Jharkhand swimmers practice without water for coming nationals
The 34th national games are going to start from 11th February 2011 at Ranchi. The games were awarded to Jharkhand in 2003 and were originally scheduled for 2007.
THE 34th national games are going to start from February 11, 2011 at Ranchi. The games were awarded to Jharkhand in 2003 and were originally scheduled for 2007. The dates were postponed six times for want of satisfactory infrastructure. It’s quite contrite to see a full page coloured advertisement of Jharkhand Sport Ministry in a premier English newspaper of our country exaggerating its achievement whereas an ironic dismal report presenting a grim picture of its player’s state of preparedness has also been published in another daily newspaper.
“How are we supposed to do well if we are practicing on the ground and not on water?” asks Jharkhand swimmer Kriti Agarwal.
Trying to defend them self, Jharkhand sport authority’s spokesperson says “the aquatic venue at Khel Gaon is ready. But the local swimmers cannot access it as it has to be kept in top shape until the games begin”.
The condition of state shooters is also distressful. Around 33 shooters were selected for the National Games are practicing without bullets and other infrastructure. They are made to practice by targeting only keeping their eyes on the bully that too a manual bully whereas in the National Games, they have to compete with players of other states who practice on electronic bully.'
We can have the notion of seriousness involved in organising the National Games by merely visiting its official website as picture of none of the national player has been their on its homepage. What you will find there are the picture of our honorable ministers and diplomats trying to give their best cheese pose.
If this is the real scenario of sports in Jharkhand than we must applaud the state archer Deepika Kumari who has won 2 gold medals in the Commonwealth Games despite such a situation.
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