India ke premier swimmers mei se ek, Sajan Prakash neck injury ke baad pool mei wapas jaa rahe the, Jab COVID-19 pandemic ki wajah se unhone na sirf apni training balki aane wale season ke liye apne plans ko bhi rok diya, Olympicchannel Par nikli is report me btaya gya hai ki kaise indian elite swimmers khud ko is mahamari ke beech fit rakh rahe hai.
Sajan Rio 2016 mei Olympic mei jaa chuke hai. Halaki, Tokyo Games ki postponement inke liye disguise mei blessings ki tarah hai.Ye khali time Sajan ko ab help karega ki wo aur acche se training kar sake aur competition start hone ke pahle phir se shape mei aa sake.
“Mai jab tak completely fit nahi ho jaunga tab tak mai khud ko kisi event mei participate karne ke liye push nahi karunga.”
“Initially, hum log Malaysia, Singapore aur Thailand mei hone wale racing events ke liye taiyari kar rahe hai ‘A’ cut Olympic qualification mark ke liye.”
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Last year South Asian Games mei I he neck injury ho gai thi.February ke Early weeks mei apne training base Phuket move karne se pahle wo Bengaluru mei rehabilitation kar rahe the.
Coronavirus grow karne ki wajah se 26-year old swimmer khud ko training base mei restricted paa rahe hai.
Ye Indian swimmer International Swimming Federation (FINA) ki taraf se scholarship par hai aur is samay Thanyapura Academy mein different nationalities se aaye 16 other swimmers ke saath rah rahe hai.
Is samay uncertainties ki wajah se inki daily life par bahot impact pada hai. Thanyapura Academy ke coach Miguel Lopez ne kaha ki is phase se nikalne ke liye swimmers ek dusre ko help kar rahe hai.
“Hamare liye sabse important part ye hai ki swimmers ki morale aur spirit high rakhna padega,” unhone kaha.
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Isi beech, India ke elite class mei se ek swimmer ne laziness se fight karne ka ek tarika dhund liya hai jo ki lambe samay tak chalne wale lockdown mein kaafi helpful rahega.
Virdhawal Khade, Beijing Olympics 2008 mein participate karne wale youngest Indian swimmer bann gaye the (tab wo 15 years ke the) tahsildar hai Maharashtra government mein.
Government agencies jo ki is pandemic mei overdue kar rahi hai, Indian ace ko believe hai ki ‘Office work’ unhe monotony break karne mei help kar raha hai.
“Collector’s office full swing mei work kar rahe hai, isliye mujhe daily basis par report karna hota hai,” unhone kaha.
“Halaki, mai directly nahi involved hu kisi bhi Corona related work mei,aur bhi bahot saari chize hai jo mai apne liye manage karta hun.Mere liye ye ghar se bahar nikalne ki opportunity ki tarah hai.”
Ye USA jaane wale the Sergio Lopez ke under training ke liye, Sergio Lopez aise coach hai jinhone Ryan Murphy jaise best swimmers produce kiye hai.
Par inke journey ke kuch din pahle hi International travel suspend ho gai thi. Isliye inhe apne plans bhi cancel karne pade.
“Well, ab jab mai piche mud kar dekhta hai toh sochta hu ki accha hua mai nahi jaa paya warna mai USA mei hi fasa rah jaata,” unhone kaha.
Jaha Virdhawal Khade training karne ke liye USA jaane ki planning kar rahe the, wahi India ke upcoming backstrokers mei se ek Srihari Natraj apni training ke liye Australia jaane ki soch rahe the.
Par pandemic ke chalte plan mei rukawat aa gai, Bengaluru ke in swimmer ko usi chiz se training karni pad rhi hai jo unke ghar mei available hai.
“Mere paas few weights aur cross-trainer hai. Mujhe lagta hai meri dryland training ki care ho rahi hai,” unhone kaha.
Aur inke trainer ne inhe liberty de rakhi hai ki ye apna workout routinr khud se hi design kare, 19-year old ke ye swimmer ensure kar rahe hai ki is baar wo apni limit ko push karenge.
Is tarah ke India ke elite swimmers khud ko shape mei aur fit rakhne ke liye apna best de rahe hai despite iske ki kis tarah is pandemic ne sab kuch rok kar rakha hai. Ye dekhna kaafi dilchasp hoga ki jab wo wapas pool mei aayenge aur perform karenge Olympic qualification ke liye.
