CWG 2nd spot for India: Does the CWG success really make India a global sporting power?

Dear Jatin

You havent got my point which is that there is no point in setting games records forget CWG or world records when the field is depleted. WE can set game records in SAARC games but of what use it is. It will only serve the purpose of beating our own chests. It doesnt convince anyone. Lets see how the same atheletes that you have mentioned in your list fare in the current Asian games. If we even win half the gold medals, i am prepared to eat my shoe forget setting any records. And dont blame the public for it. Our athletes nor the govt is serious about participating in any games. They just do so as yet another outing. Or else why should there be more that 100 officials in our contingent for the Asian games out of which the coaches are only 33 i think. Govt officials including coaches have to be made accountable for every games and athl;etes not performing should be either handed out a pay cut or a grade cancellation. Only then will our sportsmen start taking things seriously.

Disha a good debate. I agree with you but at the same time India should prove this outside India then only we can say yes job is under process.

It will take years before India turns to be a sporting power. The whole sysstm need chang like the bright sports persons should be in the game from early age say 10 to 12 and some group or body should able to identify them and once it is done say within next eight to ten years we can say yes we are a sporting power also,

YES,we are one of the sporting nations having highly talented individuals in all segments of sports,we will hope this sportsmenship will continue in coming Olympics also

India's ranking 2nd among all Commonwealth nations is indeed commendableIn-spite all the hiccups of  the Negatives right from leaky squeaky games villageto bribery Scandal ,to delay etc.etc.The entire Medal winners needs a Moral support medal to the winners of cwg's from the entire sporting fraternity for bringing laurels to our country and dream 2020 of dr.A.O.J.AbdulKalam vision of India to be the top Nations of the world.We should not sit on our past achievements but to bring glory to our country by retaining 2nd spot in Olympics too,

Yes definitely it will make India a global sporting power, in spite of certain unwanted elements involved in the CWG. Now our govt should take care to ensure that these type of mega sports events should be handled/organized by the individual govt body like SAIL or other competent authority. Govt should not allow to handle by the ministers or politicians whose aim will always be to earn money for themselves. The difference between the estimated cost to conduct the CWG and the now actually incurred cost will be the eye opener to our general public whose money have been misappropriated in the just ended CWG.

Thanks for the referral Ms. Disha Roy.

Yes!

Though politicians have taken undue advantage of CWG

After This Game- every one can say --India can do anything.

This CWG game is only start for India

India has the potentiality to make things possible

India well marketed.

The strong second place finish in the CWG does pave the way for India to build sustainable steps to become a global sporting power. However, it is a long road ahead and we should not be complacent that it can be achieved easily due to the following factors -

1. Many world champion athletes skipped the CWG. Hence, the true benchmark comparison of a good athlete was missing and the achievement of a gold may not be a true reflector of the highest possible achievement.

2. CWG is restricted only to the CWG nations. This implies other nations that may have better athletes cannot take part in the games, thereby lessening the competitive focus from other athletes.

3. The benchmark standards for a CWG gold versus an Olympic or a World champion gold is quite different and it takes a whole lot of effort to be a world champion.

4. CWG is a regional sporting event as compared to other global events. This also again implies that the competition is correspondingly lessened.

5. The strong second place finish came about on account of the last gasp effort by Saina Nehwal to bag the gold as the individual singles title champion in Badminton.

6. The CWG was hosted in India thereby giving us a first mover advantage as the host on account of the familiarity with the venue and other factors.

Despite all these factors, the successful second place finish in the CWG has highlighted to the world and also our past colonial rulers; the British that India is on the threshold of a major revolution in sports. The successful finish will also highlight the achievements of the athletes in various sports other than Cricket, which is almost like a religion in India. Diversity in sports helps to build sporting skills among the athletes and the Government should encourage the development of different sports apart from Cricket.

Keeping this backdrop in mind, we could safely assume that we are on the way to becoming a good sports power provided adequate government support is available for different types of sports and sustainable momentum is generated to sustain a similar level of competitiveness for the future.

We only need to look at China to see how much more we need to work if we need to become a global sports power....

Thanks for the referral, Disha....

The second place in the medal rally, indicates that our, sportsman showed keen interest in Sports activities. If we ignite these spirit, still further, will show them success in the future attempts in Olympics. No doubt, the medal that they earned, now , will indirectly motivate them to acquire many more & to sustain it in the field where they out-did others. It can vie for supremacy, if all the facility for training & motivation is kept atop of all the agenda.