Its been 2 whole months since i wrote on this page.I don't know how many of you missed me or how many of you were relieved that there were no page updates on Facebook, but its been long and i decided to give it a shot and see what i could write about.
With the Olympics around the corner and the usual noise about India winning one or two medals(which we did with gagan narang hitting the bull's eye)While we are going gaga over one bronze medal,North Korea bagged 3 gold medals and the country heard the news through radio which is unbelievable as frequencies of other channels are not allowed.The point being, what is so great about winning one medal??How sophisticated are our sports training facilities???Have we at least reached the league of the Tier 2 nations??The answer to all of this is unfortunately a sad NO.There is talk on the street about the ongoing India vs Srilanka matches.We are an apathetic nation to sports other than cricket and no one seems to give a damn about the ongoing Olympics when our fellow countrymen need us the most.The first dent in the wall is the lack of moral support and there is no tangible support either from the sports ministry or in terms of the advanced sporting infrastructure.When are we going to change our attitude??Our sportsmen are demoralized even before they go there.The word is abhinav bindra went on his own expenses and training was taken care of by his "rich" dad.How many of our sportsmen have "rich dad's" to take care of them!!!A shocking story of the Indian hockey team residing in an abandoned railway compartment as they were not provided with basic lodging facilities tells the story.On the flipside there are our "brat" cricketers whose culinary needs are taken care of and we go to such detail to wash their asses(excuse me for the crude expression).We need greater awareness about other sporting activities happening in the country and cricket matches should not be scheduled then and the viewer has no choice but to watch them.This way we at least generate some interest and encourage our fellow countrymen who are fighting for a shot at glory..They are all born with a fire in the belly and all of them fought against odds to go to the london olympics.These are inspiring stories,lets respect them and give them the credit that is due to them.Peace.
With the Olympics around the corner and the usual noise about India winning one or two medals(which we did with gagan narang hitting the bull's eye)While we are going gaga over one bronze medal,North Korea bagged 3 gold medals and the country heard the news through radio which is unbelievable as frequencies of other channels are not allowed.The point being, what is so great about winning one medal??How sophisticated are our sports training facilities???Have we at least reached the league of the Tier 2 nations??The answer to all of this is unfortunately a sad NO.There is talk on the street about the ongoing India vs Srilanka matches.We are an apathetic nation to sports other than cricket and no one seems to give a damn about the ongoing Olympics when our fellow countrymen need us the most.The first dent in the wall is the lack of moral support and there is no tangible support either from the sports ministry or in terms of the advanced sporting infrastructure.When are we going to change our attitude??Our sportsmen are demoralized even before they go there.The word is abhinav bindra went on his own expenses and training was taken care of by his "rich" dad.How many of our sportsmen have "rich dad's" to take care of them!!!A shocking story of the Indian hockey team residing in an abandoned railway compartment as they were not provided with basic lodging facilities tells the story.On the flipside there are our "brat" cricketers whose culinary needs are taken care of and we go to such detail to wash their asses(excuse me for the crude expression).We need greater awareness about other sporting activities happening in the country and cricket matches should not be scheduled then and the viewer has no choice but to watch them.This way we at least generate some interest and encourage our fellow countrymen who are fighting for a shot at glory..They are all born with a fire in the belly and all of them fought against odds to go to the london olympics.These are inspiring stories,lets respect them and give them the credit that is due to them.Peace.
Perfect resentment from my batch-mate Kartik... so true.. Let's shift this paradigm.. Start with watching Indian Boxers Jai Bhagawan (60 kg) at Today 6.30pm IST (2nd August) and Vijendra Singh (75 kg) at 2.15 am IST (3rd August)
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