Commonwealth games 2010 which was held in New Delhi, indeed was a very up hailing, controversial issue but a path finding event in India’s sporting history.
Though, firstly owing to various controversies, this mega event faced the danger of going into dungeons. Till the opening ceremony most of the learned population of India was disgusted about miss-management and the financial controversies of the games. But in India there is a say and which is followed from the time immemorial. It is that everything is like an “Indian Wedding”, where till the wedding is over, nobody knows what would be happening! This phrase was used time and again by the electronic media in national and international events. This so called “India wedding” gave a path finder to the sporting fraternity and competitors. There were lots of people who did not appear in the media, came and conquered the hearts and minds of Indian public.
It was the first time that Indian gymnastics came into reckoning in any international arena. A young villager from Utter Pradesh got a Bronze and a Silver medal in the Floor Exercise and Volt respectively. Hopefully, if without any infrastructure available, this young UP-iat brings the glory, then a new generation would be motivated to take Gymnastics seriously than many other common sports: this way the new brand of Gymnasts that would come up in international arena, would affect India’s image across the world.
Saina Nehwal, the know Indian Shuttler, and one of the most successful sportswoman of India did something unique that probably was overlooked by many of us. Before she started playing her singles final, India and England were equal in Gold medals tally and we were at third place owing to England’s better overall medals tally. Had she lost the final match: India would have lost the unique opportunity of finishing second position, in an International sporting event. But this young shuttler, not only won a gold medal but she also made our country proud by putting India in the second position. This performance gave a hidden message to the world, that India as well as her new generation is motivated enough, to give more that their hundred percent to make the country proud.
After the commonwealth games, the image of India’s sporting fraternity would automatically change around the world and hence we all hope that the western domination and Chinese methodical training will be overcome by India’s hard work.
After all the displeasure of various people, India has shown that even if the things aren’t ready to host any international event, we always make sure that the infrastructures of the game or any international event is perfectly ready to use even one minute before the event start.
Internationally, we may have been reputed as last minute worker’s, that is why in near future, India; as a nation would rise rapidly than any other nation could have imagined. India’s brand name, internationally would be benefited as we have proven that we are the people who have the capability to finish something at the very last moment.
