joel.francis.7351
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what can India do to win medals?
1. Become a large GDP country (we are already there)
2. Increase per capita GDP (another 20 years)
3. Become an authoritarian country (er, sorry, no!)
4. Singular focus on one sport (er, maybe not)
So our only option is #2. If you are doing anything that helps us increase our per capita, then you are helping India win Olympic medals (in the future). Think about it -- Olympics is more a proxy for HDI of a country than it is for raw talent in that country. By 2050, we will be a high per capita GDP country and we will be in top-10 in the medals tally. Till that happens, we need to KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON.
1. Become a large GDP country (we are already there)
2. Increase per capita GDP (another 20 years)
3. Become an authoritarian country (er, sorry, no!)
4. Singular focus on one sport (er, maybe not)
So our only option is #2. If you are doing anything that helps us increase our per capita, then you are helping India win Olympic medals (in the future). Think about it -- Olympics is more a proxy for HDI of a country than it is for raw talent in that country. By 2050, we will be a high per capita GDP country and we will be in top-10 in the medals tally. Till that happens, we need to KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON.