The latest scam to hit news headlines is the taint of dope casting a shadow on many of our sports personalities.
On a personal level, I was glad that we, as a nation, have started improving upon our medals tally in international sports meets like the olympics, the commonwealth games, the Asiad etc. I was proud of the fact that our sports personalities - despite meagre resources and less ground support in comparison with their counterparts in other countries - could overcome all the odds to dazzle in the international arenas through sheer perseverence, hard work and love for their country.
All that has taken a beating after hearing about the latest doping stories. The sports personalities have been quick to pass the buck on to their coaches which might be true in many cases when viewed against the fact that quite a few of them are neither highly educated nor proficient in English and hence could be ignorant of the chemical composition of the drugs that they take to tackle, say, a common cold or head ache etc. This is where our sports bodies and the sports ministries of the governments - both central and state - need to pull together to have a truly national team capable of standing their stead at the international meets.
Sadly, politics, favouritism, parochialism, rampant corruption and what not riddle our sports efforts. And it's not that no one is aware of this, it's almost a public secret!
My agony is only on one aspect. Do all the medals that have come in to our country, thus far, have a taint of dope in them?
If the answer is yes, I weep for my country for having collectively let her down, yet again.
PS.
Here's one time when I wouldn't mind being absolutely wrong in my perceptions!!
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