India olympics 2012

An insight into performance of India at Olympics and possible roadbloacks

1. India and BRICS I ndia is one of the emerging economies of the world. India along with Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa is known as BRICS. C urrently, the 5 BRICS countries represent 3 billion people and has an estimated US$4 trillion in foreign reserves. I ndia holds the chair of the BRICS group. A ll five BRICS countries participated in the London 2012 Olympics.

2. BRICS - Performance at Olympics 2012

3. Venue / Year Total Medals Rank Paris / 1900 02 17 Antwerp (1920) / Paris (1924) 00 - Amsterdam / 1928 01 23 Los Angeles / 1932 01 19 Berlin / 1936 01 20 London / 1948 01 22 Helsinki / 1952 02 26 Melbourne / 1956 01 24 Rome / 1960 01 32 Tokyo / 1964 01 24 Mexico City / 1968 01 42 Venue / Year Total Medals Rank Munich / 1972 01 43 Montreal / 1976 00 - Moscow / 1980 01 23 Los Angeles / 1984 00 - Seoul / 1988 00 - Barcelona / 1992 00 - Atlanta / 1996 01 71 Sydney / 2000 01 71 Athens / 2004 01 65 Beijing / 2008 03 50 London / 2012 06 55 Total Medals won by India in 22 Olympics is 26. India has won 11 medals (8 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze) in field hockey. India won it’s first medal in badminton in London 2012. India’s Performance in Olympics

4. Sports Budget in 2009 - Rs 3,670.13 crore Sports budget in 2010 - Rs 3315.67 crores Sports budget in 2011 - Rs 1121 crores revised to Rs 990 crores Sports Budget in 2012 - Rs 1152 crore As compared to 2009 the allocated sports budget has decreased by more than 50%. Sports Budget in India - 2012

5. Sports Budget 2012 - Breakup Amount (Rs) (in Crores ) Earmarked for Rs 721.98 crore Sports and games Rs 430.02 crore Youth Welfare Schemes Amount (Rs) (in Crores ) Earmarked for Rs 105 crore Schemes for the Benefit of North Eastern India and Sikkim Rs 258 crore Sports Authority of India Rs 110 crore National Sports Federations Rs 4 crore Anti-Doping Activities Rs 7 crore Incentive to Sportspersons Rs 215 crore Panchayat Yuva Krida aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKKA) Rs 14.5 crore Urban Sports Infrastructure Scheme Rs 5 crore National Sports Development Fund Budget : Sub Categories

6. The fact of the matter is that there are very few government aided sports academies in India let alone sports training facility and infrastructure. Of the six medalists in 2012 Olympics, four were funded by Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ), a foundation supporting India’s top athletes. (OGQ has been founded by Geet Sethi and Prakash Padukone ) Bronze medal wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt was funded by Mittal Champions Trust (MCT). (MCT has been founded by Lakshmi Mittal , chairman of ArcelorMittal ) In spite of a Rs. 1000+ crores budget, sports in India is not cash rich including the national game ( Hockey ) as compared to cricket, which is well funded. There is a lack of proper government training facilities and trainers for sports like boxing, wrestling, archery, water polo, swimming, shooting, basketball, volleyball, and badminton . Not everyone can afford the fee of joining private sports institutions nor can everyone qualify for scholarships . There is no accountability for the funds allotted during the sports budget. Some Really Hard Facts!

7. Training Infrastructure The two most important “problem areas” are the lack of trainers and training facilities.

8. Funding of Sports Projects In spite of the allocated Budget for sports, several projects in India have either not started, or are still on paper, or are in the news as scams.

9. Funds crunch? The situation of "Lack of funds" has led to shameful events like the Shuttler’s Tale. Here’s a snapshot from a Planning Commission of India report:

10. The 3 Possibilities M anage and upgrade the existing infrastructure and create new and state-of-the-art training infrastructure. P artnership with the corporate and other organizations to create sport centers. D efined and detailed Talent Search programs for finding youth talents across India and providing them with the training and platform to perform.

11. Sports Incentives Currently sports incentives are available for athletes performing mostly at the International Level. There is a need to implement all existing incentive schemes and create new ones.

12. There is disparity in incentives in different sports in India. The biggest difference lies between cricket and all other sports in India (including Hockey and Soccer). This burning issue needs to be addressed in order to create more harmony. Disparity

13. Start Afresh! It is time to start from a scratch and who knows India might see double figures in the medals tally at Rio 2016. Time to keep the fingers crossed and keep our heads held high as always!