Indian sport is in a sorry state due to lack of funds, infrastructure, public apathy as well as poor vision and direction from the sporting foundations. Cricket is at the peak of its popularity among the masses due to publicity by the media as well as marketing. Over-hype is already causing a deteriorating trend in cricket as we all can see in the quality of the game played by the so-called accomplished aged heroes. We have turned a blind eye to other sports. Our national game-hockey, which brought in the gold medals earlier, is a serious concern for the country. The truth is that there is too much emphasis on cricket and other sportsmen are not treated equally. Autonomy should be granted to sporting federations and all states in India should be encouraged to send in their athletes and the politicians should no longer hold on to the honorary positions in the sporting federations.
Now that Bindra has clinched a gold medal for India, it is a stimulant. Let’s not forget his commitment and that he had spend millions of his own money to pursue his dreams. His family support has been commendable. History has been made and hopefully an eye-opener for millions after more than sixty years of independence. How about challenging the business houses like Tata, Reliance, Infosys, Wipro etc. to sponsor sports for tax exemptions?
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Countries having population of 10-20 % of ours are winning 10 to 20 times more gold medals that us.
We have talent , but the training infrastructure is pathetic. Bureaucrats n people involved in this are least bothered about our country wining medals.
Even our parents are at fault, they don't emphasize on the talents related to sports of their child. They just want them to study , study and just study. They think that playing sports is for children who are weaker in studes. What the fuck
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