Any takers for the Rio disaster?
The celebration time has lasted a few days after our athletes won a couple of medals the Rio Games. The nation's sports fraternity has received the two young courageous ladies very warmly, as they saved the prestige of our nation of 1.25 million. Without Sindhu and Sakshi's efforts our head would have hung in shame.
My column of 22nd May did indicate the results which were quite evident but the political games played by all stakehold- ers--- be it Ministry of Youth Affairs – Olympic Association of India – the respective games federations– the Sports Authority of India did not see this coming. My only submission is if a small man of my stature could see this coming than how come all the combined wisdom of the knowledgeable and powerful people could not see!!!
The whole drama of sports promotions has fallen flat and all claims have proven false, my effort is to see that as a taxpaying citizen we should try and raise a question mark on the ‘lies’ of the sports administrator who played havoc with the nation’s sentiments. The larger question is the wrong path they show to our youth who are willing to give their hundred per cent to be a sportsperson.
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