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Future of Sports in India

Sports have a long history in India dating back to the Vedic period, and were introduced and developed further under British rule. Sports provide benefits like health, personality development, and a sense of national pride. While the sports landscape in India has improved with the introduction of leagues and more funding and infrastructure, challenges remain like a lack of sports schools and culture, especially in rural areas. To further develop sports in India, more support is needed for athletes from training through their careers, and sports should be better integrated into education.

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Future of Sports in India

Sports have a long history in India dating back to the Vedic period, and were introduced and developed further under British rule. Sports provide benefits like health, personality development, and a sense of national pride. While the sports landscape in India has improved with the introduction of leagues and more funding and infrastructure, challenges remain like a lack of sports schools and culture, especially in rural areas. To further develop sports in India, more support is needed for athletes from training through their careers, and sports should be better integrated into education.

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During the British regime, a number of popular sports were introduced in the country.

The introduction of the Indian Premier League or IPL is a landmark event in the
history of sports in India. The chronicles of sports in India goes back to the age of the
Vedas. In prehistoric India, physical exercise was an indispensable feature of the
lifestyle of the people

Sports and physical education are necessary components of human development,


good health, and companionship and to have a spirit of friendly competition.

This has a positive impact on the overall development of the personality Brilliance in
sports enhances a person’s sense of achievement, national pride and patriotism.
Sports in India include both indoor games like chess, snooker, and playing cards and
outdoor games like football, cricket, badminton and tennis.

Many regional games and sports have gained fame in the country such as atya
patya, air sports, carrom, bridge, fencing, cycle polo, judo, gymnastics, Gatka,
karate, maallakhamb, kho-kho, rowing, roller skating, soft tennis, shooting ball,
swimming, squash, ten-pin bowling, taekwondo, tug of war, tennikoit, yoga and
yachting.

Challenges :-

 Lack of infrastructure.
 Lack of encouragement.
 Lack of Sports schools, especially in rural areas.
 Lack of sporting culture.
 Politics in National Sports Federations.
 Insufficient funds.
 Lack of incentives to sports persons.
 Low salaries of Sport Coaches and staff in sports field.
 Becoming a sports person is expensive for poor and lower middle class
because it requires costly sports equipment and years of dedicated hard work.

 ‘What still needs to be done :-

 Sports persons should be supported from the training stage.


 Sports schools should be setup.
 Sports should be a part of our education system.
 Sports scholarships needs to be given to the students that have sports talent.
 Underdeveloped Indian sports should be commercialized.
 India should also focus on the games played worldwide.
 More and more international sports events should be hosted in India to
encourage and inspire Indian youth towards sports.
Conclusion :- 

The present situation of sports is definitely better than before with the
introduction of leagues for neglected sports. We are on a good path. But still, there is
much to be done to produce more world class athletes and to inspire future
generations to take sports as a career. Thereby the fast growing sports industry will
create more job opportunities too.

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