The best tattoos on Olympic athletes

A Canadian swimmer sports an Olympic rings tattoo at the Aquatics Centre before the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games in London July 27, 2012. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

Khatuna Lorig of the U.S. reaches for an arrow from her quiver sporting a picture of an American bald eagle in the women's archery team quarterfinals at the Lords Cricket Ground during the London 2012 Olympic Games July 29, 2012. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

Italy's Ilaria Bianchi prepares to train at the main pool at the Aquatics Centre before the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games in London July 26, 2012. REUTERS/Jorge SilvaAn Olympic rings tattoo of Khatuna Lorig of the U.S. is seen during the women's archery individual ranking round of the London 2012 Olympics Games at the Lords Cricket Ground in London July 27, 2012. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

6. A tattoo of a Bible verse is seen on the hands of Brady Ellison of the U.S. as he prepares to take aim during the men's archery team quaterfinals at the Lords Cricket Ground during the London 2012 Olympics Games July 28, 2012. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

   A diver practices before the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games July 26, 2012. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

   A tattoo of the Olympic rings is seen on a member of the U.S. national Olympic swimming team during a training session at the main pool of the Aquatics Centre before the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games in London July 26, 2012. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

   Sarah Poewe of the German national Olympic swimming team sports an Olympic rings tattoo as she takes part in a public training session during German Olympic swim team media day before the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games in Hamburg July 23, 2012. REUTERS/Morris Mac Matzen

   A tattoo of a maple leaf and the Olympic rings is seen on the back of Canada's Brent Hayden as he attends a training session at the main pool of the Aquatics Centre before the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games in London July 25, 2012. REUTERS/Toby Melville

   Nicholas Robinson-Baker,  British diver has a large tattoo on his chest of the Olympic rings.(REUTERS) 

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KUSHTI - Traditional Indian Wrestling

Jaavli Village Dangal

 By Deepak Ansuia Prasad

Jaavli is a village in Ghaziabad District in Uttar Pradesh that is mainly known as the home of popular leader Madan Bhaiyya. And for the past 250 years, the village has held a huge annual dangal, which attracts great wrestlers from all over India.

The village committee members were: Swaraj Singh, Omi Sainik, Pappu Pahlwan, Vijay Pal Daroga, Leelu Havildar, Parataap Pahlwan

The announcer was Pappy Pahlwan,

The referees were Charan Singh Khalifa and Suresh Pahlwan

The first prize match was for 21000/- for which 21000X3 matches were played.

There were other matches of 15000X1 , 5000X1, 3100X10, 2100X10, 1100X10, 500X20 and many for smaller amounts for kids

The first prize match was between Rocky Pahlwan of Jawli, a pupil of Guru Rakesh Pahlwan and another wrestler from Railway Akhada. The bout was inaugurated by Madan Bhaiyaa. The Railway Akhada wrestler was stronger than Rocky and dominated him for most of the match – nearly pinning him several times. But Rocky fought hard and ended up winning the match.

The other big prize match was between Sintu Gurjar Pahlwan of Guru Rajkumar Goswarmi Akhada and Rajesh Bhati of Padamshree Guru Hanuman Akhada. Rajesh bhati was more experienced. He is a national champion wrestler and Asian Games medalist, while Sintu just won the Bharat Kumar title. Rajesh Bhati was the favorite going in to the match, but Sintu held his own and the match ended in a draw.

Big dangals like are so important because they help inspire younger generations to take up wrestling. Guru Rakesh told me that after this competition many boys came to him and asked him to take them as disciples to learn wrestling.

First Olympic gold medal awarded to Chinese shooter

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Eleven hours after the Queen officially opened the Games of the XXX Olympiad and seven British youngsters lit the Olympic cauldron, the first gold medal of the Games was awarded. China's Yi Siling was victorious in the women's 10-meter air rifle shooting, an event which began before noon Saturday in London.

Yi narrowly finished ahead of Poland's Sylwia Bogacka in the competition. The two went shot for shot through much of the 10-shot competition before Yi, the prohibitive favorite entering the event, pulled ahead for the victory.

Her Chinese teammate, Dan Yu, finished with the bronze medal. This was Yi's first Olympic competition. "The "Shooting Beauty," as she's been known, won the world championships in the 10m event in 2010.

Two Americans -- Jamie-Lynn Gray and Sarah Scherer -- were in the top eight, finishing fifth and seventh, respectively.

Defending Olympic champion, Katie Emmonso of the Czech Republic, struggled to make the final and could only muster a fourth-place finish. She is the wife of American shooting gold medalist Matt Emmons.

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