Government to Discuss India’s 2028 Roadmap for Los Angeles Olympics; Reports
Indian Sports Ministry have ticked most boxes pretty well, but there are more areas which needs to be addressed properly one such aspect is ability to bring out the best in players so that they can churn more medals for India at Olympics.
The next big thing Sporting fraternity awaits, is Los Angeles 2028 Olympics where India would be certainly expecting to improve their medal tally in the Upcoming Marquee event.
Talking about the latest development, Brainstorming session will be held on Friday where variety of things will be discussed which include- Discussion around bidding for 2036 Olympics right, how sporting ecosystem and facilities should be build around players where they can do wonders in next Olympics.
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandavya along with SAI Top officials and Khelo India Ministers will be part of this discussion and exchange their notes so that best can be extracted out of this discussion which can be implemented big time.
The discussion will also touch various sub topics including the likes of- sports governance, grassroot talent, identification, infrastructure development, inclusivity and foster collaborations.
These discussion will also touch various sub level topics which would be important for making Sports to flourish in India which include coordinating with various Union Territories, states and cities so that proper player development and competitions can be held at grassroot level where players can do wonders and march on to next level.
The Initiatives like Fit India & Khelo India expansion will be part of discussion as these things will help India to flourish with the best of the talent in various capacities.
Target Olympics Podium Scheme is another beautiful initiatives started by Ministry of Sports to target those players who can clinch medals in Olympics where they will be provided best facilities, training, food, coaches and financial remuneration so that they can prepare well ahead of bigger event.
Players like Neeraj Chopra have been part of TOPS scheme where the ace Javelin player have delivered with two back to back medals in Olympics.
The other crucial changes that might be activated post discussion will be
1. Announcing Trial dates by National Sports Federations(NSF) at least 15 days in advance
2. None of the member of the selection committee will be taking part in any discussion held by Redressal Committee.
3. All these teams of experts, coaches , sports scientist and officials once chosen will not be modified till Olympics until and unless there is an immediate urge towards it.
National Sports Federations will be putting mechanism in place where official, stakeholders and others part of behind the scenes setup can express their grievances pretty well so that every issues can be addressed.
My Perspective:
If you look at My Perspective several other changes needs to be done which will all start from Mindset level which clearly means players needs to work closely with Sports Psychologist, who can teach them on how to absorb pressure in the crunch phase of the game.
These Psychologist would not work with them at International level, instead it all should start from domestic level.
The other factor is channelizing talented players from Domestic Level and giving them best of their facilities and stage where they can understand the scenarios pretty well on what they need to do as player depending on the magnitude of the stage.
Next comes the facilities which include- nutrition, staying facilities, gym facilities and miscellaneous factors where they are in right mindset give them all when it comes to performing at bigger stage.
If you simply compare scenarios in last few years, Sports Ministry is keen that India do wonders at multiple sports.
Overall, what we can do as Sporting ecosystem identifying few sports including the likes of- Javelin, Hockey, Boxing & Wrestling where we can churn out more medals in the Marquee event.
The model will be successful as countries like USA and China who dominate in Olympics have identified their sports like- Swimming, Table Tennis, Badminton, Basketball and Athletics where they win maximum medals and ensure other countries don’t bag maximum medals in these sporting categories which is primarily reason behind their success in Olympics.
Indian Olympic Association should also work closely with different sporting bodies where best policies will be implemented so that players can learn from the best in business and learn in ideal scenario where they can utilize their skills and make it work for them in bigger events like Olympics and Paralympics respectively.
