I am extremely sad today. I am sad because I watching the opening ceremony of Common Wealth Games 2010 Delhi on youtube and all those comments...they saddened me. As if land wasn't enough now even youtube has become a war zone. It is disappointing to know that even though we live in the 21st century we still behave so racially and backwardly.
Commonwealth games are meant to act as a platform to bring nations together, instead, it has given reason for people to fight more. I don't understand, where is the sportsmanship that people talk about, where is that time gone when sports was all just about sports? Since when, has it become a competition about which country is better or worse?
Whatever said and done, India tried really hard to give a warm welcome to everyone participating. Yes, our politicians failed to an extent but think about all the Indians who stood behind the games, the rest of us who prayed and worked towards the betterment of the Games. Agreed, that our country is not perfect but we are trying to make it better. I understand that it might have failed to reach a lot of other countries standards but i know we gave our best shot. I apologise to other nations if we have failed your expectations but I am still proud of what it has done. I hope that in future all the nations will come together, join hands and play like sports are meant to be played.
I was reading about the Delhi games and saw your post. Visit Delhi and watch its roads, laid at great expense each time, being turned into pitted stretches after every rain, and you'll turn a sceptic too. Eyewash is what has been done, hoodwinking the country into believing it can deliver. Had the infrastructure been durable, with a vision of how to keep roads pit-free and maintenance-free, a strong, unshakeable policy on how the stadia will be used to produce a much bigger contingent of sportspersons from a billion-plus population, it would be a matter of pride. It won't be, unfortunately, and you'll read horror tales soon enough. M.M.
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