For Sunil, Village is like heaven

 By Paritosh Pramanik
NAGPUR, July 24

THE shooters might be having problems at the Games Village with reports coming in that sportspersons are being forced to share a toilet among four, and sometimes even with six athletes, but for Indian hockey’s ‘goal machine’ SV Sunil there is no such issue at his “dream home”.
Talking to ‘The Hitavada’ from Games Village in London, Sunil said the atmosphere is awesome and he is enjoying every bit of it.
“The atmosphere is awesome. It (Games Village) is like heaven. I can’t describe it. I am enjoying every bit of it,” said Sunil.
“You can see all the top stars of the world walking past you. It’s unbelievable,” added Sunil, who will be playing his first Olympics.
Like his team-mate Tushar Khandker, Sunil, too, wants to meet 17-time Grand Slam champion Switzerland’s Roger Federer. “Who else? Roger Federer,” replied Sunil when asked about his desire.
Sunil, who is sharing room with defender VR Raghunath, said he is enjoying Indian food at the Village.
“It’s daal, roti and rice for me. The food is delicious. I am enjoying it. We don’t have any problem regarding toilets,” said the Indian forward.
One thing that is on the mind of Indian hockey contingent is engraving the Olympics ring on their body and Sunil has also planned to do so. But that will take place later as the first priority is to perform well at the Games.
“Yes we all want Olympics tattoo on our body. But the main task is performing well at Games. We will do that when we come back to India,” replied Sunil.
Sunil confirmed that all players including Ignace Tirkey and Sardara Singh are fit and raring to go.
“All the reports (regarding Ignace and Sardara’s fitness) are not true. The entire team is fit and ready for the Games to begin,” Sunil
concluded.