WHAT AILS INDIAN SPORTS ? Sports; a passtime for students‚ a passion for players‚ a fitness solution for the middle aged‚ perhaps life for aficionados and more recently lucre for businessmen; has an equal significance for the country as a whole. It is a mirror to the professionalism of a country’s citizens‚ their dedication and the facilities provided to them by the government. Sports serve as a portrayal of the teamspirit among the
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our country during the second half of the twentieth century‚ has been in the field of sports and games. The” only major performance of note has been the gold medal in hockey won at the Moscow Olympics in 1980 and the triumph at the 1983 & 2011 world cup in cricket‚plus a few individual medals in Olympics and few success in Tennis. But these occasional triumphs do not augur well for the future of Indian sports. A nation of 1.2 billion has not been able to produce a sportsperson or athlete of international
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A wide range of sports and games are played in India. Undoubtedly‚ Indian sports have made a remarkable contribution at the international level‚ most importantly cricket‚ which has left such an impact on the minds of people that they worship it with full devotion‚ as if it is the fifth religion. Despite the facts and records‚ the present condition of sports in India‚ except for cricket‚ is nevertheless pathetic. Cricket undoubtedly gets the best management and sponsors of the country‚ probably
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What ails Indian sports A nation of over one billion people and only one individual Gold medal in the Olympics till date! Alas‚ once the best in the field of men’s hockey but not even able to qualify for the Olympics. Similarly‚ once an Asian champion in football but now struggling to stand on its feet. All these elucidate the deplorable state of sports in our country. Even small nations like Zimbabwe‚ Latvia are much ahead of us in the medal tally. So what is it that is depriving the nation of
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Career in sports: India Today Close Career in sports DEVIKA JEET | September 1‚ 2011 | 15:34 The India-Pakistan cricket match during the T20 world cup this year brought the country to a stand still. Work came to a halt and all people could talk about was the match. A few days later when the Indian team lifted the world cup‚ there was a sense of euphoria and victory in the nation. Celebrations went on for days and it felt like we had won a war. Such is the importance of sports in our country
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that of the development of sports in our country. India is a country of more than 1 billion people‚ in spite of this we hardly win any medals at the Olympic Games‚ and rarely win a gold medal. Apart from cricket‚ most sports are largely neglected in our country. Sports like football‚ hockey‚ tennis and athletics are not given any importance. The government does not provide any funds for these sports and does nothing to encourage development in these fields. In India‚ sports other than cricket are not
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Importance of Sports Sports have been around for quite a long time now‚ but do we realize how much of an impact they have made? They helped the economy and people as well. Sports have a very different history that made a huge impact on today. Sports were used as entertainment during the war‚ it also boosted our economy‚ and is important to health and fitness. I think sports were very important in the making of what we have today. They affected the people of this time as well. A reason sports were so
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physical fitness games and sports are essential. All young men and women inschools‚ colleges‚ universities and training institutions should play games.Even business executives and others engaged in serious and very responsible activities should play some game in their spare time. It is necessary for their good health‚ physical fitness andmental alertness.A proper balance should be maintained between work and games. Work would become burden it there are no games and sports. A fair amount of physical
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Sports have been part of human entertainment for centuries. Sports in America have become popular entertainment. Sports are a big social and cultural understanding on America lifestyle as well as worldwide. America has made popular the National Football League‚ the National Basketball Association and many more. Although America has made such a vast impact on the influence of sports‚ there is one general focus that is still raises questions today. This question brings debate to the presence of racism
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Ydiop Bdap and Shemesh Lee 3/1/2012 KIN 330 Sociocultural Analyses of Sport and Exercise Sports Observation Physical activity is a form of exercise of movement that includes daily activities and many different sports. Does physical activity have to be a vigorous form of exercise or movement? No‚ it doesn’t have to be only vigorous exercise or movements. Physical activity can consist of planned actions‚ like walking the dog‚ jogging‚ speed walking‚ doing chores‚ loading and unloading trucks
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