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BANGALORE -- The 4x400 womens relay team, which has secured its spot for the Rio Olympics, could be Indias best track-and-field bet for a medal, according to PT Usha.On Sunday, the quartet of Nirmala Sheoran, Tintu Luka, MR Poovamma and Anilda Thomas had clocked 3:27.88 to seal their position among the top 16 Rio-bound teams. The entire team pitched in with their best efforts for their season-best timing and if they keep up this momentum, an Olympic medal appears to be a strong possibility, said Usha, who is in the city along with her protégé Tintu for the relay event at the Bangalore Grand Prix.Had it not been for the slow changeover from Nirmala to Tintu, the timings could have been even better, said Usha. Nirmala was slow in exchanging the baton, which had Tintu losing time and speed. Thats something you just cannot afford to do.Tintu, who couldnt qualify for the finals of the 800m event at the London Olympics four years ago, has struggled to go below the two-minute mark this season. Though she crashed out in the heats of the World Championships in August last year, her season-best timing of 2:0.95 earned her a spot in the 800m event at the Rio Games.Qualifying for the Olympics is a feat in itself -- particularly in track and field events, Usha said. Both Tintu and the 3000m steeplechase athletes stand a good chance of qualifying for the finals this time. But in sprint I think its going to be a near-impossible task for Dutee [Chand] and Srabani [Nanda]. While Dutee has had some great timings recently, every nano second counts in sprint and the field is way too tough.Rueing the lack of competitions in the run-up to the Olympics for Tintu, Usha said the Athletics Federation of India had been far from supportive. You can only translate your training into an Olympic success when you compete at events that match your level of preparation, she said.She said they had also not yet received any support whatsoever from the Target Olympic Podium scheme. Tintu hasnt received a single penny from it despite being among the qualified athletes, Usha said.The celebrated former athlete said initially Tintu and she were not keen on travelling to Bangalore for the relay event. Tintu is in great form but needs a couple of good competitions to be able to improve upon her performance, she said. So far we have been training with the thrust mainly on endurance. She can certainly race under two minutes, 1:58 maybe, once we begin to work more on her speed. The final 100m stretch is where she needs to get better.DeAndre Bembry Hawks Jersey . Pert has formerly spent time as an assistant coach with Cardiff City, Coventry City, and Bahrain mens national team. 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Colton McCarthy scored twice, Brayden Point had a goal and two assists, and Jack Rodewald also scored for the Warriors (15-35-9), who were 2 for 5 on the power play.Max Verstappen says Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel did not leave him enough room at the first corner of the Belgian Grand Prix and used the incident to defend moves he made on both drivers later in the race.The Dutch teenager started from second on the grid but bogged down as the lights went out and found himself behind Raikkonen and Vettel on the approach to Turn 1. He responded by attacking the Ferraris on the inside but as he did so Vettel clipped Raikkonen from the outside and all three suffered damage to their cars.Of course the start wasnt great but from there I dived up the inside, I didnt lock a wheel so I was easily making the corner but they just kept squeezing me, he said. At one point I was on the inside, Kimi was again squeezing me and Sebastian just turned in on both of us. That took my front wing, I had a lot of damage and also the floor got destroyed so from there on your race is gone.Asked if Vettel should have left more room, for the two cars on the inside, Verstappen said: Definitelyy, I mean he knows that hes on the outside and suddenly he just turns into the corner where there are two other cars, so I think thats pretty logical.ddddddddddddRaikkonen was critical of Verstappens actions later in the race when they made light contact as the Ferrari driver attempted to pass around the outside and, despite having his car in front under braking, had to take to the run-off area.Ah, he should say that at Turn 1, Vestappen responded, I mean, its ridiculous.Its good television if somebody is moaning. Especially after Turn 1 when they do something to you like that, Im not going to give up my position to them that easy afterwards.Asked if he has been too aggressive at recent races, Verstappen said he was not worried about what his rivals think of him.To be honest I think thats a big lie. Im just defending my position and if somebody doesnt like it its his own problem. ' ' '