Post by Macmoish on Apr 2, 2012 7:26:17 GMT
Obviously non-QPR, but I find it interesting what else our partial owners do - especially in the sports world. And especially showing depth of commitment, patience, etc, etc.
For those interested re the Mittal Champions Trust, the website is:
mittalchampionstrust.in/
The Hindu
NEW DELHI, April 1, 2012
Sport cannot be scripted: Bindra
Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra said that his chances were bright in the London Games, but cautioned that there was no guarantee of results in sport, in a press conference organised by the Mittal Champions Trust (MCT), here on Saturday.
“Sport can't be scripted'', observed Bindra, even as he assured that not only him, but the entire set of athletes representing the country would give their best on the given day and hope that it would turn out good for them.
“We put our life and soul for that one day'', said Bindra who had crowned himself the World champion, two years before emerging the first individual Olympic gold medallist for India in the Beijing Games.
Ever modest, Bindra expressed his gratitude to the MCT by saying that steel baron Lakshmi Mittal had turned many non-performing assets into gold, including himself.
Lakshmi Mittal, who had floated the idea of MCT along with his son-in-law Amit Bhatia in 2005, after being disappointed with India's fare in the Athens Games, revealed his fine understanding of sports as he said that there was no question of setting any targets for the athletes bound for Olympics.
“The whole world will be aiming for it. We want the same spirit in our team. Can't keep a target. We can only support and encourage them to do their best'', said Mittal as he expressed his shock at being told that winning the gold and finishing tenth could be decided by a difference of 0.01 point in shooting.
Good progress
Amit Bhatia said that the progress over the seven years, particularly from the Beijing Games to 2012 had been very encouraging. He said that 10 of the athletes had qualified and expected more MCT supported athletes to qualify.
“More athletes are qualifying and the quality of athletes qualifying has also improved a lot'', Bhatia remarked, even as he assured that the Trust did not restrict itself to the original budget of 10 million dollars in providing the best possible support for the select athletes.
Conceding that London Games was the original goal, Bhatia said that the MCT would continue with its campaign after reassessing its approach after the Olympics.
Mittal observed that London Olympics was very important for him personally, and was proud to say that Arcelor Mittal companies around the world had pooled together to construct the largest steel sculpture in Europe, the Arcelor Mittal Orbit, the 377-feet observation tower located between the Olympic Stadium and Aquatic Centre.
Mittal recalled his experience in Germany where there was a similar trust with contributions of five to 10 Euros per month from individuals in a particular region, which gave the whole community a sense of involvement with the Olympic dreams of the athletes. He hoped for more corporate support for sports.
“Abhinav made us all proud in Beijing. Abhinav has to repeat his performance. We can win more gold, more silver and more bronze medals'', said Mittal.
Some of the Games bound athletes, shooters Heena Sidhu and Joydeep Karmakar, archers Bombayala Devi and Chekrovolu Swuro, walker Gurmeet Singh, boxer Vikas Krishan, were present at the function. Mittal wondered whether he could motivate the athletes, but said that he would host them all in London at a suitable time before the Games.
When question was posed whether MCT would focus on having infrastructure or invest in a sports science centre, the CEO Manisha Malhotra, said that the idea was to provide expert support to the select athletes in Olympic disciplines and pointed out that there was no dearth of world class infrastructure, that was rotting, particularly in the Capital.
“Why focus only on cricket'', queried Mittal, as he stressed the potential of world wide recognition through excellence in Olympics.
www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/article3266817.ece
For those interested re the Mittal Champions Trust, the website is:
mittalchampionstrust.in/
The Hindu
NEW DELHI, April 1, 2012
Sport cannot be scripted: Bindra
Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra said that his chances were bright in the London Games, but cautioned that there was no guarantee of results in sport, in a press conference organised by the Mittal Champions Trust (MCT), here on Saturday.
“Sport can't be scripted'', observed Bindra, even as he assured that not only him, but the entire set of athletes representing the country would give their best on the given day and hope that it would turn out good for them.
“We put our life and soul for that one day'', said Bindra who had crowned himself the World champion, two years before emerging the first individual Olympic gold medallist for India in the Beijing Games.
Ever modest, Bindra expressed his gratitude to the MCT by saying that steel baron Lakshmi Mittal had turned many non-performing assets into gold, including himself.
Lakshmi Mittal, who had floated the idea of MCT along with his son-in-law Amit Bhatia in 2005, after being disappointed with India's fare in the Athens Games, revealed his fine understanding of sports as he said that there was no question of setting any targets for the athletes bound for Olympics.
“The whole world will be aiming for it. We want the same spirit in our team. Can't keep a target. We can only support and encourage them to do their best'', said Mittal as he expressed his shock at being told that winning the gold and finishing tenth could be decided by a difference of 0.01 point in shooting.
Good progress
Amit Bhatia said that the progress over the seven years, particularly from the Beijing Games to 2012 had been very encouraging. He said that 10 of the athletes had qualified and expected more MCT supported athletes to qualify.
“More athletes are qualifying and the quality of athletes qualifying has also improved a lot'', Bhatia remarked, even as he assured that the Trust did not restrict itself to the original budget of 10 million dollars in providing the best possible support for the select athletes.
Conceding that London Games was the original goal, Bhatia said that the MCT would continue with its campaign after reassessing its approach after the Olympics.
Mittal observed that London Olympics was very important for him personally, and was proud to say that Arcelor Mittal companies around the world had pooled together to construct the largest steel sculpture in Europe, the Arcelor Mittal Orbit, the 377-feet observation tower located between the Olympic Stadium and Aquatic Centre.
Mittal recalled his experience in Germany where there was a similar trust with contributions of five to 10 Euros per month from individuals in a particular region, which gave the whole community a sense of involvement with the Olympic dreams of the athletes. He hoped for more corporate support for sports.
“Abhinav made us all proud in Beijing. Abhinav has to repeat his performance. We can win more gold, more silver and more bronze medals'', said Mittal.
Some of the Games bound athletes, shooters Heena Sidhu and Joydeep Karmakar, archers Bombayala Devi and Chekrovolu Swuro, walker Gurmeet Singh, boxer Vikas Krishan, were present at the function. Mittal wondered whether he could motivate the athletes, but said that he would host them all in London at a suitable time before the Games.
When question was posed whether MCT would focus on having infrastructure or invest in a sports science centre, the CEO Manisha Malhotra, said that the idea was to provide expert support to the select athletes in Olympic disciplines and pointed out that there was no dearth of world class infrastructure, that was rotting, particularly in the Capital.
“Why focus only on cricket'', queried Mittal, as he stressed the potential of world wide recognition through excellence in Olympics.
www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/article3266817.ece