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‘Indian experts are equally good’

Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI: The tendency of the Indian athletes to seek foreign expertise for their medical needs was criticised by Dr. P.S.M. Chandran, who insisted that Indian experts were equally good in the world of sports medicine.

Citing the example of the hockey goalkeeper Baljit Singh who was rushed to the U.S. following an injury to his eye, Dr. Chandran questioned whether there was any difference in his treatment abroad as compared to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).

Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, along with many doctors from home and abroad, Dr. Chandran hoped the Indian players and associations would benefit from the International Congress on Sports Medicine scheduled to be held in the SCOPE Convention Centre, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, here from November 6 to 8.

With the Commonwealth Games to be staged in the Capital next year, the theme of the Congress is ‘Sports Medicine going for gold CWG 2010’.

“This is just a prelude, and we will have another conference just before the Games next year,” assured Dr. Chandran, as he proudly announced that the Congress had attracted as many as 60 experts from 29 countries, and that about 100 scientific papers would be presented by about 600 delegates in all.

The special sessions would emphasise emergency sports medicine, with discussion on varied topics like Formula 1 races, space medicine, performance analysis, dietary supplements, weight control, etc. The conference will also discuss in detail the issue of doping in sports, human performance and sports rehabilitation.

Bemoaning the fact that there was little recognition for the sports medicine experts in the country, Dr. Chandran emphasised that it was not just a simple subject of injury prevention or injury management.

There was a need to create awareness among the sportspersons, to help them open their eyes and see what is available in the country, he said. — Special Correspondent

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