Edited By: Pathikrit Sen Gupta
Final Up to date: February 06, 2023, 16:49 IST
Tanya stated it was a really good expertise to see a stadium full of ladies. File pic/Twitter
Sporting the scarf to obtain the medal on the award ceremony of the thirty first Iran Fajr Worldwide Problem was nearly following guidelines set by the organisers and giving respect to the host nation, Tanya Hemanth advised News18
For Tanya Hemanth, the Indian shuttler who received the gold medal within the ladies’s singles on the thirty first Iran Fajr Worldwide Problem held in Tehran, successful the sport for India and dealing exhausting to enhance her world rating was most vital. Sporting the scarf to obtain the medal on the award ceremony was nearly a “easy ceremony customized” and respecting the host nation, Iran.
Tanya performed an excellent match and surprised fellow Indian and high seed Tasnim Mir to win the ladies’s singles title. Tanya fully dominated the competition and ended what was seen because the shortest match of the day by defeating Mir in straight video games scoring 7-21 11-21.
With this win, her world rating will now go up from 73 to 60.
An elated Tanya spoke to News18 about her sport and described how the win panned out as solely ladies have been allowed to attend and even watch the whole event. Tanya stated that within the first set, each she and Tasnim have been enjoying on equal footing, however as the sport progressed, she gained an higher hand.
“I began cruising by way of. Within the second set as nicely it was just like the primary after which I discovered the suitable alternatives and commenced making extra rallies to complete the sport,” stated the nineteen-year-old. “I’m thrilled with the win. It was a really good expertise to see a stadium full of ladies. That was a primary for me and really inspiring. Even the photographers and organisers have been all ladies. I wore it respecting the nation.”
She was responding to a query on the winners on the thirty first Iran Fajr Worldwide Problem requested to put on a headband throughout the medal ceremony.
Tanya’s father Hemanth additionally wished the media to concentrate on the sport that was performed between Tanya and Tasnim and the way it was achievement for India.
“We went to Iran to play badminton event. My daughter has received the gold medal. We adopted the straightforward ceremony customized and we’re again. Your entire event was organised by ladies in Iran and the hospitality was superb.
We’re right here as sportsmen and nothing else,” he advised News18.
Based on the organisers, it was a part of the occasion’s conference that the winners of the matches put on a headband on the medal ceremony. This apply was prevalent final yr as nicely when Tasnim received the gold for India.
Each Tanya and Tasnim practice underneath U Vimal Kumar, India’s former chief nationwide coach, and director of the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy.
Happy with the way in which each gamers have been working exhausting to climb increased on the world rankings, Kumar additionally felt that “the ladies gamers nonetheless have a whole lot of catching as much as do in worldwide ranges in comparison with the boys, and the extra the tournaments they play the higher they may get”.
“I preserve telling them that they each should work and get into the highest 30 on the planet rating. Solely then will they be capable of carry out like Saina or Sindhu, or get to that stage. These ladies want numerous match apply, and worldwide publicity like enjoying with the Chinese language, Koreans, and Indonesians and getting used to their tempo. Then they’ll make it massive,” Kumar advised News18.
On carrying the hijab, Kumar stated “carrying the scarf throughout prize distribution is okay”.
“The organisers didn’t insist that our ladies put on the hijab whereas enjoying or cowl themselves fully just like the Iranians. That will have been totally different. Our ladies will not be used to that. As a substitute, they allowed the woman to play, which is an excellent factor,” he stated.
Kumar added that sports activities is a “unifying power” and might do a whole lot of good. He believes that it helps blur any variations, even in faith.
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