How many of us have been genuinely
interested in a particular sport at some point of time in life and have thought
of making a career out of it in future? And how many of us, among them, have
gained support and encouragement from the parents or teachers?
Alas! In Indian set-up, it is very
rare!
Indeed, there are some solid reasons
for this pessimistic approach.
The reasons of lack of societal support to a
sports career may be traced to Indian government’s attitude towards national sports, their lack of support
and funding into it.
In a country of
1.3 billion(in 2016) people, it is hard to believe that we cannot even afford
one representative in each sport in international series like Olympics,
Commonwealth games, Asian games etc.
In India, a
country, set to become the ‘youngest country’ in the world by 2020, it is
extremely disappointing to notice the lack of indulgence of the youth in
sports.
Our
blog focuses on some of the basic probable causes of this:
Lack of infrastructure: not enough facility of
sports in every district, for example absence of Badminton Court, Tennis Court,
stadiums etc. Low Income :non-affordability
by middle class Career consciousness : instability and insecurity
of career; prejudice of sports Lack of
political will :sports promotion restricted to some sports only Unawareness
– common people unaware with the games, played in Olympics. 
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