July 27, 2014
A silver-medallist from the past version, Ashish Kumar would at the end of the day be India's greatest trust for a platform complete in gymnastics when the artistic schedules start on Monday at the Commonwealth Games.
Ashish, who won a silver in the floor activities and bronze in the vault occasion of the 2010 version in Delhi, is wanting to enhance the color of his decoration and ascension the platform this time around.
"In the events that got me silver and a bronze, I will try to convert them into two golds. But you never know in sports," Ashish, additionally an Asian Games bronze-medallist, had told PTI on the eve of his flight.
Ashish, who won India its first gymnastic decoration in Delhi CWG is trusting that the occasion can at the end of the day add to the country's award count.
"Dipa Karmakar is also a medal hopeful in the womens draw. So, in total, my assessment would be three medals from gymnastics," the youthful tumbler anticipated.
Tripura young lady Dipa is the climbing star of Indian tumbling and is nicknamed the 'Brilliant Girl' of her state.
Exceeding expectations at the adjusting bar, uneven bars, floor activities and the vaulting table, Dipa will be an intense constrain in Glasgow alongwith individual tumbler Pranati Das in the ladies' occasions.
Dipa, with 53.75 focuses in 2013, was among the finalists in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the Asian Games and the World Cup, which in itself is an enormous accomplishment.
The year began with a blast for Dipa after she won gold at the International Commonwealth Championships in Perth.
While Ashish won two gold award for India, Dipa got the yellow metal in the ladies' vault.
So if all goes well, Ashish and Dipa with the various fellow team members are looking to be checked in this release of the CWG and get to be new stars of the country.
PTI
Ashish, who won a silver in the floor activities and bronze in the vault occasion of the 2010 version in Delhi, is wanting to enhance the color of his decoration and ascension the platform this time around.
"In the events that got me silver and a bronze, I will try to convert them into two golds. But you never know in sports," Ashish, additionally an Asian Games bronze-medallist, had told PTI on the eve of his flight.
Ashish, who won India its first gymnastic decoration in Delhi CWG is trusting that the occasion can at the end of the day add to the country's award count.
"Dipa Karmakar is also a medal hopeful in the womens draw. So, in total, my assessment would be three medals from gymnastics," the youthful tumbler anticipated.
Tripura young lady Dipa is the climbing star of Indian tumbling and is nicknamed the 'Brilliant Girl' of her state.
Exceeding expectations at the adjusting bar, uneven bars, floor activities and the vaulting table, Dipa will be an intense constrain in Glasgow alongwith individual tumbler Pranati Das in the ladies' occasions.
Dipa, with 53.75 focuses in 2013, was among the finalists in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the Asian Games and the World Cup, which in itself is an enormous accomplishment.
The year began with a blast for Dipa after she won gold at the International Commonwealth Championships in Perth.
While Ashish won two gold award for India, Dipa got the yellow metal in the ladies' vault.
So if all goes well, Ashish and Dipa with the various fellow team members are looking to be checked in this release of the CWG and get to be new stars of the country.
PTI
