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    India Need to Bid for Olympics to Inspire People: Mark Spitz

    rokurBy rokurApril 14, 2015Updated:April 15, 2015No Comments2 Mins Read
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    Nine-time Olympic champion swimmer Mark Spitz feels India need to bid for the Summer Games to inspire their people to take up sport and become a sporting nation.

    Spitz, who won seven gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, said there is lack of competition in India and also socio-economic factors have stopped the country in producing more Olympians.

    “I don’t think it is the economics it is the lack of competitive level. In America, there is tremendous competitive environment in the colleges and it enhances the abilities of athletes,” said Spitz during an interaction with Indian media a day ahead of the Laureus World Sports Award.

    “We see people from Australia and England coming to America but it is not an exclusive thing. India can also outsource if they choose to but I think in India it is a cultural thing. There are other things in the socio-economic arena which becomes more important than becoming an athlete. There is family traditions, religious traditions, etc which sacrifices the importance of athletics a little bit.

    “I don’t know of any magic wand but I think India you need to change because you have a zillion people and you could have 100,000 great Olympians, unless you bid for the Olympics and inspire people and change the mindset. But you can’t change the hundreds of years of traditions,” he added.

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