India Stuck In 'Bronze Age'? | Democratic Newsroom Debate On India's Performance In Paris Olympics

Summary

本期节目讨论了印度在奥运会上的表现，为何印度未能破解奥运密码。编辑们分享了各自的观点，包括对印度体育制度的批评、运动员的个人责任以及政治在体育发展中的作用。讨论强调了哈里亚纳邦的体育政策成功案例，以及需要从基层培养运动员、提高体育标准和激励措施。同时，指出了社会对体育的支持不足和文化上的挑战。

Takeaways

• 🏅 印度在奥运会上的表现有待提高，尽管在这次奥运会上获得了6枚奖牌，但与预期相比仍有差距。
• 🤔 印度未能在奥运会上取得更多奖牌的原因复杂，不应简单归咎于个人或单一因素。
• 💭 体育编辑Vikrant Gupta认为，印度作为一个体育国家还在觉醒，对奖牌的渴望和庆祝态度需要改变。
• 🎯 印度需要从基层做起，提高体育标准，而不仅仅是培养少数精英运动员。
• 🏆 哈里亚纳邦的体育政策是一个成功的例子，通过提供激励和支持，促进了体育人才的涌现。
• 👶 从小培养体育人才至关重要，需要从孩子很小的时候就开始发掘和培养他们的体育潜力。
• 🤷‍♂️ 社会和家长对体育的支持程度，以及对体育文化的培养，对运动员的成长有重要影响。
• 🥇 中国的体育成功展示了有目标、有计划地培养运动员的重要性，印度可以借鉴这种做法。
• 🏋️‍♂️ 运动员自身的动力和决心，即所谓的“肚子里的火”，对于取得成功至关重要。
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 来自不同背景的运动员，特别是那些来自普通家庭的运动员，可能因为缺乏压力而有更好的表现。
• 📉 印度体育需要一个连贯的政策和长期规划，而不是仅仅依赖于个别运动员的突出表现。

Q & A

为什么印度在奥运会上的表现没有达到预期？

根据讨论，印度在奥运会上的表现可能受到了多种因素的影响，包括体育系统的不足、对精英运动员的投资不均衡、缺乏从基层培养人才的体系等。

印度在奥运会上获得的奖牌数量是否令人满意？

讨论中提到，尽管印度运动员在奥运会上获得了6枚奖牌，但许多人认为这并未达到预期，应该有更好的表现。

印度体育界是否存在对第四名的过度庆祝问题？

有观点认为，印度体育界有时会对第四名的成绩过度庆祝，而应该更加关注如何提升到领奖台上。

印度的体育政策是否需要改革？

讨论指出，印度的体育政策可能需要改革，以更全面地提升运动员的水平，而不仅仅是关注少数精英运动员。

哈里亚纳邦的体育政策有哪些特点？

哈里亚纳邦的体育政策包括提供高额奖金、奖学金和就业保障等，这些政策有助于培养和激励运动员。

为什么哈里亚纳邦在体育方面表现突出？

哈里亚纳邦虽然人口只占印度总人口的2%，但在奥运会上贡献了超过35%的奖牌，这得益于该邦的体育政策和对体育的重视。

印度体育界是否存在对运动员的过度宽容？

有观点认为，印度体育界可能对运动员过于宽容，没有给予足够的压力和激励，导致运动员没有充分发挥潜力。

印度体育界是否应该更加注重奖牌的颜色而不是数量？

讨论中提到，印度体育界应该更加注重追求金牌，而不是仅仅满足于获得奖牌。

印度的体育培养是否应该从更小的年龄开始？

有建议认为，印度应该从孩子更小的时候就开始培养体育才能，以建立更坚实的体育基础。

印度体育界是否缺乏对运动员的持续支持？

讨论中提到，印度体育界可能在运动员达到一定水平后提供支持，但缺乏从基层开始的持续培养和支持。

印度体育界是否需要更多的资源投入？

虽然印度体育界可能并不缺乏资源，但讨论指出，资源的分配可能不均衡，需要更加合理地分配以支持更多的运动员。

Outlines

00:00

🏅 印度奥运表现讨论

本段落讨论了印度在奥运会上的表现，提出了为何印度未能在奥运会上取得更大成功的疑问。讨论者包括体育编辑Vikrant Gupta等人，他们探讨了是否只有一个因素导致失败，还是存在更多复杂的原因。Vikrant Gupta认为，尽管印度赢得了六枚奖牌，但作为体育国家，印度可能仍在觉醒中。他强调，印度应该不仅仅庆祝奖牌，而应该追求更高的标准，例如至少赢得两枚金牌和十枚奖牌。他还批评了印度体育系统的不均衡发展，指出资金被用于少数精英运动员，而不是提升整体体育水平。

05:02

🤔 哈里亚纳模式的成功与挑战

这一段讨论了哈里亚纳州如何通过体育政策和激励措施，成功培养出大量奥运奖牌获得者。讨论者提到，2000年后，哈里亚纳州首次推出了一项全面的体育政策，大幅提高了奖牌获得者的奖金，并为年轻运动员提供奖学金和支持。这些措施包括为参加奥运会的运动员提供资金支持，无论是否获得奖牌。然而，尽管哈里亚纳模式取得了成功，其他州并未能复制这一模式，这引发了对整个国家体育发展不平衡的讨论。

10:04

🏋️‍♂️ 运动员的责任与期望

在这一段中，讨论者表达了对印度运动员在奥运会上表现的失望，特别是对于那些拥有丰富资源的高知名度运动员。他们认为，尽管运动员们得到了大量的支持和资源，但许多人并未达到预期的表现水平。讨论者强调，运动员需要有更高的自我要求，社会也不应该仅仅因为运动员得到了资源就降低对他们的期望。此外，讨论者还提到了文化和情感因素可能影响对运动员表现的批评和期望。

15:05

👨‍👧‍👦 体育文化与社会支持

本段落探讨了体育文化和家庭支持在培养运动员方面的重要性。讨论者指出，印度社会往往更重视学术成就而非体育发展，这可能阻碍了体育人才的发掘和培养。他们提到，即使在资源有限的情况下，有决心和热情的运动员仍然可以取得成功，但这种情况并不常见。此外，讨论者还强调了一致性和长期政策对于体育发展的重要性，举例说明了中国如何通过长期投资和人才选拔策略在体育上取得成功。

20:06

🔥 内在动力与成功的关键

最后一段讨论了内在动力或'fire in the belly'对于运动员成功的重要性。讨论者认为，无论资源如何，真正有决心和渴望成功的运动员会克服困难并取得成就。他们用Abhinav Bindra和Milkha Singh等运动员的例子来说明这一点，并批评了那些在关键时刻表现不佳的运动员。讨论者还提到，尽管印度在资源上并不缺乏，但在奖牌榜上的排名仍然低于一些资源较少的国家，这引发了对印度体育系统和文化需要改进的讨论。

Keywords

💡奥运会

奥运会是国际奥林匹克委员会主办的全球性体育赛事，每四年举办一次。在视频中，讨论的是印度在奥运会上的表现，以及为什么印度未能在奥运会上取得更多奖牌。例如，提到印度在奥运会上只获得了六枚奖牌，并且希望明天能增加到七枚。

💡奖牌

奖牌在体育比赛中是胜利和成就的象征。视频中多次提到奖牌，讨论了印度在奥运会上获得的奖牌数量，以及对奖牌的期望和对未能获得更多奖牌的失望。

💡体育政策

体育政策是指政府或相关机构制定的关于体育发展和运动员培养的一系列规定和措施。视频中提到了哈里亚纳邦的体育政策，如何通过提高奖金和提供奖学金来激励运动员，从而提高体育成绩。

💡资源

资源在这里指的是用于培养和发展运动员的各种物质和非物质条件。视频中讨论了印度是否有足够的资源来支持运动员，以及资源是否得到了合理的分配和使用。

💡体育文化

体育文化是指一个国家或地区对体育的重视程度、参与度以及体育在社会生活中的地位。视频中提到了印度的体育文化，以及如何通过政策和社会支持来培养体育文化。

💡火在肚子里

这是一个比喻，用来形容运动员内心的热情和决心。视频中提到，运动员需要有“火在肚子里”才能在奥运会上取得好成绩，强调了内心动力对于运动员成功的重要性。

💡责任

责任在这里指的是对于印度在奥运会上表现不佳的原因，应该由谁来承担的问题。视频中讨论了是否应该由运动员、政府、体育组织或其他实体来承担责任。

💡选拔

选拔是指挑选优秀运动员的过程。视频中提到了中国从三岁开始选拔和培养运动员的做法，以及印度在这方面可能存在的不足。

💡人才发掘

人才发掘是指识别和培养具有潜力的年轻运动员的过程。视频中讨论了印度在人才发掘方面的挑战，以及如何通过早期识别和培养来提高体育成绩。

💡系统

系统在这里指的是支持和发展运动员的整个结构和流程。视频中讨论了印度体育系统的不足，以及如何改进系统来提高运动员的表现和奖牌数量。

💡激励

激励是指激发和鼓励运动员去追求更高成就的方法。视频中提到了通过提高奖金和其他激励措施来激发运动员的潜力和动力。

Highlights

讨论了印度在奥运会上未能取得突破的原因，提出了是否只有一个人或实体应受到责备，还是答案更为复杂。

印度在本届奥运会上共获得6枚奖牌，有望获得第七枚，但作为体育国家，印度仍在觉醒中。

印度体育迷情感丰富，喜欢寻找责任方，但体育成绩不佳的原因是多方面的。

印度体育界存在对第四名的庆祝文化，但这并不是一个体育强国应有的态度。

印度在奥运会上的表现与资源投入不成比例，特别是与射击项目获得的三枚奖牌相比。

印度体育管理层存在问题，如精英运动员的选拔和资源分配。

印度体育需要一个整体提升，而不仅仅是培养少数顶尖运动员。

政治家和政治对印度体育至关重要，例如哈里亚纳邦的体育政策极大地促进了当地体育发展。

哈里亚纳邦的体育政策包括巨额奖金和奖学金，吸引了众多年轻人参与体育。

印度体育需要更多的激励机制，如哈里亚纳邦为奥运会参赛者提供的奖金。

讨论了印度体育文化的问题，包括家庭和社会对运动员的支持。

印度体育界存在对平庸的庆祝，而不是追求卓越。

中国和美国等国家通过长期一致的政策取得了体育上的成功，而印度需要学习这种长期投入。

印度体育需要从基层做起，而不仅仅是关注顶尖运动员。

讨论了印度体育系统中存在的问题，如缺乏连贯性的政策和对运动员的长期支持。

印度体育需要更多的资源和更好的基础设施，以支持运动员的成长。

强调了运动员需要有内在的动力和渴望成功的决心，这是体育成功的关键因素。

讨论了印度体育界对运动员表现的批评和期望，以及如何平衡鼓励和严格要求。

最后，强调了对所有印度运动员的骄傲和支持，希望他们在未来的奥运会上取得更好的成绩。

Transcripts

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hello and welcome to a brand new episode

of democratic Newsroom where all of our

senior editors anchors in the India

Today News Room pick up the big story of

the day and we kick it around expressing

our opinions this is recorded live this

is unedited and uncensored joining me on

today's very hot topic why has India

failed to crack the Olympics code

vikrant Gupta our sports editor snaha

murani prti Chri gor sa and AK nand

gopal now another Olympics has come and

gone we're very very proud of all of our

Sports people especially the ones who've

brought us six medals this time

hopefully it will be a seventh by

tomorrow the fact is there are hard

questions to ask and that's the only

thing that can make things really better

as sports fans in India we are an

emotional lot we love to assign blame we

like to look for someone to blame for

when things don't go our way and things

definitely aren't what they should have

been perhaps in this Olympic so why has

India failed to crack the Olympic code

is there only one person to blame or one

entity to blame or is it a much more

complicated answer let's open it up here

on the Democratic Newsroom vikrant I'm

going to kick it off with you you've

looked at Sports longer than any of us

here have is it one thing to blame or

are there many things who would you

blame for India not cracking the

Olympics Cod sh the very fact that the

uh topic of the debate is whether or not

it's been a good Olympics in in spite of

the fact that we won six medals is

testimony to the fact that as a sporting

Nation maybe we are still waking up if

you were to talk to me in 2008 before

the Olympics that in the next four

Olympics India will win 24 medals I

would have taken that because I come

from a generation where after

1980 the first Olympic medal that I saw

was

1996 and One Medal so One Medal would

mean that the Olympics was a success

story for us we won

six and I'm very happy that we not Bly

codling the fact that uh there were a

few fourth place finishes yeah I don't

think as a sporting Nation we should

ever celebrate a fourth place M when

India lost the World Cup final last year

the team wasn't praised we were critical

of the team we said why is it that

you've not been able to win the World

Cup uh you've done well in terms of the

numbers reasonably well because shooting

gave you three medals other than that I

don't think this has been a good

Olympics uh if V is uh if VES is able to

get the medal which I have my doubts

he'll be seven yeah at par with the best

but this Olympics India should have

finished finished with at least two gold

medals at least 10 medals anything short

of that we are not a sporting who who

who would you hold accountable if you

had to like Point your finger some you

uh when you talk about Cricket you don't

talk about the franchises do we no we

talk about the BCCI in India the problem

is you're spending money it's not as if

you're not spending money but you're

spending money on Elite athletes and who

decides the elite athletes your um uh

sporting uh

NOS you know there are um um private

entities who run your sports it's not

the Indian Olympic Association which

decides okay person a is your Elite

Sports and why is it that you're only

concentrating on the a 10 or 12 athletes

we are spending money on them but are we

raising the standard of sports in India

in cricket uh just to give you an

example because my sons they play age

group tournaments in under 16 every year

there are 450 kids who play the BCC

tournaments in under 19 there are 450

kids in under 23 there are 450 kids and

in ranji Trophy there could be 500 so

you've got even if there are

duplications about 1,00 athletes in

cricket playing the age group

tournaments right within the BCCI so

you're just trying to elevate the

standard of the game here you're just

trying to elevate the standard of a few

athletes which means that if they don't

do well so it's not a holistic approach

you're saying I mean the the Federation

has to run the show okay and they've

been pushed into the background pry

would you assign blame in One Direction

you know um very often should we like to

say that the you know politicians should

be kept out of spots I actually feel

because the kind of setup that we have

in this country politics um or

politicians are essential to sports why

do I say that I'll give you an example

and I'll give you an example from the

state that I come I come from the state

of harana now harana with 2% of India's

population gives in 35% of the medal

over 66% this time 66% this time but

overall about 35% of the medals have

come from harana which is 2% of the

population one might say that uh you

know we are genetically blessed that's

not true there's a reason you create a

cradle of sportsmanship you create a

cradle of Excellence how do you do that

and I'll give you examples before the

Sydney 2000 Olympics in harana and

across the country the prize for a gold

medal was one lakh for a bronze medal

was 2 was less than 20,000 rupees

something changed in 2000 2001 at that

time there was om prakash chotala he

completely changed the game for the

first time in this country a state

introduced a sports policy which was

then further adopted by successive

governments who came in her and I'll

give you an example overnight the uh

prize money from 1 lakh for the gold

shot up to 1 CR for the gold overnight

now this was a sports policy for the

first time a state introduced a cohesive

Sports policy under the sports policy uh

the then government also introduced uh

lots of you know scholarships for kids

where you picked up these small kids

from you know Villages where the akaras

were a regular way of life in harana but

you send out Scouts to see that this is

a bright girl this is a bright boy pull

them up and started sponsoring them

right talent and I'll give you an

example then how did you up the game I

have to say that when the kutar

government came in the priz money from

one CR uh you know 2 and a half CR was

also push in by the Congress in between

but the government turned it to five

cres for which is huge for the gold

right the incentive exp incentive and

then there was a constitutional

amendment in the harana assembly uh in

uh 2003 and I remember under the hudas

at that point of time which made sure

that if you know uh you know a person U

goes to a national you will be you know

you'll have job security right and you

and and you'll get that kind of support

harana was the first you know just give

me one you know 30 seconds was the first

state to introduce you qualify for the

Olympics I don't care if you get a medal

we'll give you 15 lakhs now look at it I

just want our viewers to shut their eyes

other than an abinav bindra abinav

bindra fabulous we're proud of him but

he came from privilege right now tell me

how many of our sports persons can

actually come when they are 13 14 where

they can tell their parents I want to be

a sports person invest in me and if I

fail then what you've got to incentivize

you know it's great to blame the players

to to and say you have everything at

your disposal yet you're not firing and

not performing you are investing in

players when they are already their top

level you're not handholding them the

question you've got boxing you've got

wrestling everything and the reason they

do well is because you know you know

it's the best place if the strcture

exists you created a nursery so if the

harana model so 1.66% of the land area

in the country which is harana has

yielded 66% of the the the number of

medals is small overall as vikrant said

we shouldn't be happy with anything less

than 10 but the fact is if the harana

model exists and and AKA if you want to

come in since you started then I'll go

to gorov is is uh is it then just

difficult to blame anyone because even

with the harana model in place and

vikrant I'll come to you after that is

that all of the states know this this

incentive model exists everyone knows it

it's public information we've got the

Olympic gold Quest we've got tops we've

got all the other National schemes as

well then what happened who do you blame

so I think that both vikrant and pry

have spoken about Talent sporting and

whatnot I have a bit of an unpop

poopular opinion on this which is that

first of all I was majorly disappointed

by the number of medals that we brought

back so no I wasn't satisfied with what

we had because I thought we could do

much better yeah I also greatly agree

with what prakash pakon said which is

that you know the athletes also need to

step up and I don't necessarily blame

each and every one of them I blame the

high-profile ones who vikrant spoke woke

off who've got all of the resources uh

you know at their back and call and they

simply many of them didn't step up I was

very disappointed with a luxious in

finishing fourth because I felt that he

choked at the last minute we can't you

were in the same finals could have won

the same finals I know exactly my point

so you know I felt you think we're soft

on athletes I feel I feel that you know

because that's the that's the message

that prash padukon was putting you

started off sh saying the very we very

emotional about it and I think that

emotion comes in the way of us being

critical when we need to be can't mordal

our where we expect them to perform

exactly where we expect them to perform

they must we must have that room where

we say that look you didn't do well we

should be able to critique them we

should be able to say that they didn't

bring their aame to the Olympics I mean

finishing fourth in so many sport is

simply unacceptable to me because like

we have said you know it's a medal on

nothing so it means that you've

essentially choked at the last moment

I'll get to the issue of choking also in

just a bit but yeah gorov would you

point your finger in in in one ction

more than any other or would you say

that it's it's complicated it needs a

kind of holistic response so look at

India's track record from the 1900s I'm

talking about pre-independence India

from 1900 when Norman Peto Wana Silva

again in in France in Paris from his

silver to n Chopra Silvera in 2024 so in

124 years we've only got 40 medals and

you know then we say wow we are harana

we are the Cradle we we very very

mediocre we're very mediocre in our

entire approach to the sport to our

entire approach to uh where we want to

be we lack that Killer Instinct we very

happy you know what do we call our

scheme we call it tops we call it Podium

finish what does China call it they say

go for gold they're not even aiming for

silver they're not aiming for bronze

they're not happy with silver they're

not happy with bronze so if of course

they had more money they put in more

resources and they put in more resources

at a wider scale uh if you just study

China's example from 2008 onwards till

now from you know our own Sports

Authority people tell us that from 20ies

they've gone up to over 3,000m they

start Talent spotting between the age of

three years and 5 Years start nurturing

them from 5 years onwards 25 years by

the time they come to the sport they're

masters of the game at 16 17 18 so they

have a much wider pool to choose from

there's deep selection that's happening

and they're going for gold we are so

happy wow Olympic bronze will I great I

just feel you know that that's the

problem that we we celebrate mediocrity

which I feel is not okay we should

celebrate when we get a medal I think

all celebrate which is great but we

should also be critical that's why I

sayate

owning culture in I all of us right here

tomorrow if gorov your daughter doesn't

want to do pursue academics and say 5

years ago she would have said I want to

do be a sports person at it of course

maybe you but like are all of us ready

for it it's Mye that a lot of people

don't have the resour we are not

focusing we are not identifying Talent

listen like all of these people barring

I mean I just can think of aab bindra

all of these sports persons even those

who won bronze in the Olympics and

otherwise as well do not come from very

well off backgrounds okay so the

question here is are we looking at the

Crux of the problem here focusing on

these people Talent spotting nutrition

of all of these question plus plus I

I'll just come to you plus this big big

question on whether as a country as

parents are we supporting as a society

are we supporting Sports

person many examples sporting cultur

Sports nurturing nurturing people kids

like you said when they're three and

four and five I mean how many parents

are ready for that kind of but s just a

quick counter you know the answer lies

in what you mentioned the fact that you

said besides an bindra you can't think

of anyone else who comes from a you know

a family of you know having the adequate

resources which means every single one

of the sportspersons right now have made

it through which means that if they've

got the talent they've shown through

they've come up till this podum no but

listen I'll quote abav bindra on this

you know when I was reading his book

what does he end it on that in India you

will win an Olympic gold despite of the

system so let's not it's so nice to sit

here it wasn't because of the system he

said it

I'm everyone has that's what that's what

abhinav bindra said when he himself said

that youis what the question on today's

table is which is that if the system is

the enemy he says in spite of the system

you'll win a medal if the system is the

enemy then why is it taking so long to

actually fix are we too forgiving with

ourselves is it about emotion is it

about culture about the problem specific

question you prakash padukone's comment

became a big flash point you know people

people piled on to him for saying that

you know it's time that the athletes

stepped up because it's no longer an era

where they're not getting there is there

is there anything to that what do you

think about what he saying he was

right uh she just mentioned about

mediocrity you know among the first

interviews that I did in my professional

career 1997 was uh Viv Richards so the

great Viv Richards was in India I

interviewed him I said uh Viv why is it

that the West Indies cricket has gone

down now from the earlier times he said

the problem is we've started rewarding

mediocrity once medoc becomes The

Benchmark staying mediocre is also an

achievement you've done the same and uh

we had huge but is it wrong to celebrate

bronze is that no it is not no no it is

wrong to celebrate fourth position the

moment you say beta Shan B that is wrong

and I'm not saying that everybody's

going to win a medal we are India after

all we're not the us or China let's be

very realistic uh but again you know if

somebody who finishes at number four

must also realize what he's missing out

on and uh no but you know when you say

we are India when you say we are India

we are not China and we are not America

China and America followed a consistent

policy they followed a consistent policy

over decades and that's how they got we

need to we done that in cricket and

we've done that in cricket and it's

worked in cricket worked in cricket I'll

tell you El it's great to it's great to

look at the players and say that you've

got everything going for you yet you're

not fighting you talk about the West

Indies team forget about everything look

at our own hockey team what did we do we

had a hockey team which would go on the

field and we would not know what would

come off them there was a cohesive

policy by the odisha state to adopt uh

you know uh hockey as a spot and what

odisha did for hockey possibly it's

another model we looking at a harana

model you look at a state adopting a

sport and doing wonders with that they

created a system for the hockey players

not just for 10 or 11 players I the

sport for having time changed having

times changed from before to now that

resources are adequate that there's no

lack of

resources I don't agree with that what

nurtures a sports person is when that

Sports person is 910 resources are not

adequate it's starting

not to say when they have already

reached a level that you have the

resources

i% ear 100% CL

the

100% I mean look at the way look at how

China you know trains the kids when 100%

agree that we should take

lessons seriously 10 years until then

they uh uh they would not come to the

olymp my

not Association has got more also to do

with us parents is the education system

we are focused on just studies in

metropolitan cities and to expect the

kids to

play that I agree with the reason the

reason people do uh people who come from

Humble backgrounds middle class

backgrounds will always do well in

sports because a there's no pressure for

them in smaller towns or villages to

study exactly you know you don't become

a champion practicing two hours in a day

you cannot and uh again if you if you

want studies and uh that's all that they

have I've seen that's their only sh I

have seen that with my own Sons you know

I I I would want them to do well in

studies yet play 9 hours a day it will

never be

isoss all of this to me is changing I

agree with pry 100% that you should you

know start them off young but

unfortunate reality is that 10 years ago

nobody cared nobody cared to give them

the funding nobody cared to give them

the resources you're doing it today

started it today you're not doing why

are you saying it's not happening today

because it's not at a at a grassroot

rebel a it's not very few States I

that's the problem tell me how

it's States you'll have boxers you'll

have wrestlers let me give you an examp

no no I'll give you an example okay what

is the center spending across States

harana gets the least yet why does it do

well because it has a cohesive Sports

State policy do you get that nowat don't

have

it don't also because of the Legacy it's

also

because I also want to put a we talk

about country about n you know when he

won the goal last time we thought uh

this is going to be huge for Indian

Athletics so other than NJ tell me one

one athlete in track and field who's

DB finishing 12 in the final you see

that attitude is is token participation

you you need fire in the belly and that

is where it's only the players who have

fire in the belly will do

well in the belly

Sil apolog he was an aberation he was

too

good system never created Abra got one

gold medal and that was

it was 14 or 15 in chandigar uh he was

in school I think it was 9th or 10th

standard and he created some world

record I just joined the Indian Express

that time and uh you know we ran a story

saying it's a world record and then

people said no no it can't be a world

record he's just 145 let's go and Recon

I remember that he went to Sydney yeah

he went to Sydney he failed he choked he

went to uh aons in 2004 he failed he

choked and then he won in 2008 look at

Manu bakara I mean again there there

must be some Hunger inside her

absolutely that's the point

I'm it's that fire in their belly that

our players need they have their fire in

the belly the system will kick in and

the system should kick in

got the belly when you come across 11

cricketers and we criticize them

absolutely that's the why can't you

replicate fire in the belly doesn't take

care of everything else it doesn't take

care doesn't feed your family at home

fire in the belly is great for an

aberration like a

near one who definitely has in for SPS

in this country most definitely

does guys but time I have to close right

now I'm sure we're going to do more of

this in the week ahead because Olympics

flavor hasn't seated yet but a couple of

thoughts just to leave all of our

viewers with one if we're talking about

fire in the belly V foga definitely

displayed it she had it and we're all

hoping that there is a positive outcome

to that court hearing uh you know we're

going to be waiting on that we of course

will report that the second is for a

country with no resources take a look at

the Olympic ranking and see the

countries that rank above India in

medals aeran usbekistan so many

countries including Pakistan that have a

fraction of the resources that India

actually has it's only a thought

remember nothing is that simple it's

much more complicated than that we

always always will be proud of all of

our athletes and sports stars and wish

them well and hope they bring us more

medals next time thanks so much for

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