sad reality of Indian Olympians

Indian became the home to seven Olympic medals this year. The players gave their best and made sure they made themselves and the whole nation proud and no matter what they were successful. It is indeed something we should celebrate and boast about. But do we even deserve them? Are we as Indians, doing anything for their well-being and benefit?

These are the list of incidents that shows how much of a struggle the Olympians had to do cause of the lack of basic amenities:

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1. Before the Olympics started, Uwe Hohn, Neeraj Chopra‘s coach, said that India’s sports organization did not do enough to prepare Neeraj.

Neeraj could travel to Europe for training just because of JSW Sports, that organization supports Asian and commonwealth gold medal winners. Now that India’s organization is so proud, they didn’t even do anything significant for the win.

Not only that, but he also talked about the lack of nutrients in the diets of Indian athletes. Not only camps, training our athletes lack nutrients in their diet too. Wow.

2. Remember Lovlina Borgohain? The one who won a bronze medal at the Olympics for boxing. Her village did not have motorable roads, it was only after her fantabulous win, her village got the road.

Leaving the road, Guwahati village faces a lot of issues with water and pipelines too. All of the water depends on tube wells and natural sources. The village lacks hospitals as well, apart from the basic primary health care facilities.

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Lovlina Borgohain Plympic 2020
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3. Wrestler Ravi Dahiya’s village in Haryana lacked basic amenities as well. It did not have basic living necessities like potable drinking water, electric supply, etc.

Dahiya won a silver medal at the Olympics and told the media how his win at the Olympics would make his entire village win the basic amenities. And tbh, that’s the saddest thing to hear.

Ravi Dahiya Olympic medal
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4. Mirabai Chanu, the recent weight lifting champion, said that just because she did not have transportation facilities, she had to ask for lifts from trucks to her sports training center.

The beautiful fact is, Mirabai did not fail to thank and appreciate the help of the truck drivers who helped her.

5. Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia alleged that they did not get the full prize money as they were promised by the state government.

Even after one year of winning Asian Games in Jakarta they still were waiting on the same prize money.

Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia
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6. National hockey player Salima Tete who made India proud at the Olympics have no facilities in her village in Jharkhand.

Salima, the Indian hockey player who created history, does not have proper electricity and television facilities in her village. Though her village has more than 40 households, none of them has a television.

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Has our country failed it’s Olympians?

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Shreshtha Banerjee
Shreshtha is a student of English Honors at The Bhawanipur Education Society in Kolkata. With over 3 years of experience in digital media, content syndication, writing, and editing, she navigates through her academic and professional journey. In her spare time, she keeps a watchful eye on Bollywood, fashion, lifestyle, pop culture, and social media trends. There's no drama here, just a subtle commitment to staying in the loop. Shreshtha is always ready with a cup of tea to sip and spill.
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