The strength of a nation today lies in showcasing their talents
on the Olympics turf. A nation’s global sporting performance
makes it as big or small in the eyes of international community
as their medals tally. India’s rank (55) among the 79 nations
that got at least one medal is certainly not enviable for a
nation of more than a billion population with the ambition to
emerge as a rival power against China. However, Olympics 2012
has motivated the nation enough to aim for 25 medals in Olympics
2020. On August 16, 2012, India’s sports minister made this
ambitious goal while felicitating India’s Olympics medalists.
While India may not have achieved a global rank to take note of,
they certainly made a 300 percent improvement with the total
medal tally of six over their last performance in Beijing which
in itself is a reason enough for the Indians to rejoice. Whether
or not India emerges a Olympics superpower, there’s currently an
ongoing debate in media on India’s potential to emerge as a
global superpower. Med