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Saina World#2, Kashyap #10
Mumbai, Jan 18, 2013
It was a great week for Indian Badminton as all the top players achieved their career best rankings: Saina is #2, Kashyap #10 and Sindhu #16.
Vijay Kumar wins Gold
New Delhi, Dec 28, 2012
Vijay Kumar lived upto his reputation by clinching gold in 25 mtr Rapid Fire Pistol event in the 56th National Shooting Championship in Delhi.
Annu & Sanjeev wins Silver
New Delhi, Dec 27, 2012
Annu Raj Singh won silver in 10 mtr Air Pistol (Women) event and Sanjeev Rajput won silver in 50 mtr Rifle 3 Position (Men) event in the 56th National Shooting Championship in Delhi.
Akhil & Malaika shine
New Delhi, Dec 27, 2012
OGQ Junior Scholorship shooter Akhil Sheoran won gold in 10 mtr Air Rifle (Junior) and Champions of Champion event while Malaika Goel won silver in 10 mtr Air Pistol (Junior) event in the 56th National Shooting Championship in Delhi.
Kashyap wins Indian Open Grandprix
Lucknow, Dec 23, 2012
Kashyap wins the Indian Open Grandprix defeating Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk of Thailand in the final 21-19, 14-21, 21-17. Sindhu finished runner-up in the Women’s Singles.
Kashyap wins National Championship
Srinagar, Oct 03, 2012
P. Kashyap lived up to the expectations by winning the National Badminton Championships in Srinagar. Kashyap beat Ajay Jayaram in straight games to win his first national title .
Training camp in Indonesia
Indonesia, Sep, 2012
Olympic Gold Quest took another step towards its Vision 2020 Olympics. OGQ baddy players Lakshya Sen, Kartikey, and Rahul; training at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy are attending a one month training in Indonesia. They will train with the best and also get vital insights on physical fitness.
Malaika wins Gold medal
Pune, Sep 26, 2012
14 year old Malaika Goel won gold at the 2nd Gun For Glory shooting Championships in Pune. Malaika incredible covered a 7 point deficit to beat many fancied top senior shooters in the 10m Air Pistol event.
Vijay Kumar is now World#2
New Delhi, Sep 29, 2012
London Olympics silver medallist, Shooter Vijay Kumar has added another feather to his cap as he achieved the world number 2 ranking in the latest list issued by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF).
Vikas qualifies for the finals
London, Aug 06, 2012
It was a historic day for India as Vikas Gowda qualified for the finals of Discus Throw event by throwing 65.20m. The finals take place on Wednesday.
Mary Kom into Semis
London, Aug 06, 2012
5 times World champion Mary Kom stormed into the semi finals of the 51kg event in Boxing with a convincing 15-6 win over Maroua Rahali of Tunisia. She has already secured a medal for India and now just two step away from Gold.
Devendro in quarters
London, Aug 05, 2012
'Pocket Dynamo' L. Devendro Singh stormed into the quarterfinals with a superb 16-11 thrashing of Serdamba P. of Mongolia
Brave Effort by Kashyap
London, Jul 31, 2012
Ace Badminton player P.Kashyap produced a herculean effort to reach the quarter finals at London 2012. He does became the first male Indian badminton player to go so far in Olympics. He gave a tough time to number 1 seed Lee Chong before bowing out in the Quarters.
Breakfast, badminton and beyond
The Hindu, Apr 22, 2012
There are so many people who are funding sport now, so for a talented person, if you made some mark, funding is not a problem at all, says Prakash Padukone - A conversation with Vinay Kamath
Mary Kom wins Asian Boxing Championship
Mongolia, Mar 25, 2012
5 time World Champion M.C. Marykom won the Asian Boxing Championship held in Mongolia in the 51 kgs category beating Ren Can Can of China 16-8 in the final.
Super Saina breaks the Chinese Wall !
Basel, Mar 18, 2012
Saina Nehwal successfully defends the Swiss Open title by comprehensively beating World#2 Shixian Wang of China 21-19 21-16.
76th National Badminton Championships
Bangalore, Jan 24, 2012
P.V. Sindhu and Sai Praneeth stormed into the semi-finals of the 76th National Badminton Championships. Sindhu will take on #4 seed Aditi mutatkar, while Praneeth will play against Anand Pawar of Mumbai.
Annu Raj wins BRONZE
Doha, Jan 16, 2012
Annu Raj Singh wins BRONZE in 10m Air Pistol at the Asian Championships in Doha.
OGQ Shooters at Asian Shooting Championship Doha, Jan 11, 2012
Sanjeev Rajput and Vijay Kumar won Gold in 50m Rifle 3 Position and 25m Standard Pistol respectively. Gagan Narang and Annu Raj won bronze in 50m Rifle 3P and 10m Air Pistol respectively
Lakshya Sen wins All India Sub-Junior Title
Vijaywada, Jan 7, 201210 Years old Lakshya Sen won Gold in U13 category at the All India Sub-Junior Major Ranking Badminton Tournament at Vijaywada. He also won the doubles title.
What Are India’s Prospects At The London Olympics?
Forbes India
Dec 28, 2011
India had its best medals tally ever at the 2008 Olympic Games. The entire country is hoping that it will better the count in 2012
Tata Open India International Badminton Challenge
Mumbai, Dec 16, 2011
P.V. Sindhu and Guru Saidutt stormed into the semi-finals of the Tata Open International Badminton Challenge. Sindhu will take on #3 seed Tsz Chan of Hong Kong, while Guru will play against Shesar Hiren of Indonesia in the semi-finals.
10 year old Lakshya Sen finishes runner-up
New Delhi, Dec 8, 2011
10 Years old Lakshya Sen finished as Runner-up in the Under-13 National Badminton Championship in New Delhi. He lost to seed No.1 Siril Verma 17-21, 14-21 in the finals.
Shiva Thapa wins Gold and adjudged best boxer
Madurai, Dec 11, 2011
Shiva Thapa, supported by OGQ, won Gold Medal in Bantamweight category (56 KG) at the National Boxing Championships. He also won India Best Boxer Trophy It was his first Senior National.
Omkar wins bronze in Asian Air Gun Championship
Kuwait, Oct 20, 2011
Ace pistol shooter Omkar Singh shot brilliantly to win bronze medal in 10m Air Pistol at the Asian Air Gun Championships in Kuwait. He shot 581 to finish 4th in the qualifying round and then shot a brilliant 100.8 in the final round to win the bronze.
P.V. Sindhu defeated the No.1 seed
Almere, Oct 16, 2011
'Sensational Sindhu' defeated the No.1 seed and World No.11 Porntip Buranaprasertsuk of Thailand 21-14 15-21 21-13 in the semi-final of the Yonex Dutch Open 2011. She meets Jie Yao of Netherlands in the Finals.
Manoj Kumar qualify for London 2012
Baku, Oct 04, 2011
Manoj Kumar became the first Indian Boxer to qualify for the London 2012 Olympics.He defeated Qing Hu of China 17:15 in the pre-quarters of the AIBA World Championships today in Baku.
Masters Shooting Championship
Pune, Sep 29, 2011
Ace rifle shooter won gold in the 10m Air Rifle event at the Masters Shooting Championship in Pune with a score of 594. Omkar Singh won gold in the 50m Free Pistol event with a score of 560.
AIBA World Boxing Championships 2011
Baku, Sep 28, 2011
Suranjoy Singh (52kg) and Devendro Singh (49kg) scored convincing victories to move into the second round of AIBA World Boxing Championships in Baku. A quarterfinal finish will ensure London Olympics quota to them. Manoj Kumar will be in action on 30th September in the 64kg category.
Gagan Receives Khel Ratna
Aug 29, 2011
Ace shooter Gagan Narang was conferred with country's highest sporting honour - Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award- at a glittering ceremony at the Rashtrapathi Bhawan.
Tejaswini Sawant, Suranjoy Singh, Rahul Banerjee and Vikas Gowda received the Arjuna Award for their exceptional achievements in 2010.
Results from Vietnam Open
Aug 28, 2011
Men's Singles: Gurusai Dutt and Ajay Jayaram won the bronze medal.
Women's Singles: 16 year old P.V. Sindhu played brilliantly to reach the quarters.
Tintu Luka wins 2 Gold & 1 Silver medal
Aug 15, 2011
India's ace sprinter Tintu Luka finished off her brief European Tour with 2 gold and 1 silver medal. Tintu won gold at the Folksam Grand Prix in Karlstad at Sweden and followed it up with one more gold at the Amsterdam Grand Prix. She then signed off with a silver medal finish at the Flanders Cuo in Belgium where she ran in her season best timing of 2:01.75 sec. She will now participate at the IAAF World Athletics Championship in Daegu at South Korea later this month.
BWF World Badminton Championship results
Aug 15, 2011
Saina Nehwal lost to World No.3 Wang Xin of China by 15-21 10-21 in the quarterfinals of the World Badminton Championships at the Wembley Arena in London. Ajay Jayaram produced an impressive performance to reach the pre-quarters in the Men's Singles event. He upset 15th seed Kenichi Tago of Japan in straight sets 21-12 21-19 in the opening round and then put up a brave fight against 6th seed Jin Chen in the pre-quarters before losing 21-18 12-21 11-21. Meanwhile, P. Kashyap lost a close contest in the second round to 7th seed Tien Minh Nguyen 22-24 21-17 20-22 in an 81 min marathon match.
OGQ launch website, reveal plans for London Games
Rediff Sports
Jul 26, 2011
OGQ launch website, reveal plans for London Games
Quest for Olympic gold begins
Times of india
Jun 30, 2011
WThe signs were ominous: Mumbai had already turned dark and overcast...
Recurve archers find backers
www.indianexpress.com
Wed Jun 29 2011
With their flop-hats and three-fourths, the archers tends to give the competing atmosphere an air of a relaxed excusion...
ANALYSIS-India's Olympic quest
www.reuters.com
Thu Jun 16, 2011
While India's government has pledged to chase Olympic success and improve on the country's record of nine gold medals in 52 years...
Sindhu, a Saina in the making
The Hindu
June 18, 2011
As she warms up on court, stretching her long limbs, you get a feeling that P.V. Sindhu is in the wrong sport. She's just 15 but she's already 5'11, and still growing...
World Cups are never easy
www.dnaindia.com
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Vijay Kumar, who recently won silver at ISSF Championship and booked an Olympic quota, tells DNA that he is high on confidence for the Munich WC later this year...
Leander Paes joins Olympic Gold Quest
The Times of India
Feb 11, 2010
The Olympic Gold Quest has just hit an ace. It has inducted Leander Paes into its board of directors. The tennis ace, who last month won his 11th Grand Slam crown - the mixed-doubles title at the Australian Open – joins…
Saina's Hong Kong trip funded by Olympic Gold Quest
The Times of India
Dec 15, 2010
Ace Indian woman shuttler Saina Nehwal's golden run in the Hong Kong Super Series tournament was funded entirely by the Olympic Gold Quest founded by sports legends Prakash Padukone and Geet Sethi.
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Bain MD pitch for India's Olympic Gold Quest
The Ecomonic Times
10 Mar 2011
Billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala and Bain Capital MD Amit Chandra are among those working to get the "big finance" interested in India's Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ), which has struggled to raise $1 million needed annually for training the medal hopefuls...
Mission Plausible
Open Magazine
30 October 2010
Prakash Padukone watching the men's singles semifinals at the Commonwealth Games. Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia defeated India's Chetan Anand in the first semifinal. The giant Rajeev Ouseph of England beat P Kashyap, the frisky little Indian...
London calling
Mumbai Mirror
October 29, 2010
After their successful showing at the recently-concluded Commonwealth Games, Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ), a foundation for promotion of sports and games in India, wants to better its performance in the forthcoming Asian Games. OGQ's efforts helped them contribute...
India has failed to emerge as a sports superpower
Rediff Sports
October 22, 2010
Former Indian hockey ace Viren Rasquinha tells Harish Kotian that 'Olympic Gold Quest' is all about producing champions who can win gold medals at the Olympics…
Novel programme to finance, empower sports personalities
Indianexpress.com
Nov 05 2010
The Olympic Gold Quest, sponsors of Indian sportspersons such as Gagan Narang, Tejaswini Sawant and Hari Om, have come up with a new scheme of funding involving individual contribution from the common man – Power Your Champion...
Now every Indian can support their athletes
Dnaindia.com
May 05, 2010
"It takes just 6 gm of gold to lift the worth of a nation" says the tag line of Olympic Golf Quest (OGQ), a non-profit foundation, working to support the talent in the world of sports...
Quest vs Mittal, a battle with no losers
Mid Day
Nov 29, 2010
If churning out champions was easy, then almost every local and state sports institution would have produced national champs by the dozen. It's a meticulous task, one that is governed by a two-part process - identifying talent and then nurturing it...
Olympic Gold Quest has raised hope for Indian athletes
Rediffsports.com
Dec 14, 2010
Abhinav Bindra's gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics sent the entire nation into raptures. It was India's first individual gold since the quadrennial Games began in 1904, and the country's first in 28 years, since the men's hockey team triumphed...
'Representing your country is such a big thing'
rediff.com
Dec 15, 2010
Five-time world champion MC Mary Kom, in an exclusive conversation with Harish Kotian, reveals what inspired her to take up boxing, and her plans to produce champions at her academy in Manipur despite not having a sponsor...
CEOs bat for OGQ
The Times of India
Jan 24, 2011
Cracking deals is clearly an easier proposition, considering how a few like-minded CEOs got together on Sunday to raise some money. This time around though, they were off working hours, sweating it out for the future sporting talent...
