| Discus Throw:Dani Samuels Challenged Krishna Poonia |
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| Tuesday, 19 October 2010 14:04 | |
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Australian Discus Throw World Champion Dani Samules has challenged Indian Commonwealth Champion Krishna Poonia for a match. "A sponsor has offered $20,000 winner-takes-all, making it the biggest cash prize for a discus event in the world. The Diamond League offers $10,000 prize money, well we have doubled that to give Poonia her shot at the champ," Samuels' coach Denis Knowles was quoted as saying by the Australian media. Dani Samuels did not took part in Commonwelath Games by quoting that she is worried for her security in India but sources has confirmed that actually she was not fit for the games because of an Injury. She pulled out of the Commonwealth Games but now she's seething for a showdown. In a challenge straight out of the Wild West, Australian discus world champ Dani Samuels has demanded a duel with Krishna Poonia, who led a historic Indian 1-2-3 sweep of the event at the Games.
Actually India and Australia have became rivals in all kinds of sports and this is now not only limited to Cricket but to all the sports in which both the nations thrives for excellence. Since India won the latest India vs Australia test series by 2-0 rivalry has became more bitter. As sources confirmed after India thrashed Australia in Test series some Australian players in Commonwealth village tried to overcome there frustration by breaking things in there rooms in the CWG village.
Poonia is ready for the face-off with Samuels but is yet to get any communication from the other side. "We have neither received a phone call nor a mail from anyone associated with Dani regarding this challenge," said Virender, who accompanied his wife to Patiala on Monday for a training camp. "We can only commit after we are told about the date." |



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