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NRI happy with the Village experience
Vikas Gowda, an NRI, flew down from North Carolina chasing his Olympic dream. His all three valid throws read 61.35, 61.39 and 59.87. Yet he...
August 22, 2004 12:00 AM IST
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Vikas Gowda, an NRI, flew down from North Carolina chasing his Olympic dream. His all three valid throws read 61.35, 61.39 and 59.87. Yet he narrowly missed the cut. The last man who sneeked in was Mario Pestano of Spain with 61.69.
8216;8216;For me it was a dream come true,8217;8217; said the 21-year-old student of mathematics. 8216;8216;Olympic is a different ball game and I enjoyed every moment of it. This is my first meet in Europe and that too Olympics. I can8217;t ask for more,8217;8217; he said.
His only regret was that he couldn8217;t do as good as K M Binu, his roommate at the Games Village. 8216;8216;Now I can only wish him all the best for the semi-finals,8217;8217; said Vikas.
The Athletics Federation of India AFI had initially refused him entry for the Games. 8216;8216;There is so much of politics and I don8217;t know why they were not allowing me when you don8217;t have any good thrower in the country,8217;8217; he wondered. Vikas was eighth in shot put and 12th in discuss in the World Junior Championship two years ago. Vikas said it would have been better if he had qualified but 8216;8216;I guess in my first Olympics it is OK.8217;8217; NP
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