21 November,2010 06:49 AM IST | | Ashwin Ferro
PT Usha has her hands full right now in her task of proving to the world that her ward, Tintu Luka is truly a world-beater.
A lot was expected of the 21-year-old Luka at the CWG last month, after she broke former India middle-distance runner Shiny Wilson's 15-year standing 800m national mark of 1:59:85.
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However, all she managed at the CWG was a sixth pace finish clocking 2:01.25 seconds. Usha however clarifies that the CWG was not Luka's target. "I had never said that Tintu would win a medal at the CWG.
That was all media hype. For me, the real goals for Tintu are the Asian Games here, followed by the World Championship next year and thereafter the London Olympics.
Tintu will win India's and her first ever individual Olympic track medal in 2012," said Usha, who has forbidden the young athlete from speaking or interacting with the media here as she believes it will distract her
