Athens proved to be a good learning experience for Gowda, as he finished in a highly respectable 15th place. That result helped propel him to silver at the Asian Championship before he shattered the Indian national record with a throw of But Gowda's upward trajectory was checked at the next Olympics, as the impact of injury and absence of a coach saw him fail to make the final. The Indian shifted to Arizona to train at the then newly-formed John Godina World Throws Center and the results started flowing quickly.
A silver at the Commonwealth Games and bronze at the Asian Games came his way in - but it was when Gowda really hit peak form. At a meet in the US, he threw Vikas has also participated in the Olympics of , , and and out of these he only reached the final round of London Games At the Beijing Olympics, he failed to reach the finals after finishing 22nd in the qualifiers, managing a throw of At the London Olympics, Vikas made amends by qualifying for the finals, finishing at the fifth place with a throw of He won his first gold medal in Asian Championships in in Pune, with a throw of His retirement was officially announced on twitter page of Athletics Federation of India.
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I see myself as an olympic medallist: Vikas Gowda "There are very few people in the world that can throw over 65 metres every day. All News Videos Photos. Cricket soap opera, Sania Mirza-Saina Nehwal super show dominate The London Olympic bronze-medallist snared two titles and became the first Indian woman to make the finals of the All England and the World Championships.
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Indians begin campaign in World Athletics tomorrow Their record nothing to be proud of in the prestigious event, Indian athletes will begin their campaign in the World Championships here tomorrow.
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National Athletics championship from tomorrow The likes of Tintu Luka and Inderjeet Singh will be seen in action during the 55th National inter-state athletics championship, starting here tomorrow.
National Sports Development Fund spent Rs 6. Doping is like cancer: Milkha Singh Milkha had finished fourth after clocking Some success, some heartbreak for Indian athletics in The year also saw some respite from the doping menace, which had marred the Indian athletics scene in the last few years. AIBA should review system to avoid controversies: Discuss thrower Vikas Gowda India's ace discuss thrower Vikas Gowda, said it is frustrating for any athlete to get robbed off their medal after having won the event.
He has graduated from the University of North Carolina in Mathematics and has taught the subject in the middle school. However, I am undecided on what profession I will finally jump into," reveals the discus thrower.
Gowda announced his arrival on the international stage in , winning the US National Collegiate Athletics Association championship. The stepping stone for top athletes in the world, NCAA championship is the premier athletics event featuring different universities in the USA.
Gowda remains the only Indian to win a gold at this event, a performance that prompted the Indian coaches to sit up and follow his development. Competing in the Charlotte invitational meet, the then year-old Gowda hurled the discus to a distance of He still holds the national record — a throw of According to former national record-holder in discus and currently a coach, Shakti Singh, none of the current male throwers can come anywhere close to the mark set by Gowda. In the last Federation Cup early this year, the best throw achieved was
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