Only 7 Olympic Games medals enough for India with a population of Rs 135 million?
The return of the Olympic champions to India was celebrated across the country. These players were warmly welcomed by dancing and singing from across the country. Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and former Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju also honored all these players at the Ashoka Hotel in Delhi today.
Seeing the tremendous welcome from the Olympic players in India, your heart must have been happy because in our country that welcome is for cricketers or movie actors. This week people were not talking about the India vs. England cricket match, but all of India was talking about the India-Britain vs. Britain hockey match.
This enthusiasm in India for Olympic players is an indicator of a very big change. But are 7 Olympic medals enough for a 135 million country? So today we will celebrate the success of our Olympic players, but at the same time, we will also talk about how long it will take us to win as many medals as the United States, China, and Japan.
Jai Hind in Japan after Jai Hind in India
After Jai Hind in Japan, today our players are being cheered on in India. After the arrival of these players at the Delhi airport, people were seen dancing and singing. Not only Delhi, today the whole country welcomes these players with all their hearts. But we fear that this celebration and this feeling of respect for these players will not end in 24 hours, and people should never forget them again. Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and former Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju honored all these players at the Ashoka Hotel in Delhi today.
Neeraj got 'Gold' after great sacrifice
The Tokyo Olympics are also special for India because India won the gold medal in athletics for the first time, and this dream has been fulfilled by Neeraj Chopra. Neeraj Chopra likes to have long hair, but while he was throwing the javelin, these long hairs used to appear in front of his eyes. Because of this, he used to sweat more, so he cut his hair long and was completely away from social media for the last year in order to focus on his game.
To understand all of this hard work by Neeraj Chopra, you must watch a video of him talking about Neeraj Chopra's patience and endurance. This video also fits into New India's new system, which knows how to be flexible with its players. So with patience, he too goes through his world-class training and awaits the results. When, together with the players, our system is balanced and strengthened, a new India is formed and this image is the proof of that.
Best performance in 121 years of history
In the history of the last 121 years of the Olympics, India has done its best this time. This time India has won a gold medal, two silver, and four bronze. Although this number of medals could have been higher. At the Tokyo Olympics, 55 out of 127 Indian players reached the quarterfinals and subsequent events. Of these, only 43 players reached the semifinals. Among them stood out the men's and women's hockey teams. Apart from this, 5 players reached the final matches for the gold medal in the individual competition. In simple words, out of a total of 33 sports, India could have gotten the gold medal in 5 sports, but it only got one, and this gold medal also came after 13 years. Had Indian players won all of these finals, India would have ranked 17th instead of 48th in the Olympic Games medal table. However, this entry by India into the final matches is also an indication that we can get more medals in the next Olympics.
India among the 50 medal-winning countries
Think of it like this: at the Rio 2016 Olympics, India sent 117 players, of which only 20 players made it to the quarterfinals and subsequent matches. But this time this number has gone directly from 20 to 55, which is good news for India.
This time, India participated in 18 out of 33 sports, and after 41 years, India is among the 50 medal-winning countries. However, after the end of these games, today we will tell you what India learned from the Tokyo Olympics and what did we do right this time? This time we may have won 5 more medals than the Rio 2016 Olympics. But India's performance at the Olympics has been very high and low.
At the 2012 London Olympics, India won 6 medals, and at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, we got 3 medals. But this performance was not sustained subsequently, and our country needs to learn from this.
Reasons for India's failure in Olympics
Don't believe in sports culture in India
When India does not get a medal in the Olympics, then many people in our country only have one question and that is why we did not win. The people of our country like to criticize their players on such occasions. Although this criticism also lasts a few days and then everyone forgets about it.
But today we want to ask you a question and how many of you want to send your children to sports coaching? The question of many of you would be in the no. Parents in India teach their children Math, Science (Sci) once), but they don't want to send them to the sports Olympiad.
On the birth of children in our country, parents say that their son will grow up to become a doctor, engineer, or IAS officer, but no one says that he will grow up and bring medals to the country. I mean, the people of our country want champions like Neeraj Chopra, but those champions should be from their own homes, they are not prepared for it. The main reason for this is the lack of faith in the sports culture of India.
How many gold medals won by india in the olympics?
India obtained 35 medals in 29 Olympic Games
Our country has won only 35 medals in 29 Olympic Games so far, and this number includes the three gold, silver, and bronze medals. Of these, India has won 7 medals this time, while the United States has won 39 gold medals in this year's Games alone, and they are in first position in the medal tally this time with a total of 113 medals. Second place in China, which has won 88 medals, of which 38 are gold medals. Japan ranks third on this list, having won 58 medals. Japan's total population is about 12.50 million, or half the population of Uttar Pradesh. But despite being a small country, its performance in the Olympics is better than that of many large countries, and the main reason for this is its sports culture.
What is the reason for the poor performance of India?
1. Lack of investment in sports
2. Weak infrastructure
3. Players don't get a lot of encouragement
4. People's passion for cricket
These are all reasons for poor performance and cannot be ignored. But there is a more important reason than that because of the attitude of the people towards sports in India. There is no sports culture in our country, and you can understand it with some examples. The total population of Kenya is about 50 million and there is a lot of poverty, the players do not have many resources and expensive coaches, and there are no modern training centers. Despite this, Kenya always performs well in the Olympics.
Kenya has won 103 medals so far compared to India's 35 medals, and this time Kenya is also 19th with 10 medals. Like Kenya, there is also a lot of poverty in Brazil. Of the 210 million inhabitants, 15 million are below the poverty line, but despite this, Brazil is ahead of many countries in international sports competitions. Brazil has won 5 Soccer World Cups so far and has 150 medals at the Olympic Games. This time he was also in 12th place by winning 21 medals.
Why India is not good in olympics?
'If you read and write, you will play the Nawab ...'
Both are countries, where the players do not have many resources, but due to their sports culture, these countries dominate the world of sports. While in India it is not. In our country, children have to fight a lot to play. First, they fight with the ridicules of society, people say what will happen playing? Then he fights against his family because parents often also tell their children that they will ruin their lives by playing sports, and the hard work is done in schools.
In India, children realize at an early age that nothing is saved in sports. If they want to do something, only education will work. A proverb is also widely spoken in our country. There is a saying that if you read and write, you will become a nawab, if you jump, you will become bad.
Why India is backward in sports and how can India win more medals in Olympics
It is necessary to promote sports culture
In India, there is a culture of reading and teaching on the subject of math and science, not on sports. Stephen Hawking once said that the people of India are experts in mathematics and physics. Similarly, India ranks second in the number of scientists in the world. Around 1500 scientists from India are serving around the world. That is to say, what we learn from these Olympics is that there is a need to promote sports culture in India, and this will only be possible when the sport is promoted at the school and university level. This subject will not be limited to a quarter of the school. You can also understand this with some examples.
The winning player gets 5 million rupees
A team of 613 players from the United States participated at the Tokyo Olympics, of which about 75 percent, that is, 463 players came here from school and university. Similarly, most of the players from Russia and China have made it to the Olympics from the school and university levels. One important thing here is that medals are not won with prize money, because if this were the case, Singapore would have obtained the maximum number of medals. The Singapore government awards the world's highest award to the player who wins the gold medal, around $ 7.50 million, or Rs. 5 crore. But despite this, he did not get a single gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
How can India win more medals in Olympics
More than 50% of Haryana champions
You can understand this also in Haryana's example. In the last 21 years, India has won a total of 20 medals in the Olympics, of which 11 have been won by Haryana players alone. According to this, the contribution of Haryana players in winning the medal is more than 50 percent. This time also, of the 6 medals that have been received in the individual competition, 3 players are from Haryana. Neeraj Chopra, who won the country's first track and field gold medal in 121-year history, also hails from this state. While after a long wait of 41 years, in the men's hockey team that won the bronze medal, two players were also from Haryana. Therefore, it is also important that you understand here today that what makes Haryana different from the rest of the country?
How can India win more medals in Olympics
Why is Haryana number 1?
There is a complete process to promote sports at the school and college levels in Haryana. There are more than 500 sports kindergartens in Haryana. Sports Authority of India (SAI) has 22 centers in this state with a population of 2.5 million rupees. While Uttar Pradesh is 8 times larger than Haryana in terms of population, there are only 20 SAI centers there. At the same time, in Madhya Pradesh, the situation is even worse. There are only 16 centers.
While there are 10 centers in Rajasthan and only 3-3 centers in Chhattisgarh and Gujarat. In Haryana, players who bring medals in national competitions at the school and university level receive a cash prize of up to 6 lakh rupees. Money is also spilled on players who bring medals at the Olympics. The government gives Rs 6 crore to win the gold medal, Rs 4 crore to win the silver, and Rs 2.5 crore to win the bronze medal. Apart from this, players also receive Rs 15 lakh from the state government for preparation. Whereas in Rajasthan, the same amount received by the players is only 5 lakh rupees.
Not only this, not only the players in Haryana, the coaches are also sent abroad to train. Whereas there is no such system in the big states like Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Bihar.
How can India win more medals in Olympics
Supporting culture in Haryana
The culture of support from the government is also behind this sports culture of Haryana. Haryana's average sports budget for the past three years has been Rs 300 million. As for the sports budget just this time, it is around 400 crore rupees. While the sports budget of Rajasthan is only 100 crore rupees. However, it's not just about the budget here. No player is made by budget. Budgeting is like a single ingredient in a medallion recipe.
The most important thing about this recipe is people's attitude towards sport. Even today in our country, if many parents came to know that their child has gone to play with other children, and that is why the enrollment class has been missed, then that child would have stopped going out. I mean, we all want medals in international sports but we don't want to send our children to the sports field for that medal. This shows that there is no supportive culture in India.
The important role of the coach in the preparation of Neeraj
One great thing here is that sport is a state issue, and state governments are free to make their own policies to promote it and can increase or decrease the sports budget for this. State committees and different sports committees also function according to state governments. And then somewhere comes the central government number. Therefore, if India has to change its fortunes in the field of sports, the state governments will have to play a major role in this. There are also some similar things for India at these Olympics, which shows what we have learned from some mistakes in the past.
On this occasion, of the 7 players and the men's hockey team that won medals, 6 of them have coaches from other countries. The head coach of Neeraj Chopra, who won the gold in the Indian Javelin Throw, is UWE Hohn from Germany. He is the only player in the world who threw a javelin at 104.8 meters in a competition in 1984. That is, his coach has an important role in preparing Neeraj Chopra. And behind this are also the efforts of the Union Ministry of Sports. Neeraj Chopra also made these preparations during his stay in Sweden.
TOPS started in 2014
The Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) was launched by the Union Ministry of Sports in September 2014, with the aim of bringing athletes to the Olympic podium. Under this scheme, the committee identifies such players, who can bring medals to the country at the Olympic Games. These players are then helped to get expensive equipment. Agreements are made with famous coaches from other countries. They are given a psychiatrist and support staff, and each month the players receive 50 lakhs.
India won two medals at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. In these, PV Sindhu won the silver medal and the wrestler Sakshi Malik won the bronze medal, and both players were part of this scheme of the Government of India. Apart from this, at the 2016 Paralympic Games, India managed to win four medals including 2 gold under this scheme.
250 players preparing for the 2024 Olympics
According to the Sports Authority of India, currently, 106 players are being prepared under this scheme, so that they can bring medals for the country in international competitions. You can measure the success of this scheme by the fact that last year the government also started this scheme for youth players, under which 250 players have been identified. All of these players are preparing for the 2024 and 2028 Olympics.
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