Of Lost Points and Missed Golds

India’s performance at the Summer Olympics in 2012, held at London, might not be what you call impressive; still we should be grateful that we are not the country that came dead last. In spite of the fact that we dropped down five places and failed to get home a single gold medal, at least we have valuable experience we can take away from all this; experience that will hopefully help us land within the top ten at the next Summer Olympics in 2016.

Our total medal tally of six medals was sadly the country’s best to date. At the Beijing Olympics in 2008, the total number of medals procured was just three but we had a gold medal to our credit then. Gold is not just a valuable metal; apparently it is also a prestigious one. If only we had a coveted gold at the London Olympics, we could have landed in the top 40. But sadly the best that we could do was two silvers and four bronzes. It might be nothing compared to the United States tally of one hundred and four medals and China’s total of 87 medals but overall it is not a bad haul, if you ask me. Sushil Kumar, the wrestler and Vijay Kumar, the shooter brought home the silver while Mary Kom, the boxer; Saina Nehwal, the tennis player; Gagan Narang, another shooter; and Yogeshwar Dutt, a wrestler, all bagged a bronze each. So even when the successful ones returned home disappointed that they didn’t come first, there were the other players who were just sad that they didn’t make it to the top three; especially in shooter- Joydeep Karmakar case. He missed his chance at a medal by 1.9 points. He ended up qualifying fourth at the Men’s 50m Rifle Prone event. It is such a shame too because he was expected to be a sure fire winner (literally).

Joydeep Karmakar profile is replete with a number of plaudits and awards. He was destined to be an ace shooter from the start. After he bought a rifle of his own, he won a bronze medal in the National championships. He is cr4edited as the first Indian to win World Cup medal in the 5o m prone event and in 2010, he won another gold medal with a record score at the Commonwealth Championships. Among his other achievements, he also created a record of 594/600, which remains unbeaten to date.

Things You Should Know Before Taking Clonazepam

Clonazepam is also known as Klonopin and comes under the class of the benzodiazepine compound. Clonazepam is a type of tranquilizer and is used to treat problems like movement disorder (Akathisia), panic disorder, and seizures.

How does Clonazepam function?

Neurotransmitters are known as GABA play a role in a lot of different brain activities like controlling anxiety, helping incoordination, etc. These GABA neurotransmitters help the psychiatry to a great extent. GABA receptors present inside the central nervous system secrete these chemicals. Clonazepam interacts with these receptors and stimulates them to secrete more GABA neurotransmitters which in turn helps in maintaining the mental as well as physical coordination.

Things you should know before taking this Medication:

Clonazepam has a lot of uses in the field of health, but it often comes with a lot of drawbacks.

Why should you think twice before taking Clonazepam?

The side-effects of Clonazepam may sometimes have more effect than its positives. The side effects are:

If taken for a more extended period, this medicine may cause to lose of memory temporarily. Mood changes and behavior changes may also be frequent.
Your sleep cycle may get disturbed.
One of the severe after-effects of this medication may include problems in the respiratory system. You may find yourself breathing abnormally.
You may get dependent on this medication. It may become troubling when you leave medicine. Leaving the drug abruptly may cause some effects of withdrawing symptoms like headaches, depression, orientation loss, etc.

Reach your doctor without any delay in case of the existence of any of these side effects.

Preventive measures to be taken before taking Clonazepam:

You shall not buy Clonazepam without a prescription. You must get an order from a doctor before you buy this medication. Buying Clonazepam without a prescription is not safe. It may not be possible to find Clonazepam for sale as this medication is strictly available to be sold by pharmacists only. You shall not buy Clonazepam online in the USA as a drug store is the only trustable option available.

You shall not stop taking medicine without the consultation of the doctor. It might cause ill effects on your body.

It is better to find the allergies that you may have from Clonazepam; you can talk to your physician about this and find out.

Mention about your medical history to your pharmacist or doctor. You shall tell clearly about your problems if you had any sickness or have endured any issues related to breathing or about lungs, disease related to kidney, glaucoma, liver problems, any personal history of substance use disorder.

This drug is not safe for pregnant women. If you breastfeed your baby, then do not take this medicine.

Intake of Clonazepam:

Read carefully the guidelines that your pharmacist provides. If you have any queries, you can immediately contact your doctor or your physician about them. The medicine shall be consumed in the prescribed quantity, and not more than that. You shall also not exceed the duration of the medication. It shall be followed according to the prescription of the doctor only.

It is easy to get addicted to this medicine if you do not stick to the prescribed quantity. If you have been the victim of substance use disorder then the chances are that you might get addicted to it easily, so to lower the chances of this risk it is necessary to take this medicine in the prescribed quantity.

You shall take this medicine after you eat the food. This medicine works after an hour or two, and its effect remains for between 6 to 12 hours.

A Tale of Bow and Arrow

Archery as a sport is as lethal as it is exciting. To hit the coveted bulls’ eye is a dream come true just as there is no greater disappointment as missing it by a few centimeters. Archery was your meal ticket and means to win a battle back in those days. India as a country is known for its ancient heroes. Most of those ancient heroes were also very good archers. A quintessential war hero would be the one that graced one of the greatest epic stories of all time- Arjuna from Mahabharata. But Arjuna has long gone and along with it the heroic utility of the bow and arrow. Though Archery was mainly used for the purpose of hunting and combat, it has been transformed to a recreational exercise with the wake of the new dawn.

It is an up and coming sport that is a valid part of the Olympics. Had it not been for its induction in to the Olympics games by the Olympics committee, it would not have even attained the current status it holds. Though not a popular game, it is widely enjoyed by a large group of people. Archery in India is slowly gaining prominence and had an uplifting fate at the 2012 London Olympics. Even though the Indian women’s archery team missed out by a single point to Denmark in the pre quarterfinals, it still was an encouragement to the future competitors. Right now at the top most level we have Deepika Kumari who is currently ranked as the World Number two.

She got her first big break when she won the cadet World Championship title in November 2009. Deepika Kumari profile got better ever since she won two gold medals in the 2010 Commonwealth games. For her outstanding performances, she was honored with ‘the Outstanding Performance at CWG (Female) award’ at Sahara Sports Awards 2010. Deepika won her first World Cup gold medal in May 2012, at Turkey.

Her shared nativity with Mahendra Singh Dhoni (they are both from Ranchi) had the Jharkand Government issue photographs of both sports stars, in local newspapers. Though she missed the elusive gold, she was able to take home a silver medal at the 2012 World Cup on 23rd September, at Hibiya Park in Tokyo. Following this she adjudged the ‘Sportswoman of the Year’ at the ‘Spirit of Sporting Awards’. It is just a matter of time before she crosses more important milestones.