HAS INDIA ALWAYS HAD A STRONG SPORTING CULTURE
When we talk about sports, India is not up to the mark except cricket. The performance of India in the Olympics is not so good. India also has many talented youths in sports but due to lack of resources, our country is unable to perform. Most of the Indians don't even know the names of other players in hockey, volleyball, boxing, kabaddi etc. Our immense love for cricket is such that we are just ignoring other sports. Our government should have to increase the budget of sports quota and should encourage our youth towards every sport. Countries like the USA, China, Russia are spending a lot in sports hence they are no 1 in every sport. India also has many famous sports personalities like Dutti Chand, Geeta Poghat, Mary Kom, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (who recently bagged a silver medal in the 2021 Olympics) and many more who are proud of India. I hope in the future, India will be no 1 in every sport.
Future of sports after the 2021 Olympics, seems to grow tempo as "the Uncouth youth" is taking interest in other sports rather than cricket. Medals won by Indian players is a huge revere for India. Players flounder to get these medals. Retrieval of interest towards Hockey (which was ignored from a perennial time) is seen among Indians. There was a time when hockey was the only famous sport in India but because of some reason, hockey was slowly getting away from Indians and the cricket phase came.
One of the main reasons hockey got carried away was: "The grass".
Indian hockey players acclimatized to the natural grass grown in fields but later on, World Hockey Federation decided to change grass from natural to plastic grass (for whatever reasons) which ended as a catastrophe for Indians because the price was exorbitant. This accentuates the government of India that was not much interested in giving facilities to players but, the odisha government gave their full support to the Indian hockey team and built stadiums with plastic grass which resulted in bronze this year. Youth is becoming fans of medals won by Indian athletes which encourages youth to get one. This is the nascent stage of the future of the sport of India in the Olympics and other international sports championships.
PARENTAL GUIDANCE:
Parents are not supportive when it comes to sending their child to sports. Parents must foster and incubate their children to take interest in sports.
ABOUT THE GOVT:
Frankly speaking, the Government on sports was reticent when players ask for facilities and other equipment needed for respective sports. But there is a change in the mindset of the government now from two to three years ago. The government is spending and trying their best to foster sports in India. Talking about facilities by Indian government, there comes Odisha government who is making full efforts for Indian hockey team and also sponsoring Indian hockey team, I don't know from how much exact time but they also announced that they will continue sponsoring Indian hockey team for another 10 years
For achieving a great future of sports in India, the government should include sport as a compulsory subject in academics.
Government should focus on the opening of the new training institute and also implement new techniques of training.
They have to start some scholarships on school levels to encourage students for sports.