Aparna Popat, Anju Bobby George and Ashwini Nachappa are guests in the latest episode of Podcast Sports toi Sportscastmumbai: The nuanced approach determines that expectations must be assessed against the reality when it comes to what has the potential to be achieved at the Olympics.
Especially when a group of Indian athletes, crossing sports, having more than one billion hopes of riding it.
The three most famous sportsmen in India – Aparna Popat, Ashwini Nachappa and Anju Bobby George – feel there might be incompatibility between what is in reality, and what starts we expect.
All three are guests at the Sportscast Toi PodcasT recently.
“Why hope really appears is because every day, you know, you open a newspaper, and you say, Indian athletes do it very well, like you see some athletes win the tournament here, or you know, medals there.
And we Celebrate in isolation.
But we don’t really map it in terms of what it means to standard Olympics.
Or we don’t map it as you know, how, you know, like what that field is, on certain events, or in certain tournaments.
So a gold , where, you know, top, say, eight does not participate, and you get gold, does not mean it is gold at the Olympics, because you then compare it to the Olympic standard.
So I think somewhere to check expectations, it is important that we even see This consideration, “said Popat Times of India’s Podcast Sportscast.
“I’m the second,” Ashwini added.
“I think the narrative is very important.
How do we tell the public is very important, what informs is very important.
It must be placed, you know, if not, you will create a situation like this where everyone thinks the Olympics, you know, you can get 10, 12, 15 medals.
It doesn’t run on the road.
It takes a lot of effort.
The trip for each (athlete) is very large.
Each is different.
“Ashwini Nachappa said in Toi Sportscast.
“The actual Olympics, this is a different scenario.
And the competition is very high and all the top athletes will come for the competition.
In athletics, I got a world championship medal (Bronze in Paris 2003).
On athletics, there was no difference between the World Championship and Olympics – Wise competition.
But when I go to the Olympics, it is completely different.
Because all (athletes) get ready for it, the whole world is getting ready for it.
And competition, tension, hope will be very high.
So we need to handle it And we have to be steady and do my best.
But it depends on that day (competition day in the game).
Can be anything “.
Anju Bobby George said in Toi Sportscast.
However, the three Arjuna recipients believe that the Indian contingent in Tokyo has the potential to improve the performance of their 2012 London Olympics and may pass a sign of 6 medals, which remains the best Haul India in one match.
“Toes and fingers are tied and crossed,” they said.
The latest episode of sportscast toi is available on all leading podcast platforms such as Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts, Gaavn, and also on the podcast page from TimesOfindia.com.