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Bindra Urges Urgent Sports System Boost Ahead of LA Olympics
Abhinav Bindra praised India's athletes for their work at the Asian Games.
India won 85 medals and finished fourth.
Bindra said the athletes and the people who support them deserve respect.
He also said some athletes had exciting breakthrough performances.
But he believes India must learn from the things that did not go well, too.
He wants athletes to receive support for many years, not just when they are close to winning a medal.
That support should include science, good coaching, recovery, and help preventing injuries.
Bindra says preparation for the Los Angeles Olympics needs to move forward quickly and purposefully.
Abhinav Bindra congratulated Indian athletes after India won 85 medals at the Asian Games.
India finished fourth, with 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze medals.
Bindra said preparation for the Los Angeles Olympics must begin with greater urgency.
He urged long-term athlete support using science, data, expert coaching and careful recovery planning.
Bindra called for learning from both breakthroughs and disappointments to build resilient athletes.
- Who
- Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra and Indian athletes.
- What
- Bindra congratulated the athletes on their Asian Games results and urged India to strengthen its high-performance sports system ahead of the Los Angeles Olympics.
- Where
- The comments concern India's sports system and preparation for the Los Angeles Olympics.
- When
- Bindra made his comments on Sunday; the article says the Los Angeles Olympics are less than two years away.
- Why
- Bindra said athletes need sustained, science-informed support and that India should learn from the Asian Games as it prepares for the Olympics.
Key facts
- India's Asian Games finish
- Fourth place
- India's total medals
- 85
- India's medals
- 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze
- Comparison with previous edition
- India's tally was 21 medals and seven golds fewer than its 106-medal haul at the last edition in Hangzhou, China.
- Los Angeles Olympics timeline
- Bindra said the Olympics were less than two years away.
- Recommended preparation
- Long-term athlete support, science and data, coaching and competition planning, training-load management, recovery, injury prevention and timely expert help.
Quotes
Abhinav Bindra
Olympic champion shooter and former Indian athlete
“LA is less than two years away. In Olympic sport that is not a long time. The athletes who will stand on the podium there are already deep into their preparation today.”
rediff.com
“High performance cannot only be about reacting when an athlete is close to a medal. We have to keep building systems that understand the athlete over several years.”
rediff.com
Sources
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