7. Ray of Hope

 Amidst the constant threats of corruption, government’s indifference towards sports, its funding, there still lies a ray of hope, for a better and developed future of Indian sports.

We hope to see our sub-continent flourish in International sports with medals, trophies and every Indian sportsperson acknowledged equally, irrespective of the sports they play or society they belong to.

The emergence of IPL, ISL or Pro-kabaddi marked the emergence of young brilliant sports talents in the nation as well as, hugely boosted the interest of Indian population towards games like kabaddi and Indian football.  For example, many of the current players in the Indian Cricket team have come up from the IPL teams. Moreover ownership of the teams by eminent personalities like Shahrukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan , Ranbir Kapoor etc. attracts the common mass.

So, certain modifications in the field of Sports can pave newer avenues for its development:

  Sport federations may be freed from government control by promoting a multi-stakeholder approach. Private ownership of teams or training camps should be encouraged to guarantee transparency.

  To involve independent ombudsmen to settle conflicts to bring in accountability

  State responsibility to promote different sports among young India by providing infrastructural development at school and college level.

  The mentors work can be acknowledged and credited for the successes achieved by trainees under them in fields of badminton, boxing, wrestling, shooting, etc.

Indian society is largely influenced by promotions, advertisements, campaigns-in short, the ‘Media’. Hence, there is a need of better projection of vitality of sports by the media and the Government. The Government should revise their policies towards sportsmen and assure them a secured future in the field.