Cuban delegation impressed
A four-member delegation from Cuba drew a rosy picture of Indian sports infrastructure and expressed optimism on the ability of the nation to excel at the international level.
I don't know the point of this exercise. Did we sponsor the Cubans to visit 34 cities over 40 days? Or did they do this on their own and if so, why? And what is this rosy picture of India's sports infrastructure include? For a country of this size, I believe, we are lagging a lot in terms of infrastructure. I hate these self-serving (for the politicians) pats on the back which are blind to existing reality!!
Among their suggestions was the need to create a huge pool of talent for excellence in sports on the lines of the system back in Cuba. The Cuban system boasts of a perfect integration of academics and sports. The delegation highlighted the fact that in 30 years the system identified talent at the school level that fetched the country 156 medals at the Olympics.
Ahh... Cuba winnning that many medals. Does anyone know what the total count for India is?
