Congrats to the medal winners of india in london olympics.It is a fact that their achievements have brought glory to the nation, but is India's alround performance in olympics a glorified one? It is true that the number of medals we are grabbing is slightly improving year by year, but to be frank it is a very slow increase. We dont have any outstanding performers to be shown infront of the world. We also lack consistent performers. Why India stays at the bottom of the points table, while her communist neighbour who has similar physical conditions creates new records at the topspot. The real problem is the system and attittude of people here in india. For India, it is not unaffordable to create any most modern sports atmosphere here, but the question is who is interested. The whole system of sports administration here has some defects. The talented sportspersons in our country except a very few are not interested in a longlasting sports career. What many if them target is a government job and to spend the rest of their life without much effort. The system in our country is really promoting that attittude in sportspersons. What we need is a total change. I am not advocating for the iron cage training methods of china, and i am strongly against the practice of grabbing golds in midst of tears. What we need is a proffessional approach to competitions like these. Olympics is an arena of show off of power and competency. That is why the most powerful nations (both economical and military strength) often grab the topspots in medals table.India should consider the importance of sports in showing off its power and credibility to the world. Sports careers should be promoted in the country and talented sportsmen should be provided with the most modern training. Instead of spoiling their skills by giving them government jobs, sports careers should be considered as a profession and they should be paid according to their performance and achievements. The concept of sports schools should get more prominance and more than all these, the attittude of people should change. Instead of forcing their children to be doctors and engineers, try to identify if they have some talent in sportsfield. Allow him to do better in his field of expertise and tomorrow, he may add one to the medals table of india. So, what we need is as i always say, some kind of positive nationalism. All i said was only my opinions and everyone is free to disagree with it if they think so. Even in the midst of all this, i am a proud indian who is over joyed in the achievements of Saina, Mary,Vijay and Gagan. Keep up the goodwork lads... bring glory to the nation.
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