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Sunday, March 07, 2010

India Impresses in the Winter Olympics - Zero Medals

Been a while but I was so impressed by India's performance in the Olympic Winter Games that I had to break my silence and write a post. Why was India's performance so impressive? Because it is hard in a country of 1 billion people to be able to actively not find anyone with talent enough to win a single medal.

Just one.

But India doesn't have the weather to do these sports you might argue? Perhaps but then India would do amazing in the summer olympics since the country has an abundance of summer weather.

Here's my plan for India's winter games future:
  • Find sports which are less popular and hence less competitive
  • Find sports that work with the Indian physique (luge, skeleton where skinny, Indian dudes might do well)
  • Find sports which require less athletic talent (curling anyone)
  • Become vocal advocates for new sports including "Ice Carom" or "Snow Cricket" which India might be advantaged in
Pathetic!

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