Friday, March 9, 2007

About India's Olympic mission

Here I try to find answers to the question: "Why India fails to rule the world of sports?"

  1. Too much Cricket: Other sports are not given the sort of publicity which Cricket gets. Actually there are many other games which are cheaper, consume less time, need more skill and fitness, .. but who is supposed to make them attractive?

  2. Lack of fighting spirit, lack of consistency, lack of fitness, .. etc. are basic reasons. One can easily relate all this to cricket.

  3. Earning bread and butter, is still the priority for majority of people.

  4. There is lack of affordable facility for practicing and coaching. This is true for various levels and all sports. It is available in very few select places.

  5. Indian media and advertising industry, ...They really spoil and distract the minds of talented sportsmen. They interfere too much into lives of budding sportsmen, they make them glamourous ( after first success). They jump to conclusions , and act irresponsibly. Once a sports person becomes known, he/she rarely repeats the same spirited performance. Example All cricket biggies? turned models, our ladies tennis star!, star long jumper?, star shuttlers, double trap Olympic champ, F1 driver,... What happens is that the talented ones get bogged down by fan's expectations, you know our fans are in a way immature too.

  6. Money!!. They can't continue serving sport they enjoy for long. One success and following permanent job, they immediately start losing interest in training and improving further. e.g wrestling

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