A Gold, A Bronze, what next??

“You have a message!” beeped my phone. On reading the text from IBN Live a grin split my face and I looked up and exclaimed - India won a bronze in wrestling! The remote in my hand guided the channels to IBN Live. The headlines were filled with India at the Olympics. It was great to see the way our wrestler Sushil Kumar had won his 3 consecutive rounds to get the first bronze in wrestling at the Olympics since 1952! The headlines went on to mention our definite medal either a bronze or a silver in boxing by Vijender Kumar, a young 22 year old from a small city in India. As the TV camera spanned the boxer's home town one could see young boys and men sparring in front of the camera with huge grins across their faces.

Yes, we Indians had done something more than cricket! Don't get me wrong - I love the game but think that it is time that our other athletes get a chance at the headlines too! And as Rajdeep Sardesai from IBN live said "Today even though India defeated Sri Lanka in the ODI today to level the series, it has not made it to the headlines in tonight’s news!" He went on to remind us of our first gold winner Abhinav Bindra.

Our simple down to earth Indian men were doing us proud.. Well done guys, I salute you!