India At Olympics

India At Beijing Olympic 2008

Beijing Olympic games have been best Olympic for India, for the first time in Olympic history of India, India win 3 medals. 1 Gold and 2 Bronze medals. This a time to introspect and rethink. India is the second most populated country in the world after China. Population has its own advantages and disadvantages, look at the medal tally of India and China. China was on the first position with a total of 100 Medals which had 51 Gold Medals, 21 Silver Medals and 28 Bronze Medals, even USA with overall 110 Medals had only 36 Gold Medals. See overall Medal Standings at the official 2008 Beijing Olympic Website.

Can India think of achieving success of that scale someday. If we keep blaming our system, our resources, our government then it can never be achieved. Everyone has to work on individual level, have to do our best at personal level, with things that are in our control. If we keep on asking for more resources, funds then we'll continue to feed the corrupt system which exist on our goodwill for the country.

Although now they say we can expect more in future but performance is still covered by poor coaching and bad management. Look at the case of Monika Devi, female weight lifter from India who was tested positive just before she was to leave for Beijing and later the charges were cleared. Now, who is responsible for this, she is saying that this was done intentionally.

Abhinav Bindra - Rifle Shooting - Gold
Sushil Kumar - Freestyle Wrestling - Bronze
Vijender Kumar - Middleweight Boxer - Bronze

All these medals are in individual sports, with intense individual efforts. Blaming government alone will not solve any problem, we need efforts at individual level in every field, which will be the key of our success in future. How can we think big in sports when there are no play grounds at grass root level. We have a number of unauthorized colonies in cities, where there isn't even much space for transportation.

Everyone has to think at his own level because sports and medals aren't just related to sports but they tell the story of a country. Status of there health, there wellbeing.

Reference:

http://www.olympic.it/english/country/id_IND
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_at_the_Olympics
http://www.reuters.com/article/telecomm/idUSPEK25004420080811