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level and also various International matches
situation was the difficult as he was under
training in South Africa, but the outbreak of
virus made him land back in his country and
was asked to cut his training tints abroad. In
past he had won many gold medals in other
games like Asian Games, Commonwealth
Games and many more were the reason that
kept his motivation, fitness and practice
tight enough to bring confidence in his mind,
heart and eyes to make sure he brings gold
to his motherland India.
Further, games like table tennis,
swimming, badminton which are indoor
games made the situation vulnerable for the
players to practice, as the courts, pools were
closed. Players were unable to practice also
because of the reason of travelling
restrictions.
Games like wrestling, boxing etc. the
players were not able to practice due to the
social distancing norms for corona it was
little bit difficult to maintain a tight practice
were cancelled which could have enhanced
their ranking and chance of qualifying
Olympics.
“ The Tokyo 2020 has made known and
reminded us our hidden potential to fight
against all odds, that as long as we stand
together as a family, we have the potential to
beat all the odds "
Still, players like Ravi Kumar Dahiya, Lovina
Borgohain, Bajrang Punia, PV Sindhu, who
also broke the record of an Indian Female
Player holding more than one Olympic
Medal, establishing herself as an inspiration
to teach us that hard work always pays off.
Even after such a positive performance,
Olympic 2020 was not as expected for many
other players. Many of the players were not
even allowed to participate in the opening
ceremony of the game, which can be one
time opportunity for many players. But with
the athletes returning home, safe and sound
while making their respective countries
proud, we can finally say that Japan has truly
been successful in its endeavour. The Tokyo
2020 has made known and reminded us our
hidden potential to fight against all odds,
that as long as we stand together as a family,
we have the potential to beat all the odds.
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