Organizing international sporting events is great . But when it comes to winning where do we really stand ?
Commonwealth Games in 2010 . Bids for Asian games in 2014 , Olymics in 2016 , India is taking bold steps to fashion itself as a sports hub . And why not ? We are passionate about sports .
Its great to be a sports star here . Small town boys can become national heroes overnight . Endorsements come in a flurry . You might even have a temple dedicated to you . But then why can you count the sports stars India has poduced on your fingertips ?
The Doha Asian Games had even Kazakhstan faring better than us , leave alone china . In global sports , we generally make news for allt he wrong reasons doping , failing gender tests and the like . Indian sports has just a meager Rs.292 crore for its development , while China allocates about Rs.4500 crore to sports . Out of 77 crore youngsters , 72 crores have no access to sports facilities . it gets even worse in rural areas .
Today , India is doing exceptionally well on many fronts , but not in sports , we need a sports renaissance , the sooner the better . For all the aspiring athelets and for the country .
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