The four pillars of Delhi’s Olympic dream
The Hindu
With Deepak Kumar, Manika Batra, Amoj Jacob and Sarthak Bhambri participating in the Tokyo Games, the Capital has a realistic chance of contributing to India’s medal haul this time
Delhi has some of the best sports facilities in the country, thanks to the massive investment made for the Commonwealth Games in 2010. The Capital was also projected as a possible Olympics host, before Odisha and some other States took over the risk of nursing such an expensive dream. The nation as a whole needs to harvest a rich haul of medals in the Olympic Games to convince everyone that it would be a good idea to invest huge money to host the quadrennial event, easily the biggest spectacle that unites the world. Support in nurturing talent and rewards are the key to having more athletes winning Olympic medals. The national capital has taken a big step forward in both directions, first by setting up Delhi Sports University with the Sydney Games medallist, Karnam Malleswari, as its Vice-Chancellor, and then by announcing a cash prize of ₹3 crore for athletes from the city winning gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics.More Related News