What are the reasons for Poor performance of India in Olympics?
frenchita said...
possible reasons could be 1. Indians are made to excel in studies all through school ,sports take a backseat 2.Schools dont encourage sports to the extent that they can pick choice students out and groom them 3. No facility for such students to seek encouragement from government . 4. fear to lose place in college ,no such infrastructure in place to go back to college should one drop out to practice the sport 5. no funds ? 6. lack of good coaches in India This whole thing has to be studied seriously . now that Indians have made strides in academics throughout the world , we should start concentrating on sports and the olympics . summer and winter . It will take years ,but ...
decentmonkey said...
All the reasons mentioned by Frenchita are very valid.. There is no lack of good athletes as is evidenced by our commendable performances in Asian and Commonwealth games.. We are lacking very badly in top class infrastructure, training facilities and good coaches.. For this, the sports governing bodies have to be professionally managed to fix the shortfalls with firm determination to take the Indian sports a notch higher to compete and succeed at Olympics level, which is the best of the best.. Besides just aiming for Olympic medals, development and encouragement of sports from childhood creates a happy, healthy and competitive society.. which our new generation deserves..
Gussa Waala said...
All other reasons set aside I think corruption also plays a role. I recall being on a KLM flight from Amsterdam to New Delhi. A team of Indian boxers, wearing their India logo sweatshirts etc, was on the flight. Each one had tons of electronics equipment and was boasting of the profit for which they would sell it. They all were fighting over the free alcohol on the flight. When the flight staff refused to serve them anymore because they were completely drunk, they started to fight and shout.Honestly, I was embarassed. They won no medals. One of them told me he was on the team because he knew someone (had connections as he put it) and how he got this great deal to fly around Europe.Now this was almost 15 years ago and things may have changed. But watching this team, I know we are never winning an Olympic gold.I would like to believe things have changed :-)
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possible reasons could be
1. Indians are made to excel in studies all through school ,sports take a backseat
2.Schools dont encourage sports to the extent that they can pick choice students out and groom them
3. No facility for such students to seek encouragement from government .
4. fear to lose place in college ,no such infrastructure in place to go back to college should one drop out to practice the sport
5. no funds ?
6. lack of good coaches in India
This whole thing has to be studied seriously . now that Indians have made strides in academics throughout the world , we should start concentrating on sports and the olympics . summer and winter .
It will take years ,but ...
All the reasons mentioned by Frenchita are very valid.. There is no lack of good athletes as is evidenced by our commendable performances in Asian and Commonwealth games.. We are lacking very badly in top class infrastructure, training facilities and good coaches.. For this, the sports governing bodies have to be professionally managed to fix the shortfalls with firm determination to take the Indian sports a notch higher to compete and succeed at Olympics level, which is the best of the best..
Besides just aiming for Olympic medals, development and encouragement of sports from childhood creates a happy, healthy and competitive society.. which our new generation deserves..
All other reasons set aside I think corruption also plays a role. I recall being on a KLM flight from Amsterdam to New Delhi. A team of Indian boxers, wearing their India logo sweatshirts etc, was on the flight. Each one had tons of electronics equipment and was boasting of the profit for which they would sell it. They all were fighting over the free alcohol on the flight. When the flight staff refused to serve them anymore because they were completely drunk, they started to fight and shout.
Honestly, I was embarassed. They won no medals. One of them told me he was on the team because he knew someone (had connections as he put it) and how he got this great deal to fly around Europe.
Now this was almost 15 years ago and things may have changed. But watching this team, I know we are never winning an Olympic gold.
I would like to believe things have changed :-)
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