Well Done India!!!

Miserable, Piteous, Shameful! This is how I would describe the performance of our so-called medal expecting stars at the Olympics.

By now, most of you guys must have read my sincere and heartfelt analysis of Miss Sania Mirza's professional tennis performance. I had, have and will always stick to the fact that she has stymied the growth of many other female atheletes who deserve more credit and recognition than an unworthy soul like her.
Her retiring at the games and disappointing loss did not surprise me one tiny-atomic bit. It was expected.

The media, both print and television are a wasted lot. Unnecessary hype, undue attention, undeserved praise and print space have made atheletes like Sania assume they are the bread and butter winners for our nation when it comes to sports.

Wrong, my dear lady. You have sadly been mistaken. Actually, our dear friend Sania is not alone. At the fictious mountain that she rests on, she has company. Company of self-believing, self-assuming and utterly disappointing atheletes like Anju B George.

The problem with Indians is that, success hits the head pretty fast. Blame it on the lack of heroes that India fails to provide or surplus media attention for their mediocre performances, suddenly these atheletes start advocating the role of being world beaters. They presume they are championship material and are good enough for anyone anyday.

Unfortunately, a little sensibility and a little more logic, makes me think otherwise. Performance is your report card. Not the number of headlines you made. It does not matter if Sachin Tendulkar came to meet you when in Hyderabad. It does not matter if you are having an affair with the Pakistani tennis player. It does not matter if you keep cribing about the facilities provided for your practice.

What matters is performance!!! It is the sole criteria to judge a sportsperson. And my dear ladies, you both have screwed India when it gave you such a prestigious platform to perform on. 3 failed jumps? Mrs. George, what the hell were you thinking. Is this some park in Kerala where you go and jump and come back. The whole world is watching, a million and more people have pinned their hopes on you. And all you can do is make not 1, not 2 but un-freakin-believable 3 foul jumps.

You know friends, whats the worst part about atheletes like them. They dont have one single ounce of remorse or self-regret to have let down a nation. A nation that so eagerly is waiting for another hero after Abhinav. All they care about is the spot-light. And our two-penny worth media, is all game for that. Of course, a story on Sania will give their TRP's a boost, rather than focus on Suma Shirur who is giving her 110% at a self-sponsored shooting range in Panvel.

The media is the biggest culprit to have created this hoopla about India's medal hopefuls. The bubble has burst this time, as always. Sania, Anju, Lee/Hesh all have delivered nought. Infact Sania and Anju have been an embarrassment.

But who cares, two weeks later, we will again read more about these hopeless folks who cant really standup a single worthwile challenge and bring us less-than-mediocre success.

Till then, Adios!!