Thursday, January 27, 2005

Viruses and badminton

I've been trying to update this site for sometime now, but kept running into technical glitches. I finally figured it's because my pages were corrupted by a virus.
Hopefully, from now on, updates will be smoother.
The 2005 National Championships begin in Jamshedpur late this month. Aparna Popat will be looking for a record eight consecutive title, while Gopi will seek to cap his remarkable comeback with another National singles title. He has already beaten all his top competitors this year and the Nationals will see one of the great comeback stories in Indian badminton.
All the other contenders for the National title are obvious. Outside hopers could be Utsav Misra and Sachin Ratti in men's singles, but for women's singles one need not look beyond Aparna, Sania, Trupti and Meenakshi, in that order.
Another great comeback story is of Ajit Wijetilak, who has been training for men's singles after having played doubles the last three years. Wijetilak has been training with constant pain in his legs, but don't be surprised if he does well. Some of the more fancied players could be in for a surprise.
Of those missing, Aditi Mutatkar is the most conspicous. She twisted her knee at a camp in Bangalore a few months back. She is recovering well at home in Pune.

Wednesday, January 26, 2005

Testing

Just testing. This blog idea for the site looks promising. Suggestions on the look and content of the site are welcome.
-Dev