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September 2010 issue of Yojana Focusses on “Sports Development”.

• Beijing: A Watershed for Indian Sports- Boria Mazumdar

If there is a systemic overhaul, thanks to Abhinav and his colleagues, it will certainly be India's gold for all times to come. However, if a fundamental transformation of sporting infrastructure in India is not brought about Abhinav's gold will always remain his, a moment of individual brilliance lost amidst countless failures since independence.

• Moment of Reckoning for Indian Sports- Harpal Singh Bedi

Thus the stakes are indeed high this time for India and the sportspersons have no excuse to offer as the government has spent lavishly on their training and coaching. They have the talent to produce some glittering performances and one hopes they do so.

Educating the Sports Leaders of Tomorrow- Aditya Kumar

Educating the future leaders of sports is the only way of reaching that level. Sports management education has been embraced by countries around the world with success. Internationally such course have existed for more than 50 years, and the number of those with dreams of a career in sports has only gone up. Sports Management courses are offered in top US universities, such as the New York University and Columbia among many others, normally with the curriculum focused on the US sports industry.

The Changing Face of Sports In India- Jaideep Ghosh

Sports will always fascinate us. From grandfathers, perched on their reclining chairs on a Sunday morning, to children, striving to catch their favourite team's T-shirt, it is all around us. Suddenly sports are all around us, thanks to the media, merchandising, marketing and promotions, as much as the game itself. It is a golden opportunity for all concerned to come to the party, be they the athletes, the people making a living through ancillary industries, the people in general. It is a success story waiting to be told, and we hope it is told, sooner rather than later.

• A Promising Future for Indian Sports- V. Krishnaswamy

The 1982 Asian Games was the first big-ticket event to come to India since the inaugural Asian Games. The Asiad, in a manner of speaking, did create an awareness about sport, but apart from a couple of World Cups in cricket, where India continues to be biggest market, a few Asian Championships and an Afro-Asian games, there has not been another truly global sporting event. Even the world Cup in Hockey earlier this year was a single discipline event as was the World Championships of Chess in 2000. So, in many sense the 2010 Commonwealth Games will mark the beginning of a new era.

• What Ails Indian Sports- Kaushalya Bajpayee

More and more government funded academies should be opened where ex-sportsmen could be engaged in coaching students. Another way of promoting youth participation in sports might be through the sponsoring of awards not only at the national level but also at the district and the block levels. In fact, this will serve both as a moral booster as well as an economic incentive for the upcoming sportpersons.

• Need for Sports Law in India- Francis Kuriakose/Deepa Kylasam Iyer

The area of sports law is relatively new in our country. Neverthless, It is an area of study that is worthy of definition and in depth academic inquiry and practice. A well planned exhaustive competition compliance programme can be of gret benefit to all enterprises. A fresh perspective, an independent authority and a comprehensive law is the need of the hour.