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India: Only 7 medals, only 1 Gold

Eisen

Eisen

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alko said:
India, big country somewhere in Asia. One could guess, that country with more than 1 000 000 000 people will be among the top in Olympics. But they won only 1 Gold on last olympics.

Why is top sport hart to do in India?
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Perhaps they are not into swimming and track?
 
BMann

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Eisen said:
Perhaps they are not into swimming and track?
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Milkha Singh nearly won the bronze in the 400m in Rome. Should have done better and passed away this year. I suppose there is a focus on children to do well academically rather than sport. It's still frowned for women to take part in sport although that seems to be changing.

There is the obsession with cricket. Field hockey is undergoing a resurgence. There is a scattering of tennis players, golfers, badminton players, wrestlers and boxers but the underlying picture is years of neglect and sport treated as a secondary consideration. A lack of facilities at all levels and coaches too.

Under the Congress party this seems to have been the norm. But the new VJP and their effort to propel India forward economically, militarily and the rivalry with China has also seen more of an effort put into sport. More regional facilities, more coaches, more financial reward, companies offering paid time off and so on and so forth.

There is a definite improvement in results at the Asia Games and that in time will translate into the world stage but compared to the overall population current spending is miniscule for example in comparison to China and the USA. Certain states in India like the Punjab and Kerala also seem to be more forward thinking and also have invested more in sport and provide more of the athletes.
 
Albatros

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BMann said:
I suppose there is a focus on children to do well academically rather than sport. It's still frowned for women to take part in sport although that seems to be changing.
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Which is definitely the case in China as well, but once they started farming underprivileged but physically suitable children systematically and training them scientifically from a very early age on the success started coming. Whether then it's a good thing is another matter but it would be possible for India to emulate.
 
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