How Free are India Girls toPlay
How Free are India Girls toPlay
When India participated in the 1948 London Olympics, there was not a single female player in the entire squad. Even after 78 years, there has been nothing special change in this situation. India's girls are still struggling in the field of sports. Take medal in a sports competition para athlete Amisha Rawat Amisha Rawat never let physical disability hamper her For Amisha Rawat, a resident of Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand, the pathways of the mountains were not as large as the people around him.
Children who read along because of physical disability not only watched them with helplessness but also made fun. Replying to such people Amisha made her work and success. Amisha later earned a name not just from her game (shot put) in the country but also qualified for the Paris Paralympic. There are all girls like Amisha today in India, who can not only perform better in sports but also bring gold, silver and bronze tamages to the country. But all the snares like social stereotypes, gender inequality form a blockage of their way. Manu Bhakar after winning medal at Paris Olympics After independence there was not a single female player in the Indian contingent at the 1948 London Olympics participation of women in sports Women empowerment and gender equality have been an important national goal in India after independence. The field of sports is also not insulated from it, where women's participation is not only essential for physical health and personal development, but it is also a powerful medium to break social stereotypes, promote gender equality and build successful careers in it. Despite women's participation in the Olympics considered to be the Mahakumbh of its games has barely reached the par of men. A total of 117 players from India's side participated in the Paris Olympics in 2024, with 70 men and just 47 women. According to the information on the official website of the Olympics, Nora Poly, the first woman to join the Olympics on behalf of India, who represented India in Tennis at the Paris Olympics in 1924.
After Independence, there was not a single female player in the Indian contingent at the 1948 London Olympics but Nilima Ghosh, Mary D'Souza, Dolly Nazir and Aarti Saha raised the country's flag at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. Gender inequality is increasing in the level of participation in sports and physical activity (SAPA) in India. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), only 43 feediindianwomen are involved in suggested physical activities at the current time. However, if the trend continues like this nowadays, the number is likely to be reduced to 32 per cent by 2030. One no, two no thousand problems Distance from games for women starts from home.
This is to say Dr. Dilpreet Kaur's, who has herself been a long-term track and field athlete and is an assistant professor in the Sports Science Department of Sri Balaji University, Pune. He spoke to DW Hindi, saying, "Every game has its own demand and we have to walk according to it to achieve better results." But sometimes girls are stopped just because they have to wear short clothes. Jyoti Talwar, a resident of Almora, tells that he always got support from the family to play but did not get along with the teachers in the school. His teacher often used to say that if two boats ride, it is fixed to sink. Jyoti, who took a master's degree in track and field, not only rode two boats but also crossed them. Jyoti says that in schools only if talent is identified at the right time, India can get good players at large.
DR. Dilpreet Kaur also takes a big reason to get hurt during the game, lack of coaching and sponsoring, funding, media coverage and lack of human performance lab, gender gap and uncompromising environment. He pointed out that the number of sports centres in India are not quite at the moment. There is so little space in existing centres that most girls have to take help from family to afford the game. She says, "We spend when the medal arrives. While the expenses should be made before bringing the medal." As per the information on the Sports Authority of India (SAI) website, there are only 1,514 girls and only 1,383 girls in SAI training centres on 24 centres of the National Centre of Excellence. Periods also a big reason India usually lacks awareness about periods and all misconceptions exist when it comes to sports. Para athletics coach Abhishek Chaudhary also believes the same. Talking to DW Hindi, he told, "It happens many times during training that we have to make a schedule taking care of physical capacity but sometimes girls are not able to tell the coach openly. They also say that there is a shortage of doctors in India who are aware of sports-related injuries or other cases. Our athletes will not only bring more medals than boys but also bring better places internationally," he said. Paragraph coach of India present in Paris sports village Abhishek Chaudhary Para coach Abhishek Chaudhary is constantly striving for active participation of girls in sports Women coaches better or male coaches Replying to this question, Amisha Rawat told us that it doesn't matter whether coaching is giving a woman or a man. She says, "There is a shortage of coaches in our country just like that, so it is a great deal to get a coach first. Abhishek also takes this point. He says, "I train many female players.
The only difference is how serios you are about your game and what you want to achieve." According to the State of Sports and Physical Activity Report (2024), women's participation in physical activities is less. 40 per cent of women see household chores as a physical activity and less than 12 per cent of women do exercises that strengthen muscles. Physical abuse caused great As per the information received from the RTI, 45 complaints of sexual harassment were registered at Sports Authority of India (SAI) during ten years (2010-2020), of which 29 were against the coaches. This sense of insecurity causes women to overcome sports. The performance of the country's wrestlers was in discussion against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, president of the Indian Wrestling Federation over sexual harassment. According to SAI's websiteexistinginformation, one of the three parliament members to be nominated from the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs is also named Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. How will the situation improve Wear like 'Khelo India' of government and development of women sports academies in different states are providing opportunities to women athletes. The participation of women players in the Paris Olympics has also reached about 40 per cent and women in different female leagues are actively participating but still a lot of work is yet to be done. Women's participation in sports in India has come a long way since independence.
Many girls like PT Usha, Karnam Malleshwari, Saina Nehwal, MC Mary Kom, PV Sindhu, Mirabai Chanu, Manu Bhakar have made the country proud and became an inspiration source for millions of baby girls. Abhishek Chaudhary says that the goal of taking girls forward without corruption present in sports, lack of basic facilities, lack of training and sajo-baggage, better medical facilities and good intentions cannot be achieved.
Vijay Garg Retired Principal educational columnist Eminent Educationist street kour Chand MHR Malout Punjab
