Innovation in Sports – A boon or a bane?
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Nagadarsan Suresh
50th best athletic country in the world
Slovenia, Dominican Republic and
Zimbabwe?
Size
Stability
Diversity
Indian sports
Minus cricket that is..
IPL, huge contracts, dedicated fans and
demi-gods
Efforts at grassroots level
C.K. Kesavan memorial school,
Koruthodu
K.P. Thomas, the legendary coach
Pension Fund
Trained Shiny Wilson (Asian Games
double gold), Anju Bobby George
(Olympian and world no.4), Jincy Philips
170 young athletes for free
Efforts at grassroots level
Paralympic Archery Federation of India
in Ahmednagar
To encourage physically challenged girls
to take up the sport
Sponsorship and donations in the first
year
110 researchers per million, as opposed
to 633 in China and 5000 in Japan
Efforts by MNCs
National sport
Efforts by ESPN Star
Bringing hockey to a more affluent
audience
Falling revenues since the second year
FIFA’s several initiatives in Bengal and
Kerala
Mike Miltner
Miltner’s story
Burned out ski instructor
Bought snowboard models from a
bankrupt company
Bi-Skis
Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy,
children with Down Syndrome
The bane
Innovation is interpreted in several ways
The weightlifting example
The promise of glory
Lure of money in the poorer sections of
the society
The promise of jobs
Unscrupulous coaches
The promise of fame and money
A Solution?
Government needs to contribute healthily
to sports
Separate bureaucracy and sports
Priya Ranjan Dasmunshi, K.P.S. Gill
(charges of harassment, corruption)
Change in mindset of parents
Private players required – even without
guaranteed profits
The role of cricketers
It’s a symbiotic relationship
What can we do?
Sports entrepreneurs?
Corporate Sporting Responsibility
Encourage visionaries like K.P. Thomas
Monetarily and in terms of publicity
Publicity!