Paris Olympics 2024 Discussion Thread

[MediumPacer]

10 minutes ago, deathmonger said:

"Smallness" will reduce with wealth.

Depends to what extent, is it a cm or 2 or half a foot.

 

Also athletic ability and iq are much more difficult to attain.

[deepdynamo]

A golden opportunity missed to have two Indians in an Olympic final.

Elavenil just had to keep her nerve and shot decent ( not outstanding) but she got overwhelmed by the occasion.
She shot a very poor 103.8 in the last series where 104.8 ( which is just average) would be enough for her.

In comparison, Ramila shot brilliant 105.7 in last series to clinch her spot.

[Serpico]

2 minutes ago, Singh bling said:

Gujarati's are wealthy still very high malnutrition.

Having a lot of billionaires will increase the overall gdp number but how much % of population is actually wealthy though? According to govt figures, 9% of Gujarat is below poverty line which is pretty significant number. 

[deathmonger]

2 minutes ago, MediumPacer said:

Depends to what extent, is it a cm or 2 or half a foot.

 

Also athletic ability and iq are much more difficult to attain.

5-6 inches.

 

naah will happen. there is literally no rich country which does not do well in athletics/iq.

[Singh bling]

Just now, Serpico said:

Having a lot of billionaires will increase the overall gdp number but how much % of population is actually wealthy though? According to govt figures, 9% of Gujarat is below poverty line which is pretty significant number. 

Gujarati businessmen are known all over India . Still many has wealth to afford very good diet. 

[New guy]

3 minutes ago, neel roy said:

No food diet eggs spinach or kela can get rid of mental midgetary.. Elavenil shoots a 103.8 in her sixth and last series to finish with 630.7 and drop out of top 8, placed 10th currently. She was 4th after round 4. 

Yes there has been a huge choking by Indians most times. But it's also because we are a poor nation. Most athletes get no money or recognition their entire life and struggle. As soon as they come close they dream of life changing money and fame, they see their families settled. I don't believe any other nation has this level of discrepancy between failing and winning. 

 

That puts way more pressure on our athletes than others. Money and fame are good incentive to get more people to participate but can also put pressure on you. 

 

Our shooting gold medalist Abhinav was from a well to do family. 

[Singh bling]

7 minutes ago, New guy said:

You know why, extremely limited diet because of cultural and religious beliefs. I know so many Jain's etc from there who don't even eat cauliflower, mushroom, carrots. 

This problem with all over India. Extra wealth will mean more parantha pizza idli and not sausage or bacon. Even eating meat in curries is not useful and hardly Indians eat meat in other form

[MediumPacer]

1 minute ago, deathmonger said:

5-6 inches.

 

naah will happen. there is literally no rich country which does not do well in athletics/iq.

They use African athletes, mostly from poor backgrounds.i bet we will not any indians there though many live there.

[MediumPacer]

Even African eat curry type food.

 

west African food has cassava for carbs mixed with African spice sauce .

[Singh bling]

18 minutes ago, AuxiliA said:

 

That's why I said 'relatively'. 

 

When Milkha Singh was a kid there were millions dying of hunger in the rest of the country. Mothers were feeding their amputated limbs to their children, the food security was so dire!

 

That region is 'genetically blessed' because it was relatively richer in the last few centuries. They had the best agriculture in the country. 

 

It's prosperity and food security that builds healthy 'genetics' over generations. Look at the Europeans. Until a couple of centuries ago they were the same height as Asians and now are half a foot taller. 

The real rich region was west Punjab which india lost. Haryana and eastern Punjab were not rich

[deathmonger]

11 minutes ago, MediumPacer said:

They use African athletes, mostly from poor backgrounds.i bet we will not any indians there though many live there.

Indians are rich and white collar.

 

and plenty of white/asian natives play and medal.

[neel roy]

14 minutes ago, New guy said:

Yes there has been a huge choking by Indians most times. But it's also because we are a poor nation. Most athletes get no money or recognition their entire life and struggle. As soon as they come close they dream of life changing money and fame, they see their families settled. I don't believe any other nation has this level of discrepancy between failing and winning. 

 

That puts way more pressure on our athletes than others. Money and fame are good incentive to get more people to participate but can also put pressure on you. 

 

Our shooting gold medalist Abhinav was from a well to do family. 

That still doesnt explain why IPL Millionaires choke in ICC Finals

[randomGuy]

We are undisputed lumber 1 playing experts when we might not have the slightest clue..genetics, diet, you name it. This thread is a proof.

[MediumPacer]

6 minutes ago, deathmonger said:

Indians are rich and white collar.

 

and plenty of white/asian natives play and medal.

Not all indians are that rich,there many illegal and low wage ones.

[MediumPacer]

10 minutes ago, Singh bling said:

The real rich region was west Punjab which india lost. Haryana and eastern Punjab were not rich

Punjabis are not the great with their physique either, maybe jatts but not everyone is a jatt.

 

Most look like typical desis.

Edited July 28, 2024 by MediumPacer

[AuxiliA]

4 minutes ago, MediumPacer said:

Not all indians are that rich,there many illegal and low wage ones.

 

Yeah I wonder why illegal Indians who earn low wages don't medal up in Western countries. 

 

[LordPrabhzy]

China womens hockey team going toe to toe with Belgium- amazed womens hockey in China has come leaps and bounds but their men's team are nowhere

[neel roy]

1 minute ago, randomGuy said:

We are undisputed lumber 1 playing experts when we might not have the slightest clue..genetics, diet, you name it. This thread is a proof.

If Babar Azam with same number of SENA centuries than Kumbeee can be lumber 1 batsman. We with 2 gold medal in last 20 years in Olympics can definitely claim to be lumber 1. Fair discussion though genetics and finance plays a huge part and scouting. In English football they scout from age of 4.Indians scout maths English science tutor for their kids from that age. Whatsapp groups of south asian parents are of which teacher is the best which school is the best etc whereas for western parents is which areas you going for trekking, hows the swimming coach..so its also a matter of outlook and knowing government has their back, as all western countries have a social security. Min wage in UK is 11.44 pounds an hour which equates to £22,308 annually. Ie everyone who is a salaried employee full time gets minimum that amount.plus you get a pension contribution on top of it of around 3-4 percent. So overall total minimum wage is around 24 lakh rupees per annum. When you have basic financial stability you can focus on other things..

[New guy]

21 minutes ago, neel roy said:

That still doesnt explain why IPL Millionaires choke in ICC Finals

We are still the nation with second most trophies in cricket, Aus 10, India 6, 

[New guy]

2 hours ago, randomGuy said:

There are multiple times diet-wise I have said I myself consider vegans to be morally superior to me...I have cut massively on diary but not yet completely down to zero. I am aware there are atrocities happening in diary industry.

Thats good to know you practice what you preach, respect.