tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36882821.post1952849299314046587..comments2023-10-01T02:39:36.562-07:00Comments on Swathi's Thoughts: What should we learn from RIO 2016?swathi'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04643384157956856066noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36882821.post-30643192943726832412017-03-21T08:01:36.925-07:002017-03-21T08:01:36.925-07:00Yes I wish we can be like America too...God! what ...Yes I wish we can be like America too...God! what do those people eat how are they so much better than us...I couldn't still forget the Spanish guy in my office gloating about the win they had against Sindhu in Badminton.<br /><br />But one plus to take from it is Indian girls are no less than Indian guys, one silver and one bronze n both girls, that's something!!!<br /><br />And yes I do agree we Indians put a lot of stress on education compared to sports or arts and we really need to change our attitudes and our govt. has to support more.Rikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03985152186939344611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36882821.post-72378791976507412852016-08-28T21:14:09.603-07:002016-08-28T21:14:09.603-07:00There can various other factors, such as:
1. In co...There can various other factors, such as:<br />1. In countries having lower Per Capita Income, Sports are way out of poverty. <br />2. Government support for medal winners. Take the case of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine. Oleg Verniaiev of Ukraine missed Gold in the last round (due to mistakes with stress of doing just good enough to get minimum points as he has been leading until then and was sure to get gold. I saw live). I was worried about the USD 40000 he missed in prize money from his government. Somehow felt, he was also thinking about it. <br />Even the countries ruled in autocracies and neo-democracies, the medals winners are given compensated good, as they paint a brighter picture of the country.<br />http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2016/08/20/list-of-prize-money-awarded-to-some-olympic-medalists/89044608/<br /><br />3. Focus on sports where we can matter. As a person on Quora has mentioned, UK focused on sports it can do good and left those like volleyball, basketball or table tennis. In India, boxers were doing very good, until our boxing association was unrecognized by AIBA and only recently it was normalized. The wrestlers are having internal politics, which is also affecting the team morale. With so many tribal belts, and archery knowledge passed down generations, somehow we could not capitalize much there. <br /><br />Btw, found this:<br />https://africa.quora.com/Five-Olympic-Champions-in-an-Ethiopians-small-town-of-17-000-peopleHemanth Pallavajulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03383352564259389199noreply@blogger.com