Valerie Lefebvre hails from Quebec, Canada and won Gold in the 58-63kg Weightlifting event at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune in Oct, 2008. She spent some time with TheSportsCampus.com team in Pune after her medal winning performance to throw some light on what got her into the sport, her preparation and other fun stuff that you'd expect from a teenager!
What she likes about her chosen sport is that you compete with yourself and push your own limits to improve. But weightlifting wasn't really her interest from day 1. Her younger sister Audrey was very keen on the sport and used to go with their father Luc to watch him train as he prepared for different sen
2008 Pune Youth Games
Born in February 1991 the diminutive Jonathon Babulall hardly looks a day over 12. However, this young Canadian has a lot of fight in him - he's an amateur wrestler winning the Bronze in the 42-kg category.
18 year old James Huckle from Harlow, England is an ace shooter who considers Rifle Shooting to be challenging and fun! He started training at the age of 15 and trains for a marathon 6 hours a day on an average. This training certainly paid off at the Commonwealth Youth Games where James bagged three Golds.
At the national level James has participated in the British Championships (Senior) where he came first in the Air Rifle and small-bore events. His preparation for the Youth Games was no different from his usual preparation, of which he says the mental side is a very important part as is the physical. He goes to the gym 4 times a week. James doesn't follow a specific diet plan - just believes in eating 'healthily'. The venue is unli
Rahi Jeevan Sarnobat will soon be turning that golden age kids dream of (18 ofcourse), but she had other occasions to celebrate recently.
17 year old Aqilah Binte Sudhir from Singapore was the 1st person to strike Gold at the Commonwealth Youth Games 2008 held at Pune. In an exclusive interview with TheSportsCampus.com moments after winning the Gold medal in the Women's 10m Air Rifle, Aqilah spoke about her love for the intensity of the sport and the way it tests her ability to deliver under pressure of all sorts. Aqilah, who has been training feverishly since 2005, attributed her performance to the 2 hours of daily shooting practice and additional couple of hours of physical training she does every single day.