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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Just two weeks ago Neymars commitment to the Olympic team was questioned by Brazils fans.Now hes a national hero -- and an Olympic champion.Neymar buried the winning kick of a penalty shootout against Germany on Saturday night at Maracana Stadium, sending all of Brazil into a boisterous celebration. The cheering could be heard down Rios famed Copacabana Beach, where fans yelled out Campeoes! Champions!Neymar sunk to the field on his knees as his teammates engulfed him. He lay on the ground for several long moments while they celebrated, sobbing.This is one of the happiest things that have happened to me, he said moments later.It was Brazils first gold medal and it came on home soil. For Neymar, it was a seminal moment.Some were already asking whether Neymars name should be added to the list of Brazils greats, joining the Pele, Zico and the phenomenon Ronaldo.Brazil coach Rogerio Micale essentially said it was too soon to put Neymar in that realm, suggesting his next step is a World Cup title.But he nonetheless had great praise for the charismatic 24-year-old striker who plays for Barcelona and is considered among the best current players in the world. Neymar has been an integral part in Barcelonas recent success, along with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez.Hes a leader on the national team. Dedicated, Micale said through a translator. Now that weve finished this tournament, I have the best possible impression of Neymar. The whole team does.The mens soccer tournament attracted most of the attention of Brazilian fans at the Olympics. The countrys football federation took the Olympic tournament very seriously, bringing Neymar and many talented youngsters who are expected to be in the main squad in the 2018 World Cup in Russia.Neymar eschewed the Copa America to focus on the Rio Games. The mens Olympic tournament is contested among under-23 teams, but they can each bring three players from the senior national team.Still, the Olympics started disastrously for the hosts. Brazil struggled with scoreless draws against South Africa and Iraq was even in danger of missing out on the knockout round.Neymar was heavily criticized by soccer-crazy Brazilians who saw the womens national team, and particularly star Marta, off to a fast start in contrast.There were fans who crossed off Neymars name on their No. 10 jerseys and wrote in Marta instead. Neymar was taunted with fans shouting Martas name at his matches, while Marta was honored with fans chanting Better Than Neymar! at hers.With Neymar at captain, Brazil turned its tournament around. First came a decisive 4-0 victory over Denmark to close out the group, followed by a 2-0 victory over Colombia in the quarterfinals.Neymar really made it known that Brazil was back with a 6-0 victory over Honduras in the semis. He had two goals -- including one only 15 seconds into the match for the fastest goal in Olympic history.We needed to respond to the Brazilian people. Say something to the people and to the football community, by doing something different, Micale said. We did that. We won. Were skilled and competent. We responded as necessary and we did this in the short time that was available to us.As for the comparison with Marta, that was unfair. Marta is considered one of her sports greatest players ever: She is a five-time FIFA World Player of the Year.Thats just a part of the Brazilian culture, Micale said. Thats the way we are. We love and hate from one day to the next. We go to extremes. People go back and forth. But Im truly happy to be a Brazilian.Saturday nights victory was not only Neymars redemption, it was a nations.It came two years after an embarrassing 7-1 home loss to Germanys senior team in the World Cup semifinals at home. Brazil was also coming off a demoralizing elimination in the group stage of this years Copa America.Neymar was on the World Cup team but didnt play against Germany because of a back injury sustained in the quarterfinals against Colombia.With his penalty kick in the Olympic final, Neymar helped ease some of that lingering bitterness. 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Gilbert Perreault Sabres Jersey .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. Tejaswin Shankar added to his senior record-surpassing effort in the high jump at the 32nd Junior Nationals by also winning the gold medal in the triple jump event at the Nehru stadium in Coimbatore. But in a goof-up that neither the AFI (Athletics Federation of India) nor the Tamil Nadu State Athletics Association were willing to claim responsibility for, no gold medal was available for Shankar. The organisers of the junior nationals had run out of medals for the competition.In all there was a shortfall of 29 gold medals, 27 silver and as many bronze medals.AFI secretary general CK Valson said that while the medals had been procured from Delhi, he had only been made aware of the shortage in the last day of the event. There are 125 events in the junior nationals so sometime it becomes difficult to keep track of the number of medals. But if there were fewer number of medals that had been procured, we should have been told in advance. We could have brought more medals from Delhi, he says.Latha, the treasurer of the Tamil Nadu athletics federation - the event organisers - said that it was the AFIs job to get the medals from Delhi and the organisers role was to give what medals were available to the athletes.In an effort to address the situation, Valson said that the AFI would post the medals to the respective state associations which would subsequently disburse the medals.While long jumpers often participate in the triple jump event, a high jumper taking part in the triple is unusual. Shankar was taking part in the triple jump event for only the second time in his career. The 17-year-old won gold in the Delhi state championships held a couple of months earlier, which was just a few weeks since he took up the triple jump event.He cleared 15.21m, to better Tamil Nadus K Kamalraj who jumped 14.91. Shankar, though, was unable to get either the meet or national U-18 record which stand at 15.63 and 15.52 respectively.Shankars form had the refinement that can be expected of someone with just a couple of monnths of practice in an event known for its technical challenge.dddddddddddd. Former Long jumper Anju Bobby George who was present at the venue would say Shankar had a strong step and jump phase but was very weak in the initially hop jump and in his landing. Despite those limitations, Shankar was still far ahead of the field.While his flaws were noticeable, its not something Shankar is bothered by. I only take part in the triple jump because the drills are something that help me in the high jump as well. I was expecting to win a gold but I wasnt thinking of getting a record. The triple jump is just a fun event for me, he says.He, however, missed out on the best athlete award in the U-18 boys category. Considering that he had broken the senior national record, Shankar might have been expected to claim the award. Instead it went to Haryanas Dipender Dabas who won the U-18 shot put event with a meet record.It was a quirk of the system that decided it. The recipient of the award is calculated according to an IAAF points system. By jumping 2.26m, Shankar earned 1144 points as per the system. Dabas who threw the shot 20.65m, took 1159 points. However, unlike Shankar who was competing in essentially an open competition, Dabas was using a lighter shot put (weighing 5kg as against the senior shot that weighs 6kg). As such, Dabas had a distinct advantage when points were being calculated.Indeed, the best athletes in all the boys categories (U-20, U-18, U-16 and U-14) went to shot putters. Yes it seems like they have an advantage because of the implements they are using, but there is no way to calculate the points for a junior event where the equipment is lighter, Dr. Tony Daniel, Technical Committee chairman of the federation, said.?As it stands, Shankar will head home to Delhi with a medal and a national record. He will have to collect the second gold medal from the AFI office.? ' ' '