Why India lagging behind in Olympic Medals? Noted Economist Dr.SS Johal shares reasons
Babushahi Bureau
Chandigarh, August 3, 2024: Commenting on the ongoing Olympics in Paris, Sardara Singh Johal, noted Economist, Former Chancellor of Central University, and Vice Chancellor of PAU shared some of the reasons why India is lagging in winning Olympic medals.,
Here's what he said in a Facebook post:
"As I see the Olympic medals tally, whereas the USA, France, China, Japan, and Australia got dozens of Gold, silver, and bronze medals, we are happy with three bronze only. Such a big country and this performance and surprisingly our satisfaction!
One factor I see is the cold climate in these countries perhaps provides more energy. Second, is the liberal funding for games that are played by a single or a couple of persons. Our whole attention is on cricket only. It is a game that provides ample space for commercials; hence funded heavily. Other games do not provide the time-space for commercials and suffer."