I read somewhere that India has only won 120 medals in the Olympics EVER!
I mean, what's up with that?
I mean, what's up with that?
Why are India so rubbish at the Olympics?
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littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Most olympic sports require state investment of some kind to get good enough to compete. There are exceptions, like long distance running, but not many.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Yeah. It takes a conscious decision to get good at the Olympics. It doesn't happen by accident.
I understand that there are political reasons that they don't take it as seriously and don't do as well as the top countries but still, just on the basis of having so many people you'd think they'd get more than 3 medals a time...
JimW
支那暗杀团
Indonesia's the same, thinking about it. Massive population but hardly any competitors (but fair share of world class athletes at what they do bother with like badminton); pretty much is what lbj said I reckon.
souljacker
innit
They'd have had a few more if squash was in the olympics.
Maybe their jerseys are heavier because they have so many letters in their names
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Strange omission, squash. I'd have thought it would be an ideal candidate for the olympics. If badminton's there...
Pakistan's strong at squash too, isn't it?
souljacker
innit
Actually, its the Pakistanis who are really good at it. I could have sworn Jahangir Khan was Indian but apparently not.
Casual Observer
enough
Yes, definitely a state funding issue. Britain won one gold medal in 1996 on the back of bugger all investment compared to 22 gold medals here on the back of 260m+ investment. Mostly lottery money, of course.
bi0boy
Power User
You might be on to something here, Sri Lanka have only ever won two medals.
It also fits in with the success of China and Korea with their 3 syllable names
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Yeah, but she was on drugs. And she tried to shorten it to 'flo-jo'. Why would she do that?
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Circumcised men are carrying less weight...
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
See. You can't think of one. If you're double-barrelled, you have little choice but to cheat, really, with all those letters to carry.All right, some other double-barrelled non-cheat then.
JimW
支那暗杀团
And what about the russians? Syllables out their arse.See. You can't think of one. If you're double-barrelled, you have little choice but to cheat, really, with all those letters to carry.
Gromit
International Man of Misery
and circumcised women. Don't forget them.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Exactly. And only silvers and bronzes now those punchy two-letter Chinese are taking it seriously. The difference between first and second?
South Korea are zooming up the medal table now too.
Gromit
International Man of Misery
Exactly. And only silvers and bronzes now those punchy two-letter Chinese are taking it seriously. The difference between first and second?
South Korea are zooming up the medal table now too.
Was always going to happen once the Taekwondo started. 8 categories for them to kick ass at.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
They're great at judo too. Just to piss off the Japanese.
mattie
missing in inaction
Sports, arts, history, culture, they're all causes the Lottery supports - and, as far as I understand, has done since inception.
As far as I gather, Camelot make the cash but don''t decide where it goes, and neither (directly) does government - there are a set of distributors (e.g. Sport England, Heritage Lottery Fund etc) who do the work of deciding what to support, and these get a set percentage from Camelot to divvy up as they see fit. I gather anyone is free to apply for these funds.
ericjarvis
give a feck for the feckless
It's because, inexplicably, kabaddi isn't an Olympic event.
