At home, Olympiads >>> Olympics

Singles crying in the corner

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India is currently 63rd place in 2024 Paris Olympics medal table , which is lower end of table.india despite being no.1 population, good GDP and ongoing process to become one of the super power of world why we POORLY lack in sports . Usa , china , Britain , australia, Germany , France are just leagues apart from us in Olympics, countries like new zealand, irland , Brazil and many countries very small , relatively unknown countries too have more medals than us Why is it what's the case , pls give ur thoughts about it below 👇

After participating for the first time in 1989, India has participated in 35 editions, winning 20 Gold medals, 74 Silver medals, 79 Bronze medals, and 29 Honourable mentions. Previously India's best was in 1998, when India won 3 Gold and 3 Silver (and stood 7th). Fun fact: "On its stupendous feat of 3 Golds & 3 Silver medals in IMO '98 in Taiwan, MM Joshi, then HRD minister invited the team to his house. On being told, we are 7th in overall rank, he exclaimed: "सप्तर्षि मे आगये, धृवतारा बनना है।" KVPY was seeded there." (Source: Prof. C.S. Yogananda).

- Three white-suited BMX riders from France swept the gold, silver, and bronze medals in the same event, celebrating a magical moment with the French public. - France won 64 medals, including 16 golds, nearly doubling its tally from Tokyo 2020 and surpassing previous records from Rio 2016, London 2012, and Beijing 2008. - The host nation's success is attributed to intensified training, bigger budgets, and a new national approach to managing top athletes, led by the Agence Nationale du Sport. - French athletes excelled in traditionally strong sports like fencing, judo, and cycling, with standout performances from swimmer Léon Marchand and judoka Teddy Riner. - Despite some athletes cracking under pressure, France's overall performance met President Emmanuel Macron's ambitious goal, placing fourth in overall medals and fifth in golds. Source: [Financial Times](https://www.ft.com/content/1f77330a-5f12-474a-8f30-d9c2eaa25fb2)

I have seen almost every event this olympics live or through highlights. Heck I saw even the qualifiers for all our athletes. What happened truly bums me out. The several 4th place finishes. What happened with Vinesh Phogat. And then Neeraj being unable to win gold (we should not expect a gold from someone twice, he is already a legend). But the heart wants more (yeh dil maange more). A) I don't want to say it's our athletes. Suddenly everyone is spreading that narrative, that they don't have a winning mentality. Look. One athlete may not have it. But several? This is their fucking lives. If you were in their position, would you not try your hardest? So aren't they trying their hardest? B) I don't nearly know enough to blame it on our government or our facilities. Sure, they would suck. But it hurts to see Pakistan and North Korea above us. So I won't take the resources argument. C) The truth is. In a nation of 1.4 billion, we produced 0 golds. China in a similar economic condition (1990s) used to get 20-30 medals easy. It's us. All of us. Let's focus on sports. We have got to do better. I am not a parent today, I will be tomorrow. I promise to: - Encourage my kids to take up sports, and support them fully through it if they want to - Not be that society uncle who keeps the football when it goes near them We can only do our part. Cheers.