Today the commonwealth games have come to an end with India finishing 4th in Medals Tally… 50 medals on total including 22 gold medals. And a big gang of Filmi and sports fraternity were present at the closing ceremony where the games flag was handed over to Indian representative… Yes, India is gonna host the next commonwealth games in 2010!!!
Link: http://www.cwgdelhi2010.com/
The Indian athletes are slowly being put into limelight with such outstanding performances. When the whole nation is drowned in the ocean of cricket, the politicians are busy fighting for Ganguly-in or out, media is running after cricket stars.. These bunch of people from our motherland have made us feel proud by winning accolades. Sure to follow up in a few months is Government conferring awards on these athletes in a dirty way. Yes, Government wakes up late in recognizing such talents…
There was an article in a magazine once stating that Dhoni was offered a high posting in Police Dept. of his state where as an athlete from Tamil Nadu was offered the post of a peon in a Government office. She had declined the offer with a heavy heart. Such is the fate of non-cricketers in India. Many of them, from lower middle class make it big only through the support of coaches and families…
A match winning shot is enough for a cricketer to endorse a soft drink. Sponsors pour in like anything. But these sportsmen who represent India in Olympics, SAF and Common Wealth games have a sponsorship more worse than Ranji cricketers. How many of their names do we know? As for Tennis, Sania Mirza hogs the whole limelight, ppl are least bothered to know the names of other Tennis players from the country.
The attitude of people should change. All sport activities should get equal focus and Government should do more to develop athletic academies in the country. A single digit medals tally in Olympics from a country of one billion is a shame on us. We, the people and our Government should realize this at least before 2010. Or else we don’t deserve by any means to host Common Wealth games,2010!!!
3 comments:
yeah i do agree with that. but i think sania is earning a li'l more thru her looks.
then i think we need to give incentives to non cricketing fraternity for them to volounteer into their stream.
like a criket aspiring youth may have a lot of attractions, in terms of money and fame which may propel him to go ahead with his dream, but a non cricketing sportsperson doesnt have the impetus to go ahead with his dream , cuz its an insecure future
Thats wat i meant as changing the attitude... The situation must change. The gout shud take the responsibility of securing their future.. If US can do it, why can't we? :-)
aish dance aadinadha solla marandhittiyaae :P
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