In the ongoing 19th Asian Games being held at Hangzhou , China the medals tally on the fifth day reflects the status of Asian sports powerhouses led by the communist giant China (with a population of 141.24 crore) which bagged 90 gold, 51 silver and 26 bronze to make a total medal tally of 167. The second Asian power house is South Korea (with a population of 5.17 crore) which bagged 24 gold, 23 silver and 39 bronze and a tally of 86 medals. Japan( with 12.57 crore population)was third place after bagging 18 gold, 30 silver and 30 bronze and a total tally of 78 medals. Former Soviet state Uzbekistan( with a population of 3.49 crore) was placed in fourth place after bagging 6 gold, 10 silver and 15 bronze medals and a tally of 31. India(with a population of 140.76 crore) bagged 6 gold, 8 silver and 11 bronze with a tally of 25 medals. Thailand (with a population of 7.16 crore) was in sixth place after bagging 6 gold, 3 silver and 9 bronze and a tally of 18 medals. The 19th Asian Games conclude October 8 and 45 Asian countries are participating. A total of 481 gold medals are at stake during the 15 day games and out of which so far, 158 gold medals have been won. In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, China was second after USA and included Japan among the top five. Other Asian nations among top 50 include South Korea at 16th place; Iran at 27th place, Uzbekistan at 32nd place; Chinese Taipei at 34th place; Qatar at 41st place, India at 48th place; Hongkong at 49th place; Philippines at 50th place. Those at lower ranks include Indonesia(55),Thailand(59); Mongolia(71), Malaysia(74),Bahrain(77).Saudi Arabia(77). India which should have been at least in second or third place after China or Korea\/Japan is still at fifth place. India is an emerging world economic and military power even rivalling China in some ways. In sports, it does not need economic or military might nor huge population to produce champions. China is the world\u2019s most populous country and after the mid-70s it successfully transformed sports to produce world class champions in athletics, gymnastics, weightlifting, indoor and outdoor games. South Korea having almost the same population as divided Andhra Pradesh (5.3 crore) is way ahead of India in sports and is currently second place in the ongoing 19th Asian Games. Japan( having almost the same population as Bihar) has always been an Asian sports giant even before China and S.Korea. Sports in India needs to undergo a revolution in order to open the floodgate of talents from across its multi-racial, cultures and ethnicity. India has made a name in rifle shooting, women\u2019s wrestling, hockey, badminton but still to show consistency in football, hockey, volleyball, etc. India needs to give more attention on development of athletics, gymnastics, swimming, archery, water sports etc instead of investing mind and resources on India\u2019s greatest circus called cricket, the one sport that has robbed the attention to much needed infrastructure development in all districts of the country. If only the Khelo India policy announced in 2018, can be truly implemented seriously, then there is hope that sports at the grassroots level will undergo transformation so that India can take its rightful place among the to sporting nations in Asia and the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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