Athletic history came during the Commonwealth Games, 2010, held in New Delhi, when India won a total of 12 medals (2 Gold, 3 Silver and 7 Bronze) and during the Asian Games, 2010, held in Guangzhou, China, where India again won 12 medals, this time 5 Gold, 2 Silver and 5 Bronze.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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