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Long-term commitment is the need of the hour, feels Shiny Wilson
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Shiny Wilson
For all her achievements at the highest level, Shiny Wilson remains modest. The super athlete feels that the onus is on the players to make a mark at the international level. “When me, Usha and others were in the circuit, there was not much of exposure or support from the Government. Now-a-days, the Sports Authority of Indian and the Government of India have come out with comprehensive training programmes and also sending them abroad for special training,” she said in an informal chat during her visit to Vijayawada last week to be part of the Tiranga Run.
“But the biggest problem seems to be the attitude of some of the modern day athletes. They have to dedicate themselves to a different level to be successful. You cannot achieve success overnight. There has to be a long-term commitment,” she remarked.
And Shiny Wilson, the Deputy General Manager in the Food Corporation of India, also says that the bane of Indian athletics is the fact that there are not too many athletes around who can be looked up. “During our time, we had at least 16 quality athletes vying for slots in the 400 m event. May be, because athletics is not as glamorous sport as cricket or tennis,” she said.
However, Shiny doesn’t believe that the Athletic Federation of India had not done the homework for the Beijing Olympics after the 2004 Athens Games. “They did identify a group of athletes who should be medal hopes in Beijing and have been organising long-term training camps too. But winning Olympic medal is still a huge task and not that easy,” she opined.
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