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Can anyone be a world-class athlete?
It is not uncommon for coaches, parents and athletes to believe that specializing in a sport at an early age is the secret ingredient to becoming a world-class athlete — especially when you consider the success of athletes like Tiger Woods and Rafael Nadal, who excelled in their sports at an early age.
Did India host the Commonwealth Games?
India hosted the Games in 2010, at Delhi. It was India’s most successful Commonwealth Games to date with Indian athletes winning 38 gold, 27 silver and 36 bronze medals….Host Nation.
City | Country | Votes |
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Delhi | India | 46 |
Hamilton | Canada | 22 |
What is the biggest problem facing Indian athletes?
The biggest problem is that Indian athletes don’t enjoy much financial or institutional support. Although this is improving, thanks to growing public investment and non-profit initiatives like the Olympic Gold Quest and the Mittal Champions Trust, this is in no way comparable to the kind of backing athletes enjoy in top-ranked Olympic countries.
Why is India paying less attention to the Olympic sports?
One of the other big problems of India paying less attention to the Olympic sports is its over-obsession with cricket. No doubt India has made itself prominent in the world with continual successes in cricket, it has kind of acted as a hindrance to the progress of other sports.
Is this the start of a new era in Indian sport?
“It could be the start of a new era in Indian sport,” Bindra said. There was national jubilation on Thursday when India defeated Germany to win bronze in men’s field hockey, the team’s first medal in more than 40 years. The women’s hockey team will battle Britain for bronze on Friday.
Does India produce good sportsmen and women?
It would be false to say that India does not produce good sportsmen and women. In cricket, the country’s ardent obsession, it had in Sachin Tendulkar, one of the sport’s greatest ever players, until he retired from all formats at the end of last year.