The Beijing Olympics saw an unprecedented performance by India;winning three Olympic medals was truly a great effort.The winners need a pat on the back for all the hardships they faced and the sacrifices they made.While the media was going overboard with the feat and celebrating it,which no doubt they should,but a thought crossed my mind.Somehow I could'nt come to terms with the magnanimity of the situation.At the end of the day we were ranked a lowly 50th on the table,with three medals and small countries like Jamaica and Kenya managing top 15 spots.
We pride as ourselves being one of the fastest growing economies in the world and draw parallels with China.But China has surely moved far ahead of us and infact everybody at these games bagging 15 more gold medals than the second placed US.
We need to look into our sports much more seriously because sports has a truly global appeal and performing at the highest level takes everybody sit up and take notice.The politicians need to give up their decades old jobs as heads of the sports' governing bodies.We need CEO's as Abhinav Bindra puts it.We need to manage our resources judiciously.We need some MBA's from the millions that we produce to come and work in this field.There needs to be a vision and a dedication to accomplish it.
I think that these Olympics can prove to be a watershed event in context to the Indian sports.We need to build from this.This should prove to be a stepping stone for better things to come.
Come on India.....we are in for bigger and better things.
2 comments:
i agree to what you have said. but what i think is that especially in India Cricket is given so much of importance that other games in out country are gone unnoticed. moreover there is a wave gone in every Indian family that cricket is our Sport...where as hockey which is supposed to be our national game is thrown in the corner where nobody even wants to look upon, then whether we back the silver gold or the diamond medal...its all a waste...
there should some kind of system that should draw a line for these hyping media attension and too much of endorsement...the water level is rising day by day...
and to bring about a change there is only the youth that can bring about a change...these systems making rules are gone all dull....their thinking has become old like them...
there should be another body functioning and helping such issues that are left aside...
Thanks!
Nice to see that my blog has some readership at last.
It is a very sad story.We are a one sport nation.Sportsmen are looked down upon by our people.A lot of talent which could have got us golds goes down the drain just because they are not allowed to display their exploits.We need to encourage our sportsmen.The first thing every parent wants for his child is education,which is good;but what I think is that a child requires only basic education in this world.Anyone interested in higher education should pursue it but it should not be thrust upon us.
Given a chance I would have loved to play Table Tennis(coz I am a decent paddler) at the professional level,but I could'nt just because there was'nt enough support and motivation.
The parents need to be assured that their child has a secure future in sports as well.We are losing the talent at the grassroots and that is where the problem lies.
We need to address that problem and we should start right now.
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