Disastrous Destiny of Indian Hockey Introduced |
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They were indeed days of glory when India in the international sports arena was an acclaimed entity with lots of prospects. Though the country was under a colonial domination still by virtue of its oraganizational excellence based on personal skills used to fly high its banner of triumphs. Not only in any particular sport, but in many segments it showed its aptitude. You can take as many you want like hockey, soccer and cricket in the later stages, in each and every aspect it diplayed its brilliance. However, among them the most estimable position was owned by hockey, for its international exploits with consummate dominance. Who can ever forget the glorius past of the Indian hockey that from the beginning has been designated as the most awful maestro of the game? It is the country which in its golden era, from the beginning at the Amsterdam Olympics, 1928 to Melbourne Olympics, 1956 had been the proud winner of six consecutive Olympics gold medals. Other than this it also bagged 1 silver and 2 bronze medals in Olympic Hockey. No other country has neither achieved nor even dared to touch this milestone. On the contrary, the situaion is not only discouraging but also appalling at present, since the country apart from losing its past glories has failed to even qualify this year. The final consequnce of poor preparation, mismanagement and players' lack of enthusiasm has come to the fore with its failure to secure an Olympic berth. The prestige that has been with the Indian hockey at a stretch has been shattered, thanks to the apathy of the government and the amateurish approaches of the IHF. The moment the decisive match ended with India being thrashed by Great Britain in the pre-Olympic Hockey qualifier final the message was clear. It was the doomsday and the termination of a glorious era due to the despicable successors of the illustrious predecessors. None knows whether India can ever overcome its perennial crisis of inefficiency, but definitely the rot has set in. Posted by subhasis on Thursday Apr 17 reply Comments |
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