It’s good to see India got a chance to host the CWG 2010. First, I’d like to wish good luck for the forthcoming games. I’m sure it’ll give some exciting moments for Indian sports and Indian sport lovers.
But reports coming in the media suggest that despite spending millions of rupees for this games, the condition of the infrastructures are still pathetic. In a country where a lot of sportspersons are still at the mercy of the government for better facilities and support, millions are being spend just to conduct a games and that too in vain. If we use these funds to provide better facilities to our sportspersons, we might win a few medals in the next Olympic Games. The development activities are taking place in one city only. There are a lot of people who has the ability to win medals for the country but lack funds for their practice. With more than 15 percent of world population, we managed only 3 medals and ranked 50 at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. This was best ever performance by Indian contingents in any Olympic games in terms of medals. It’s shame on us. This is not because we lack good athletes but because of lack of world class training and of course, politics.
The games will be the largest multi-sport event conducted to date in India. But do we have enough funds to host such a big event? We are living in a country where there is lack of funds for providing basic facilities for the people. But the government has funds to organize such big events. We don’t need these billions or millions to address these problems. A few Mayawati garlands will do.
In my opinion India should not bid for any such big events for the next 15 to 20 years. For the time being, don’t consider it as a symbol of status. If we wait for some time, we’ll be in a better position to host such events. Then we can start bidding. Now we should concentrate more on developmental activities which minimize the gap between the rich and the poor.
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