IPL hype might impact India’s Beijing Olympics preparations

Posted: Sunday, Feb 24, 2008 at 2333 hrs IST
Updated: Saturday, Feb 23, 2008 at 2352 hrs IST

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Mumbai, Feb 23: August games are in shooting, where they have several prospects led by Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore who won a silver four years ago.

A mix of athletes from archery, boxing, athletics, wrestling and swimming have already qualified for the games while a few more are hoping to make it.

Most of the athletes are finding in difficult to put together a budget for training and international competition in preparation for the games. “I would like to say many things, but things don’t matter in India,” Rathore said. “I’d rather conserve my energy.”

—Reuters...

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