Stop blaming Indian sportsmen for their failure.How much time do we all spend even reading about sports other than cricket?I bet If your son or daughter wants to pursue sports as carrier,98% of all those posting such insulting comments here will bend backwards and prevent him/her from doing so.Instead you will tell him to take up cricket,won't you? All these men and women have reached where they have without public support,leave alone any support in terms of facilities,equipments or money and awards from the government of India. Don't just sit there writing anything because you have access to the net. How many of us even go to watch a Kanga league or a Ranji Troph or a Deodhar trophy Cricket Tournament?No we don't because there is no glamour,insted we will criticize the national selectors for not selecting a player from your state or community. Accept it,we Indians are not good in the world of sports and will never be unless we start respecting all sports equally and stop making our children only Doctors and Engineers.
RE:Use your common sense
by Jitesh Kumar Agrawal on Aug 09, 2008 01:24 PM
Got what you are saying but again you are contradicting what you are saying.....you say we are stuck only with cricket and that the reason why we dont excel in any other sport and again you question how many go to watch ranji trophy or deodhar trophy which is again cricket.
RE:Use your common sense
by Pankaj Gadkari on Aug 09, 2008 01:41 PM
What I meant to bring out that even in cricket we choose to go for what has more glamour and are partial.We forget that the national team is selected basis the performance in these tournaments. I am not against cricket as you are thinking.
RE:Use your common sense
by sameer deb on Aug 09, 2008 01:43 PM
i am not against cricket either.it may sound like cliche but here in India we lack far sighted approach to things.
RE:RE:Use your common sense
by Ram Alegavi on Aug 09, 2008 02:15 PM
How many of you have got the courage to make your son a world class gymnast ? If he tries to practise peole will laugh and make fun of him "Dekho, yeh saala bandar ke jaisa uchhal kuud kar raha hai hehehe, Just look at him he is jumping like a monkey" That is Indian mentality.
RE:Use your common sense
by sameer deb on Aug 09, 2008 01:40 PM
i have something to add. We indians are not born athletic like european or african people and nor were the chinese.But the chinese start groomong their kids right at the age of 6.They are debarred from visiting their parents and the media comes to know about them only at the games.You people can suggest a solution for India too
MR. SHARATH PAWAR - WEIGHT LIFTING MR. CHANDRABABU NAIDU - CYCLING MR. MANMOHAN SINGH- POLWALT MR. PRAKASH KARAT- 100MT RUNNING MR. L.K.ADVANI- SHOTPUT YOU CAN ADD OTHER POLITICIANS NAME AS YOU DEEMED FIT
Our politicians including Sonia, Kalmadi are enjoying in China.. Govt has a given a free run to terrorists and terrorist supporters and sympathisers a free hand in Kashmir.
RE:Jammu is buring.
by arp on Aug 09, 2008 01:16 PM
Oue participent are 47 but mangers are 200 in china.Less expenditure on game bot most expenditure on officers.
RE:Jammu is buring.
by shanshaah on Aug 09, 2008 01:21 PM
Lets Enjoy this and be happy because there no effect on this government and our sound could not be listen.
RE:RE:Jammu is buring.
by sulabh jain on Aug 09, 2008 01:23 PM
jay, You gutter creature is happy with the blood flowing in Jammu. Muhamed, the terrorist, shit be upon him is responsible for your birth as a chor and terrorist
The same old story gets repeated. Sending a 54 member contingent to the Olympics is an utter waste of taxpayer's money. Without a sporting culture & infrastructure, it is wishful thinking to even imagine that we would win medals.....
RE:Same Old Story !
by Dande Waala on Aug 09, 2008 01:25 PM
c'mon dude... we Indians are not meant for hardcore competition such as Olympics. 570/600 is pretty darn good by Indian standards. We are a laid back culture, so chill, enjoy and be happy. Probably Jung will be able to do better in Vancouver in 2012. All the best for that Jungy...
All Indians are required to contribute to Fund "India Development Fund" so our Olympic associate can fix some gold medels to save nose of 100 Crore Indians.....
RE:why do not we recommend quota
by ocean waves on Aug 09, 2008 01:07 PM
What an amazing remark....so true and so sad too...just tells about the indian system where it is heading
RE:why do not we recommend quota
by aoneall on Aug 09, 2008 01:21 PM
Why do you blame reservation for your failures? Are you trying to hide your incompetence? Every body knows that there is no reservation in sports in India. Why not introduce reservation in sports in India? May be, India then can win few medals!
RE:why do not we recommend quota
by Jitesh Kumar Agrawal on Aug 09, 2008 01:29 PM
Who said they are failures....there are 10500 atheletes participating and only 1000 medals in all to be won so will you say rest all are incompetents.....happy.
Now answer....how many of athelets havent gone for govt benefits available be it plots, jobs or anything else.......wont find a single......there are benefits even then.....ask for reservations at international level and they will say f*C*k off.
RE:why do not we recommend quota
by Gulshan Saini on Aug 09, 2008 01:15 PM
I dont know what makes you think our SC STs would do any better. They still have to compete with other countries SC, STs...
RE:why do not we recommend quota
by Jitesh Kumar Agrawal on Aug 09, 2008 01:20 PM
No where outside India there is reservations based on caste, creed and religion....IT HAPPENS ONLY IN INDIA.
RE:Only in India
by Vighnaraj Kuloor on Aug 09, 2008 01:11 PM
My friend, he is from Congress!! How dare you call him incompetent... All congressmen are supercompetent... If Jua was there, Amar Singh would have won gold :-)
RE:RE:Only in India
by shanshaah on Aug 09, 2008 01:26 PM
we must suggest to International Olympic Association that they should include the corruption race, Gilli Danda, Flirting, loot and so on These category where we are competent.
RE:Only in India
by aoneall on Aug 09, 2008 01:25 PM
Kalmandi is as competent or incompetent to head IOC as Prof. Vijay Kumar Malhotra of BJP is to head Archery Association of India for ages!
RE:RE:Only in India
by shanshaah on Aug 09, 2008 01:29 PM
In India you will find that the person dont have any expertise in particular area than he will be fit for the job.
RE:Kick Kalmadi !!
by aoneall on Aug 09, 2008 01:26 PM
Kalmandi is as competent or incompetent to head IOC as Prof. Vijay Kumar Malhotra of BJP is to head Archery Association of India for ages. What good Mr. Malhotra has brought to Archery?
India will win a DIAMOND(IF THERE IS ANY), GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE medal in EACH OF THESE COMPETITIONS: SPITTING, BEGGING, CORRUPTION, SCAMS, LITTERING THE STREETS, MAKING NO. 1 AND 2 ON THE STREETS...
RE:NDIA'S CHANCES OF A GOLD MEDAL
by Anand N on Aug 09, 2008 12:56 PM
Why dont you try to go and get medal for India? Dont blame anybody...Atleast they are paricipating..
RE:RE:NDIA'S CHANCES OF A GOLD MEDAL
by rajenrda chouhan on Aug 09, 2008 01:11 PM
your remark show that you are ignorent to say the least, if not foolish. Every Indofile has expectation from the olympic contigent to perform better, every commentator need not to go to olympic to make comment.
RE:RE:RE:NDIA'S CHANCES OF A GOLD MEDAL
by thebedazzled on Aug 09, 2008 02:00 PM
Rajendra Chouhan...U are one hell of an optimist buddy. Keep on dreaming. I am sure of the players that they will not win us a medal ever but it wud be interesting to know if ur DREAMING can win us a medal. Who knows.
RE:NDIA'S CHANCES OF A GOLD MEDAL
by Sharma on Aug 09, 2008 01:09 PM
For what Indian government allot budget?
Indian government should ask to all players ask to bring 70% share for going to such type of event and if he/she wins he will get 80% plus reward and for official ask 90% and if his participants wins than he/she will rewarded and if loose that he/she has to deposit 50% share of expenditure and must leave.
RE:RE:NDIA'S CHANCES OF A GOLD MEDAL
by thebedazzled on Aug 09, 2008 01:59 PM
Good thoughts. They can tell banks to provide olympic loans. If they win, no interest on loans also. It will discourage Sania Mirza n similar idiots to go there to win attention of world/hollywood/bollywood and not medal
RE:NDIA'S CHANCES OF A GOLD MEDAL
by My Outlook and views on Aug 09, 2008 01:02 PM
I m nt blaming the partcipants...the govt is least interested in sports except cricket...if given proper faclilties, training and infrastructure these people can also perform...but its a pity that nothing is happening
RE:RE:NDIA'S CHANCES OF A GOLD MEDAL
by thebedazzled on Aug 09, 2008 02:12 PM
There is nothing wrong in outlook's views i think. He is absolutely right in each and every word of it
RE:NDIA'S CHANCES OF A GOLD MEDAL
by thebedazzled on Aug 09, 2008 01:56 PM
hahaha...Participating...Coming last is as good as non participation. They have gone to shop in China on ur expense (if u are tax payer by any chance)
RE:NDIA'S CHANCES OF A GOLD MEDAL
by rajenrda chouhan on Aug 09, 2008 01:08 PM
corruption and scams are ok, but you are getting too far for the rest of catagories.
yesterday there was a report on the progress of work going on for the Commonwealth games to be held in Delhi in 2010 and reporter had said that none of the stadiums have been upgraded since 1982 and all the work is goign at an excruciatingly slow pace... thanks to our corrupt and greedy politicians and government officals...well the world is going to have one more reason to laugh at India and mock us... and our corrupt and greedy politicians and government officals are once again paving the way for India to be laughing stock in the eyes of the world.
RE:thanks to our corrupt and greedy politicians and government officals
by aoneall on Aug 09, 2008 01:33 PM
It is not like that. Every thing will be bang ready on time for the event in 2010. The construction is deliberately made slow in the beginning of the project. Everybody waits till panic sets into and then in the name of meeting the target in a very short time, corruption gets a free hand. Thus every body gets a chance to make big money which otherwise was not possible if construction was done in a normal manner. This practice has been in place for quite a long time and every contractor, engineer, leader of India knows about it. Making fast money is tough in India, you know!
