Six Billion and One Bronze!

Yes this is important topic to be discussed. We have many talented people in all fields. But the problem lies in the fact that importance is given to one sport mainly cricket. Of course we should encourage cricket but at the same time we should give equal importance to other sports also. We can't forget or neglect our national game 'Hockey'. Its sad that almost all from young generation prefer cricket first than others. Young generation should know more about all the games other than cricket in India.

And also I think lack of coaching cent res in India is the main reason for this. Because many poor children are really good and talented in sports but due to poor coaching they could not show their talents at the higher levels and shine.

Hello friends!

Six Billion and One Bronze, these five words speak the current condition of India in commonwealth games. When a small boy/girl is studying school their parents focus on getting them good marks in exams rather than cultivating his/her hobbies in sports. As people want their children to be doctor or scientist or engineer rarely parents support their children for sports. They just end up the conversation saying "It's not your cup of tea". This improvisation should be done by Indian Education System by adding sports as a subject and encouraging students for participating in every sports.

Another problem is that India is obsessed with cricket those parents who encourage their child they want them to become a cricketer. In commonwealth games only 2 swimmers are sent for representing India! this is a brutal truth. As cricket has got fame and money involved in it, so everybody wants to be cricketer. After Mr. Milkha Singh there has not been a single person to continue his victory streak. After cricketers retire they still get into limelight with commentary or something like that but does anyone care when a gold medalist of discus throw retire. They live an ordinary life inspite of giving so much to team India. Indians love to play football then why are they not participating in FIFA representing India?

On those five words anyone can give a lecture of two to three hours but there should be some steps taken for prevention of it.

Thank you.

Hello gentleman.

The primary reason for the poor state of the nation in sports is the apathy on the part of the sports governing authorities. One key reason for that is most of the top positions in such authorities are occupied by bureaucrats rather then those who knows about sports. This results in very poor coordination in top level and the grassroots level sports authorities.

Lack of funds is invariably cited as the prime factor. But the fact that no amount of funds can be adequate for the purpose due to corruption in these bodies. Lack of proper infrastructure is another factor. The qualities of grounds in India is generally pathetic. This is because they are not conditioned regularly to be in the best shape. Any money if apportioned for the care and up-gradation of the grounds and stadiums does not reach its intended target.

Lack of motivation among players is another factor in India other sportsmen than cricketers are paid peanuts. The media is also to blame for the poor condition of games and sports in the nation sports other than cricket rarely get adequate coverage.

The whole scenario points to the flaws that are hindering the progress of our nation in the domain of sports.

Dear friends, in a nut shell I can conclude that the degrading in the sport persons performance is due to multiple things.

1) The very first being the miserable politics of our country.

2) The second being the economic condition of our country.

3) The inclination of a sports person towards the glamorous world (Advertisements etc).

4) His own zeal (enthusiasm) to play.

Guys there is not one factor that affects their performance but all the above given points affects a sports persons performance.

Thanks a lot for reading it patiently.

Yes I do agree that our govt is not encouraging sports.

Basically our Indian mind set is that, most of the parents think that we have only one career option and that is studies, most of the parents give a lot of emphasis on study they don't even bother to think about sports they just regard it as a cheap thing or it is something that we should not take it as our career, but now a days they are lot of educated parents who are giving importance to sports also and they regard sports as a upcoming career option and expelling in sports is not an easy thing at all it requires lot of physical and mental stamina and lot of dedication and hard work and efforts to be put on to it.

Coming to the point why they are only bronze medals in spite of India being second largest populated country. Leaving all these things that : govt is not encouraging sports; political involvement in sports etc etc. We should stop blaming all other factors first sports men and women should have keen interest and should have tremendous zeal to work hard and their will power should be high to excel in particular sport. India is lacking in sports is due to lack of efforts and patience by the players there is no proper dedication towards the sport.

There is a quotation that "WHERE THERE TS A WILL THERE IS A WAY".

So finally I conclude by saying that if you have real will to succeed in life you will definitely achieve your goal. So lack of concentration is the main reason is what I feel.

Thank you for reading with a lot of patience.

The prime reason for such a disappointing figure for medals despite having second largest population in the world is the lack of funding for sports other than cricket due to which these sports cannot avail a good quality coach and proper training. Also choosing cricket as an option is always safe and lucrative option in India.

The main problem is also that what will be their source of Bread and Butter after olympics as the tournaments for sports other than cricket are not done at regular intervals and they have to do some other part time jobs or business for their survival.

Apart from the political disturbances and other related areas the present age youth are accustomed to facilities and are lazy. They are over addicted to smart world which also plays an important role. We must also try to inculcate the habits of playing outdoor games right from the school age.

Guys, stop blaming our country's economic, political, or social based issues. It is the personal interest which brings a person to whom he wanted to be. If he/she interested in sports let them bring their talent like Milkha Singh and prove their best.

Hello everyone, I think constantly low performance of our country's players is due to the mixture of problems like filthy politics, the parents' mentality, meagre health and sport opportunities, and the list goes on. There can be one more reason added negative impact some players are leaving on the people.

Now-a-days match fixing and betting on games is a common trend and well-known players are getting involved in these activities and this might be responsible for looking sport with a suspicious eye.

And the possibility could be that many people have an inclination towards the sport and have right traits for taking our country to the new height but they are not getting opportunities and facilities.

The thought should be given that countries with less population than that of ours are getting good rankings in games. Some points should be deliberated on and some real reforms are needed.

We are second most populated countries in the world and yet we haven't been able to perform the way our counterpart's china has been able to do. How do you get gold in Olympics The one straight forward answer that I see to this is economy of the country. When India competes at Olympics it's more bronze in our medal tally than gold whereas when we compete at SAARC games we top the charts, and we are doing this on consistent basis. So this leads us to the very ultimate solution that if a country needs to be good in games than it should have a strong economy. The neighborhood countries of India apart from china are countries which are going through a lot of political disturbances or are still in process of making, and that is why they don't emphasis on sports and keep political stability as their priority.

In spite of that I don't see why we cannot do well in sports. We are a developing nation and just need to spend a bit more than what we are currently spending on sports. We all might have heard the stories of Olympic heroes and how did they fought the situation and made their way to the top. If small countries can get 5th or 6th ranked in the table then why can't we do it? Providing players with all the necessary facilities that they might require to nourish, and also need to find players who are really eager to perform and represent their nation at international level.