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Tuesday, August 14, 2012
India @ London Olympics 2012
Hello dear readers,
The London Olympics 2012 ended with a mesmerizing closing ceremony on Sunday i.e. 12 August 2012. The performance of India has greatly improved over the past few Olympic games. However, there is still miles to go. India stood 55th in the long list of 204 countries with a total of 6 medals in it's kitty. 0 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze. The 0 gold fig brings a lot of disappointment for us. Though the level of sports have increased in India but still has not attained the heights as it should have reached. On the other hand, China has reached a benchmark in sports. They have graduated from 19 sports in 1984 to 29 in 2012 whereas India moved from 11 sports in 1988 to 12 in 2012. The gold medal which used to be reserved for India during previous decades in hockey too moved far away. Hockey has been very disappointing as we stand last in the list.
I feel that India has a great potential in excelling in sports. In a population of 1.22 billion getting only 6 medals is quite shameful. Lack of awareness is one of the major factors which is responsible for these situations. In these games I witnessed many sports which I've never heard nor seen before. India is a talented nation. With little more efforts and raising opportunities for youth, India can touch the mark. Here, we give prime most importance to studies, which is good but some children are specially meant for sports. Sachin Tendulkar for instance was not good in his studies but everyone knows him today for the sport he plays. Parents want their children either to be a doctor or an engineer. Sports is considered secondary and is given importance only for the "sports quota" during college admission. Moreover, more attention is given to cricket rather than any other sports. In China the kids are sent to training for sports at an age of 5 or 6. Their only aim is to get medal in the Olympics. The training is very tough and rigorous. This is how they do it. India lacks in providing infrastructure and the facilities that are required by the sports person. We all know that former gold medalist Abhinav Bindra was trained all by the expenses of his father.
I feel its high time that sports should be given equal importance as studies. Students should be persuaded to go for sports so that they can make their country feel proud in the events of Olympics, Commonwealth games, Asian games etc. I would like to congratulate all the medalists who made our country proud. Congratulations to Gagan Narang, Sushil Kumar, Saina Nehwal, Mery Kom, Yogeshwar Dutt and Vijay Kumar.
Thank you :)
The London Olympics 2012 ended with a mesmerizing closing ceremony on Sunday i.e. 12 August 2012. The performance of India has greatly improved over the past few Olympic games. However, there is still miles to go. India stood 55th in the long list of 204 countries with a total of 6 medals in it's kitty. 0 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze. The 0 gold fig brings a lot of disappointment for us. Though the level of sports have increased in India but still has not attained the heights as it should have reached. On the other hand, China has reached a benchmark in sports. They have graduated from 19 sports in 1984 to 29 in 2012 whereas India moved from 11 sports in 1988 to 12 in 2012. The gold medal which used to be reserved for India during previous decades in hockey too moved far away. Hockey has been very disappointing as we stand last in the list.
I feel that India has a great potential in excelling in sports. In a population of 1.22 billion getting only 6 medals is quite shameful. Lack of awareness is one of the major factors which is responsible for these situations. In these games I witnessed many sports which I've never heard nor seen before. India is a talented nation. With little more efforts and raising opportunities for youth, India can touch the mark. Here, we give prime most importance to studies, which is good but some children are specially meant for sports. Sachin Tendulkar for instance was not good in his studies but everyone knows him today for the sport he plays. Parents want their children either to be a doctor or an engineer. Sports is considered secondary and is given importance only for the "sports quota" during college admission. Moreover, more attention is given to cricket rather than any other sports. In China the kids are sent to training for sports at an age of 5 or 6. Their only aim is to get medal in the Olympics. The training is very tough and rigorous. This is how they do it. India lacks in providing infrastructure and the facilities that are required by the sports person. We all know that former gold medalist Abhinav Bindra was trained all by the expenses of his father.
I feel its high time that sports should be given equal importance as studies. Students should be persuaded to go for sports so that they can make their country feel proud in the events of Olympics, Commonwealth games, Asian games etc. I would like to congratulate all the medalists who made our country proud. Congratulations to Gagan Narang, Sushil Kumar, Saina Nehwal, Mery Kom, Yogeshwar Dutt and Vijay Kumar.
Thank you :)
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