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I think a great part, I don't know exactly how
much, is due to our undermining of sports by the society. Our society probably
value a good Cricket player more than a football player or a wrestler or
gymnastic. Also whether we like to admit it or not, our caste system has
something to play (a Brahmin Chess player or a Cricket player I can visualize
but a Brahmin wrestler or mountain climber?). It is because of our caste system
that sports never became a national event in India like that in Greece. Keeping
these under the carpet however, we can always come up with lot of excuses such
as the Olympic is a Capitalist game etc.
RB
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Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 9:35 PM
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Hi Barua,
That was extempore (usually most of my postings are). As far as
becoming a politician, I don't think I have the stomach nor the usual
turpitude that goes along with that profession.
The
point though is that one sees many countries that really don't do well in the
tough endurance sports because of the huge amounts involved in training.
I think it was the wrestling team that India sent to the Olympics. A
couple of them were thrown out after drug tests. One other point, usually
Indians do not usually posses the physical characteristics/strength as
most other countries do.
But I do agree, the Indian contigent at the Olympics is normally made up
of a few atheletes, a bunch of 'officials', their wives, throw in a minister
or two (and their wives) - that is the team.
--Ram
On 5/15/06, Barua25
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Ram:
If you did that extempore, you did real well
because I was thinking I got you. This goes to say that you will make a
good politician compared to our desi lot who cannot answer anythging to
the Press.
RB
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Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 4:58
PM
Subject: Re: [Assam] EVEREST HISTORY
time line
Hi Barua,
I will try and get the other links about the expeditions. One reason
could be that there have been some recent climbs.
>We Indians must have an
asnwer why we Indians are not good >sportsmen. ...
>We no longer can give the excuse that Indians are poor.
The only countries that one hears about endurance sports are usually
from a few countries.
USA, Russia, East European countries, England, China, Japan, Canada,
etc.
I don't hear of Scotland, the Netherlands, Norway, most of Africa, most
of Latin America (except Brazil/Argentina - football).
Such sports require, excellent training from a very young age,
excellent facilities, and great trainers. India does not have a good sprorts
infrastructure. Games like cricket and football guarantee immediate ticket
sales (in volume), plus great coverage returns.
Other sports like figure skating/gymnastics etc, won't bring enough
returns to sustain them - unless there is a champion in the midst.
Even in tennis, India does have the potential, but the best training
facilities in the world are in the US - all countries send the best to the
tennis ranches in the US (mostly in Texas) to train, and so it is with
gymnastics (in Houston).
Lastly (but not the least), politicians often get to choose who is
represented in foreign trips for players, trainers, and they more often than
not choose third rung potentials.
--Ram
On 5/15/06, Rajen
Barua <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >
wrote:
Ram:
If this site is correct
history of expedition to Everest, I don't see any Indian except for the 3
expeditions during 1960 to 1965.
I see some Sherpas though.
Would you investigate why
your records are not listed here?
One of the report must be
wrong. We must establish
the facts.
If the above report is
correct, one can see from records that an Indian is not too much of
a climber which is however not a news.
Cricket, Chess etc as you
know donot need much physical strength or stamina.
I donot know about Kabbadi. I
don't think it is even known in places like Assam, Bengal, Bihar
etc.
We are talking about games
and sports like Football, Hockey, Volleyball, Basketball, Long Jump, High
jump, 100 meter run, Marathon run, Swiming, Biking, Mountain
climbing etc.
We Indians must have an
asnwer why we Indians are not good sportsmen.
We no longer can give the excuse that Indians are poor.
RB
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