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India targets more gold
China Daily
Updated: 2008-08-23 11:30
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India's gold medalist Abhinav Bindra pauses between shots during the men's 10m air rifle final in Beijing on Aug 11. AP
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Alan Smith, The Daily Telegraph reporter
I always said we would win and I am thrilled now that we have more champions to rejoice about and I can be part of the celebration.
I can also give them some tips on how to do some interviews since that is all I have been doing since I have returned and now I am happy that the attention will be given where it is due.
On a personal note I am actually enjoying catching up on some much-needed slumber. It is a welcome treat after years of waking up at 6am and heading out to train. I am now faced with a dilemma: "What next?"
Of course there are lots of options, but I would like to do something with purpose and something that I am passionate about. I never realized how long 24 hours actually were and now I am trying to fill time, although I am still tired and need some rest.
So, something I have been talking about for some time now is how I would like to give back to not only shooting but also to the whole Indian sport movement.
I would like to offer my help to all who seek it and also like to be available to other shooters so that I can share my experiences with them.
I am working now on a structure, in which I can be directly involved with the development of other shooters and actually try and groom people for the future. I will write more details on that when I have finalized the plan.
I will use another post to comment on all the people who have left me insightful remarks, except for the usual comments about how India underperforms ... it is very simple ... we don't have any sport structure whatsoever ... so the fact that we are even winning a couple of medals is phenomenal.
It is time we all joined hands and tried to change this acceptance of mediocrity. I think we should all be positive and actually offer solutions since it is pretty obvious we all know the problems.
