Women’s 4X400 relay team wins gold in Asian Indoor Athletics

Indian women’s 4X400 relay team won a gold while Jauna Murmu bagged a bronze in 400m race on the concluding day of Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Tehran today.

The 4X400 quartet of Priyanka Pawar, Murmu, Ashwini Chidananda Akkunji and Karnatapu Sowjanya clocked 3:43.83 to clinch gold. Kazakhstan (3:44.20) and Iran (4:00.03) won silver and bronze respectively.

In women’s 400m, Murmu clocked 54.56 sec to win the bronze. Munira Saleh (53.79 sec) of Syria and Maslyonko Marina (53.89 sec) of Kazakhstan bagged gold and silver respectively.

On the second day yesterday, shot putter Satyendra Kumar had fetched the first gold for India by hurling the iron ball
to a career best and meet record shattering effort of 19.17m.

Second Indian in the fray, Saurabh Vij, finished a distant fifth with a forgettable 17.22m.

Kuwait’s Mohammad Mashari (18.78m) and Iranian Hamid Reza Farahani (18.58m) made it to a podium finish behind Satyendra.

In men’s heptathlon, Pulimoottil Vinod Joseph won a bronze with a total score of 4981 points. Iranians Hadi

Sepehrzad (5292 points) and Abdul Jalil Tomaj (5054) finished first and second respectively.

National record holder Hari Shankar Roy had a forgettable championships finishing a poor sixth with an effort of 2.14m

On the first day on Wednesday, Resmi Bose won a bronze in women’s long jump with an effort of 5.93m while compatriot M A Prajusha was fourth with 5.92m. Mohammad Ibrar won a bronze in men’s long jump with an effort of 7.56m.

Source : hindustan Times

‘Schumi’ says doubt is the secret to success

Germany’s seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher admitted today that he had doubts ahead of his historic comeback, but that uncertainty was a secret to his success.

“I always had doubts in myself before, even in the good years,” 41-year-old Schumacher, who returns after a three year
hiatus at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix with Mercedes GP on Sunday, told Germany’s Stern magazine.

“I think that this is part of the reason for my success – constantly looking for new areas where I can improve.”

Following his break, “Schumi” also said he has “found out how to have fun again, something which I had lost.”
And in case anyone wondered, the German, winner of 91 Grand Prix in 250 starts, was crystal clear what his goal was
this season: an eighth drivers’ title.

“Of course. It goes without saying,” he told Stern. “That’s why I signed a three-year contract.”

Dieter Zetsche, the chairman of the Daimler group and the head of Mercedes-Benz, was also bullish, saying his team had
“probably” the best management, the best drivers and the best engines.

“We’ve got all the ingredients for a superb recipe. Now all we have to do is cook it right,” Zetsche told Stern.

Observers do not necessarily share his confidence, with Schumacher having to contend with a new crop of drivers keen
to teach the German a lesson and send him back into retirement.

Source : Hindustan Times