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  • Nagadarsan Suresh

  • 50th best athletic country in the world

    Slovenia, Dominican Republic and Zimbabwe?SizeStabilityDiversity

  • Indian sports

    Minus cricket that is..IPL, huge contracts, dedicated fans and demi-gods

  • Efforts at grassroots levelC.K. Kesavan memorial school, KoruthoduK.P. Thomas, the legendary coachPension FundTrained Shiny Wilson (Asian Games double gold), Anju Bobby George (Olympian and world no.4), Jincy Philips 170 young athletes for free

  • Efforts at grassroots levelParalympic Archery Federation of India in AhmednagarTo encourage physically challenged girls to take up the sportSponsorship and donations in the first year110 researchers per million, as opposed to 633 in China and 5000 in Japan

  • Efforts by MNCsNational sportEfforts by ESPN StarBringing hockey to a more affluent audienceFalling revenues since the second yearFIFAs several initiatives in Bengal and Kerala

  • Mike Miltner

  • Miltners storyBurned out ski instructorBought snowboard models from a bankrupt companyBi-SkisMultiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy, children with Down Syndrome

  • The baneInnovation is interpreted in several waysThe weightlifting exampleThe promise of gloryLure of money in the poorer sections of the societyThe promise of jobsUnscrupulous coachesThe promise of fame and money

  • A Solution?Government needs to contribute healthily to sportsSeparate bureaucracy and sportsPriya Ranjan Dasmunshi, K.P.S. Gill (charges of harassment, corruption)Change in mindset of parentsPrivate players required even without guaranteed profitsThe role of cricketersIts a symbiotic relationship

  • What can we do?Sports entrepreneurs?Corporate Sporting ResponsibilityEncourage visionaries like K.P. ThomasMonetarily and in terms of publicityPublicity!

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