Why India has miserably failed to increase its gold haul at Asian Games

In 36 years since the Delhi Games, India has increased its gold haul by just two -- pathetic when compared to other Asian nations

Even as India’s sports administration and certain ministers in the Modi government go about painting the town red over the Indian contingent's success at the recently concluded Asian Games in Indonesia, a more introspective approach to what unfolded at Jakarta might restore some semblance of sobriety.

A look at India’s performance over the years since 1982, when the country hosted its second Asian Games, would show that India has barely increased its tally of gold medals – the highest honour for the fastest, strongest and fittest sportspersons of any country in the world. In 1982, Indian athletes, exemplified by Charles