CNN-IBN
Indian Sports
takes a giant step forward at Beijing
Indian sport took a big step forward on
August 20 riding on Sushil Kumar's bronze medal win in the 66kg
freestyle wrestling and boxer Vijender Kumar's entry into the 75 kg
semi-final which assured him of a medal.
Their feats have got the entire nation
on its feet, but what does it mean for the future?
Both Sushil and Vijender struck with
double force on the same day, spurred on by a fierce conviction, and
stepped forward to put India back on the Olympic map.
"I think this is
going to be the watershed just like when Bjorn Borg erupted in
tennis in Sweden. There were a whole lot of Swedish players who came
up. I thinK it is important for us not to lose the momentum,"
Michael Ferreira, three times world billiards champion, said.
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:: CNN-IBN
New Delhi - Thursday
21 August 2008 |