From the Daily News: Tarlochan Bawa a hockey Olympian has passed away at his daughter’s residence at Ambala in Haryana on Thursday [24 April]. He was 85 years old. Bawa, who was a member of the team under Balbir Singh which went on to win the gold medal in the Olympics, held at London in [...]
Posts from ‘April, 2008’
Country Report: Olympic Qualifiers from the Philippines
From the Philippine Daily Inquirer: Just 108 days before the Beijing Olympics opens, the Philippines only has 12 qualifiers to show—and only three of them possess solid chances at winning the country’s first ever gold medal in the quadrennial games. But chief of mission Monico Puentevella said on Tuesday the lean but mean delegation can [...]
Yatching: Kevin Lim’s Road to Beijing
Let’s include Malaysian Kevin Lim among the list of athletes who have some issues (okay, gripes) against their country’s sports officials. His unsure road to Beijing looks like this: 1. The Malaysian Yatching Association did not register anyone for the last yatching Olympic qualifying event held in Australia 2. Kevin, acting on his own, pleads [...]
The Money Report: Malaysia’s Incentives for Olympic Medalists
Earlier, we reported that Malaysia is giving a monthly allowance of RM1,000 (equivalent to US$318.557 according to this currency site) to its athletes who qualified for Beijing. But does Malaysia give incentives to athletes who win an Olympic medal as Azerbaijan does? The answer is yes. This is the current incentive scheme according to Malaysia’s [...]
Football: Demichelis and Vukovic’s Separate Roads to the Olympics
Australian Danny Vukovic’s road to Beijing: 1. Hit a referee during a game2. Get banned for nine months3. Get close to depression4. Appeal the ban5. Get the ban reduced to five months6. Which makes Danny eligible for Beijing Morale of the story: Hitting a referee can end your Olympic dreams — or not. Argentinian Martin [...]
