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Pramod Sethi, senior sports teacher of Dayanand Anglo-Vedic Public School, is very keen about the improvement of sports. He is working a lot for the achievement of the goal. He is organising sports camps to give proper training to children. He says: "As long as the Government remains indifferent towards the game and players, total improvement is not possible". In his opinion, the Government is merely giving preference to cricket and not to any other game. The other games remain neglected. Cricketers are given much importance and facilities. The players of other games do not even get moral support from the Government and the people. Politics in sports is one of the reasons for the decline. The higher authorities always try to interfere in the selection procedure which sometimes results in rejection of good players and selection of mediocre players. If such political involvement continues then nobody can stop the decline of sports in our country. Let the players show their performance on the basis of which they should be selected and not on the basis of how powerful a recommendation they can manage. Olympic bronze medallist Veenu Gopal the basketball coach of Cambridge
Foundation School, Rajouri Garden, says that the Government should
provide some help-line for players with promise. Because of lack of
patronage there are examples of players who are even selling
golgappe to earn a livelihood. He says 'The Government should be
responsible for their livelihood even after their retirement'. In
this context, 'The Indian players definitely have determination but they are lacking in proper facilities and moral support', says Kulbeer, volleyball coach of Delhi Administration. In his view, if the Government provides the necessary facilities there will definitely be an improvement in the quality of performances. Pramod Sethi, sports coach of DAV School, Vikaspuri, says that Milkha Singh is absolutely justified in his non-acceptance of the Arjuna award. He says, "He does not need this award at all because his time is over and the award should definitely be given to a youngster so that he is encouraged to perform better." K. Malleshwari agrees with Milkha Singh and Pramod Sethi and says "It is a timely award given to a player for his achievements but after 40 years what is the use of giving the Arjuna award to Milkha Singh?" It is clear that if the government accords the proper priority towards sports it can improve by leaps and bounds. K. Malleshwari has a message for aspiring sportspersons: "If you have determination Capability to do hard work and sincerity, then nobody can stop you from achieving your goal." |
The
condition of sports in India is declining day by day. After the
brief cameo performances by P. T. Usha and Milkha Singh, there has
been no growth whatsoever in the field of sports. In the countrywise
scoreboard of growth in sports, India occupies a position which is
below average. In the last Olympics held in Sydney in 2000, our
country won just a single bronze medal in weight lifting which was
won by K. Malleshwari. Sports personalities interview in Delhi have
different opinions in this regard. Some personalities have negative
views and some have positive ideas.