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Sunil Gavaskar on how India can better Tokyo 2020 medal haul: Disappointments should be tempered with optimism
New Delhi,UPDATED: Aug 10, 2021 01:28 IST
Cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar provided some valuable suggestions on how India can improve on its medal haul from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and what all needs to be done to improve the sporting culture in our country.
"We have been winning medals for the last 4 Olympics. This particular Games... because of the coverage that was seen, I believe it has reached all corners of India.
"Seeing the medal winners on the podium, hearing the national anthem playing in the background and your country's flag fluttering that is going to be something which is so inspirational that there will be many more people taking up various sports. India should be a medal-winning country not just in single digits but in double digits very soon.
"The base has been set, you can see that there is an understanding all-round. You need to have proper infrastructure and that is being gradually built. Look at the National Games stadium, it isn't used once the tournaments are over. That is what we need to look at.
"Make sure you have regular competitions there. Sportspersons have to be given every encouragement and an arm needs to be put around their shoulders when they don't perform well. It's easy to pat somebody's back but to be able to put an arm around somebody's shoulders, particularly of our shooters... Our shooters were expected to win medals but they didn't win any. But we need to put an arm around their shoulders and tell them, 'never mind because you just missed it by a whisker, you need to believe in yourself and we are pretty certain you are going to win the next time around. But don't dismiss them. Yes there is disappointment but that has to be tempered with optimism as well," Gavaskar told India Today.
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