The Olympics has come and gone........ The Chinese have shown their might in not only hosting an amazing games but also being the highest medal getter in the event.....
There has been so much talk of India hosting the 2020 Olympics ....... that you would actually start to think that it could be possible...... i know we have to hope to do big things...... but are we really in a position to host an olympics in india ????
We need to ask ourselves the following questions...... what is it that we are really good at ??? Planning - a big no, Infrastructure - in shambles all across the country, Finances - do we really have 50 billion dollars just for one event(in todays value) ??? Can we probably do half as well as China - the answer maybe a sounding no........
Then why is there so much hope and hype for hosting an olympics....... even if we do get an oppurtunity to do so...... is it going to be good for us........ with the present level of corruption in the country, it is anohter oppurtunity for our politians, beaurcrats etc to walk away with loads of money...... while the reason for it being spent would still be in shambles.....
i do know that a lot of this would depend on how well we would host the 2010 commonwealth games, the prepration for which is going on ( again muddled with corruption and confusion) ...... and i am sure that the commonwealth games would be nowhere in comparison to any other international event..... leave alone the chinese olympics.....
I just hope that if we do get a chance to host the Olympics, we are ready to take on such an oppurtunity and host the event in such a way that would make us proud....
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Actually dont have much opinion on the thing...
When China hosted the event, it also completely dominated it. To reach that stature, the less said the better!
But i dont see the harm if some infra does get built even with this excuse.
Or the Govt can use the money to help athletes (as in case of Bindra when the govt refused to buy ammunition because we were busy hosting afro-asian games)
I agree to all the disabilities you have pointed out. But that should not take away our dreams. Dreams have the power to make people think and try. And may be somebody will put it to reality. Let's not deny the dreams.
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