london olympics
If medals were given for controversies !
Right from day one , India has been in news in London Olympics 2012 and yes not for chances of winning medals but for a ‘mystery woman’ from India walking ahead of athletes in the parade during the inauguration ceremony, as if she were an official representative.Madhura Nagendra-the mystery woman, selected for some formal inaugural Indian Dance gave India a controversial start and a reason to be highlighted in news . In a week’s time , between expected disastrous performances in different sports from the athletes , came two controversial decisions against Indian Boxers , Sangwan and Krishan -Reasons to raise voice against and crib about ! Indeed! These decisions ,so vague, do matter but what about the losses in archery,shooting,hockey,tennis and badminton ? The fact remains that where China and the USA are competing with 42 and 43 medals on number 1 and 2 , India(world’s 2nd largest population) stands on number 35 with only 2 medals and neither of the two is gold ! Excluding these controversial decisions, where does India stand ?Are the players to be blamed or the national administration taking care of sports department ? Are we responsible for not taking any sport more serious than Cricket ?The fact is – It is the athletes who need to perform exceptional to lift the morale of the government, the intention of the sponsors and the confidence of the nation!It was because of exceptional performance of Indian Hockey Team and players like Dhyan Chand that India considered hockey as its national game after independence. Today, boxing is considered an important sport just because of boxers like Vijender Singh Beniwal or Mary Kom have done exceptionally well to make the government and the nation divert brains towards the sport and the opportunities! If today Cricket is considered a religion Team India God’s , it is because the players gave us a reason to be proud winning World Cup twice and numerous other trophies ! Cribbing about few decisions going against Indian athletes cannot hide the fact they are not competent enough and that is the most primary fact !
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Olympics of the Middle Class Society
Falling Indian economy,rising inflation,rise in property costs and bank loan rates,regular price hike in petrol,vegetables and other dailies…..earning, the only ray of hope, to defeat these fast runners seems to be giving up in front of them. 😉
Baba Ramdev to protest against Black Money from August 9th ?
Baba Ramdev has threatened to go on protest from August 9th onwards, in Delhi, on the issue of Black Money which he wants the UPA government should bring back for the nation’s well-being ! Last summer, similar protest was organized by Baba where many followers of him had gathered at the Ram Lila Maidan and at mid-night the police raided the Maidan to arrest Baba, following which, he not only had to jump from the stage, as high as 6 feet, but also had to run away from the place to avoid further conflict between his followers and the police !
Meanwhile, Baba has also welcomed the efforts of Congress, giving bigger roles to Rahul Gandhi and said he can also be the Prime Minister and continue at the post but for all that he will have to bring the Black Money back in the country !
Paes confirms participation in Olympics !
Leander Peas,India’s number one tennis player had threatened to withdraw from the Olympics after being paired with a much lower-ranked Vishnu Vardhan as Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna,the two competent players refused to partner him and wanted to partner each other excluding Leander instead. After his confirmation it is likely that All India Tennis Association would send Vardhan as Paes’ partner !
Should players of national level and importance, in any sport ,let their personal conflicts disturb their profession , all the more, when it is about nation’s self-respect and pride ? Who is playing dirty politics is surely unknown but should responsible players like Bhupathi and Bopanna disrespect the association and a senior player, in public, by declining to partner with Paes for Olympics ?
