{"id":5909,"date":"2012-05-10T03:15:22","date_gmt":"2012-05-10T03:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/?p=5909"},"modified":"2012-05-10T03:15:22","modified_gmt":"2012-05-10T03:15:22","slug":"sushil-wants-to-better-his-beijing-games-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/?p=5909","title":{"rendered":"Sushil wants to better his Beijing Games performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/others\/sushil-kumar-wrestling.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Sushil Kumar\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" style=\"float: left; margin: 6px;\" \/>New Delhi: <\/strong>Having crossed the first hurdle of qualifying for the London Olympics successfully, India&#8217;s ace wrestler Sushil Kumar wants to better his Beijing Games&#8217; bronze medal winning performance in the 2012 London Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have to better my Beijing performance. In Athens Olympics, I came close to winning a medal. I was in good form before Athens having beaten almost all the top wrestlers. But I could not win a medal in Athens. In Beijing, not many gave me any chance. But the wrestling community had faith in me and I didn&#8217;t prove them wrong,&#8221; said Sushil during a promotional event here Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Aware of the expectations on him to win gold at the London Olympics, Sushil insists that he is not under pressure.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am aware of the expectations this time. The country is looking up to me. But I won&#8217;t be under any pressure. I have never taken any pressure on myself. In a way it is good that I have qualified late because I am in competitive mould. I am in a rhythm,&#8221; said Sushil while inaugurating the documentary series &#8220;Travelling with the PROS&#8221; made by Bikram Saluja on India&#8217;s top-seven sportspersons including him.<\/p>\n<p>Sushil&#8217;s spate of injuries delayed his qualification.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In Kazhakstan, I suffered due to shoulder and hand injury. But I still had confidence in myself. At the national camp in Sonepat people around me were also confident about my qualification and it helped me to stay motivated,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Delhi boy said that he was reviewing the performances of his competitors in london.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In China I was in good form. There I conceded only one point before qualifying. We are now watching the videos of competitors who have qualified in my category. We are also making the strategy how to counter them,&#8221; he said.<em> (IANS)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: Having crossed the first hurdle of qualifying for the London Olympics successfully, India&#8217;s ace wrestler Sushil Kumar wants to better his Beijing Games&#8217; bronze medal winning performance in the 2012 London Olympics. &#8220;I have to better my Beijing performance. In Athens Olympics, I came close to winning a medal. 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