PT Usha : Tintu, Lalita, and Sudha stand a good chance of qualifying for finals at Rio
Indian sprint legend PT Usha believes that 800m runner Tintu Luka, 3000m steeplechase runners Lalita Babar and Sudha Singh have a good chance of making it to the finals in the Olympics. She also expressed her happiness in seeing the record number of athletes qualifying for Rio Olympics.
Although PT Usha, who missed out on a bronze medal in the 400m hurdles in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics by a whisker, is not sure about breaking the medal jinx in athletics at Rio, however, she believes that many of these athletes have a good chance of making it to the finals this time.
"In athletics, we cannot say who will win a medal. Participation itself is good. Tintu Luka, Lalita Babar, and Sudha Singh, stand a good chance of qualifying for finals,
"Even in the triple jump, the performance has been good. I can't say who is going to win the medal, it is all luck," she added.
In athletics, we cannot say who will win a medal. Participation itself is good. Tintu Luka, Lalita Babar, and Sudha Singh, stand a good chance of qualifying for finals, only thing they have to do is better their performance
The 52-year-old Keralite also said that Dutee Chand, who became the first Indian woman to have qualified for 100 meters race in an Olympics since PT Usha competed in the event in the 1980 Moscow Games, will be able to qualify for the
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"I don't want to put pressure on her. First of all, qualifying for 100m itself is a big achievement. If she is able to clock 11.21sec, then she will qualify for semifinals. I think her best is 11.26sec.
"I feel she is not talking to most of the people. She is
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The legendary sprinter has also expressed her happiness in seeing
"This time, a huge number of Indian athletes have qualified for Rio. They should try to better their performance, then we can really say we are doing good," she said.