India first participated in 1900 Olympics in which we had won 2 medals. It took us 28 years to resume the medal haul. India has won 33 medals so far including the clinic of 7 medals in Tokyo Olympics 2020. On the other hand India hasn't even opened the account in the winter Olympics. Despite being the second most populous country in the world, India ranks only 55th in the overall summer Olympics performance. The fact that India lags behind in the sports can be known clearly from the survey held by 'The Bridge'. Its result finds that India has the Lowest Medal per Capital of 0.0008 in the world.
What do Indians think of sports?
A BBC survey reports that when random Indians were asked to name an Indian sports person, the name, many of them uttered was 'Sachin Tendulkar', even though it has been years since he had retired from cricket.
It is also widely believed that sports is the
domain only of the people who cannot make academic success, while P.V. Sindhu,
has a Bachelors in Dental Surgery, and Manasi Jozhi, a para -badminton is a B.
E. graduate.
Qualification standard:
The standards to qualify for Olympics
have dramatically raised these years. 'It requires for the Indian athletes to
make a national record to qualify for 33 field and track events. It is quite
understandable when considering standards like 2.33m for men's high jump being
the height at which Bronze was won in Rio' says Anju Bobby George in an
interview with ESPN. The less the people involved in sports, lesser is the
probability for making new records.
It is all because of people's lack of
awareness regarding the government's schemes to promote sports. SAI has adopted about 24 schools to train
people to achieve in sports. Media can also be held responsible for the
ignorance of people due to its negligible coverage of sports other than
cricket.
The Olympics 2020 has created a wave of
interest among many Indian youths. It is still scant. Change of mindset among
people is very necessary. Though a small step, it can result in better
performance of India in the following Olympics.
Medal per capital= (Total Olympic Appearances / Total Olympic Medals) X population
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