Wednesday, October 6, 2010

The rush for Gold

Its all over the news, its been a fairly decent outing at the Games for the Indian contingent, second only to the tough-as-nails Aussies. People are celebrating, some are mildly proud. There is, all in all, a feeling of euphoria in the air, something is well and truly at work. However, as we rejoice in our ongoing bullion conquests, its time we also ask ourselves: When is the next step?

Don't get us wrong, we are just as proud as almost everybody around us, all the laurels are well-deserved and well-earned. Yet, given the step-motherly treatment meted out to the "other" sports of India, this is probably as far that many athletes will go in their lifetime- their crowning glory, their moment of nirvana. However, to be well and truly a great sporting nation, we must excel at all levels of competition, against all odds. Yes, Ladies and Gentlemen, we're talking the Olympics, FIFA World Cup, Wimbledon and you-name-it. Every once in a while, we have the Abhinav Bindras and the Rajyavardhan Singh Rathores. But, how often and how many? As a people who pride themselves in pragmatism, we definitely know better. And not just that, we also deserve better. So, what is it that prevents us from churning out Vishwanathan Anands the way we produce the Sehwags and the Yuvraj Singhs. Till when will our thirst for Grand-Slams be inadequately quenched by doubles and mixed doubles titles? When is it that we'll see a young Naga or Mizo lad score at Anfield and Stamford Bridge? How long shall we be myopic in our vision of sport? The cynosure of all eyes has always been firmly on The Gentleman's Game, and frankly, we're getting the headaches now.

Yes, we have some idea. Corrupt bureaucrats, lack of corporate funding etc. But what else? And as an intelligent and aware youth, can we do something about it? Are things changing? Or are we being overly cynical? Are we asking too many questions?

Maybe its because there aren't too many answers.

18 comments:

  1. We take a damn proud, by saying that we can achieve everything, without leapfrogging from out thinking to our actions. Taking risks, taking chances, encouraging courage, supporting change, believing nothing, start doing, helping weak, generating ideas, listing odds, experimenting everything, and never giving up...are the laurels of the culture that we need to build...

    I believe we will start achieving more Gold and producing more champions like these; when we stop sitting on the laurels of our past achievements!

    -Ideas at the Bottom (of my mind!)
    Anshul

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  2. Just take a look at the heads of all the federations in India.. one common trait is that all of them are old, with no experience in the sport, and at the helm for 20 years or so and with a lot of cronies around.. People keep blaming cricket.. I wont agree.. Indian cricket has marketed itself excellently and others have not..

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