Nurturing Sports Talent
Pulasta Dhar’s essay offers a case study of sports academies, visualized through interactions with sportspersons, mentors and coaches as a possible alternative to the disappearing community-based clubs. These centres of nurturing talent, with coaches, resources, and competitions, turn popularity into success and then turns success right back into its reach among more aspirants. This happens alongside a critical perspective on state run federations, in this case, of boxing, wrestling, and badminton. While the academies do nurture sport, they also require a lot of investment and support for sustainability.
2019 ◽
Vol 10
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pp. 479-487
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2019 ◽
Vol 6
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pp. 25-39
2017 ◽
Vol 22
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pp. 391-396
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2016 ◽
Vol 54
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pp. 653-666
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