Our Olympic Heroes Ignored

This is a question that is on everyone’s mind. Are we ignoring the achievers in sports other than cricket? Is enough recognition given to them? This question were sparked off after the Beijing Olympic medalists publicly showed their discontent as they were not named for the padma awards. The list for the annual awards given by government recognizing their contribution. Some of the Olympic medalists were left out of this list; this has given rise to the question, whether we acknowledge their contribution. The cricketers in India are much celebrated, they are widely recognized but other sports such as hockey and boxing, the world class talent in these sports in India has gone unnoticed. Quite recently there was also a public out burst from the hockey association; they criticized the government for a step motherly treatment. This debate has been raging for years now. The recent developments have clearly shown that, many sports have been ignored and contribution of many were ignored. Its high time that much needed attention needs to be shown in various sports so that India is able to excel in the upcoming world sports events.