All for running, running for all!

Running which is one of the easiest in sports in terms of athletics never cost more rather than a less than Rs 500 shoe, socks worth Rs 100 and shorts along with T-shirt which could be for Rs 200 or less for the basic necessity criteria. After every four years, we all watch Olympics but with the lowest of the contingent in numbers and almost the same for the medal, tally one can really think that why we as Indians do not pay attention to the technique which not only gives longevity but also puts us above the rest in many other ways.

If the only prevalent sports are cricket and one thinks that the money in the cricket will be enormous one can think that to become a state player one has to go through very tough selection criteria which are for the Ranji trophy and then further into various state teams. If one thinks about getting into cricket then one has to join any academy which charges more than lakh Rs per year and further does not guarantee your selection process.

Now, think about running where many professional sports company has come-up which not only helps you to catapult your career in the sports but also gives you an opportunity to join various world teams without changing your nationality. Running has become thoroughly professional sports and it does not ask any extra effort but in the morning if you put two-three rounds of your school field or any nearby field which could become your own stadium it gives enough of practices to get into various state-level athletics meet.

As every state Government is putting emphasis on selecting the right players in athletics things have become very easy these days and further, the money in this particular field is huge. Once, a person gets into cricket apart from receiving the prize money at the highest level and the money paid by BCCI is evenly distributed while all the glitz and glamour cars and houses are sometimes provided by sponsors which can also be asked to submit it back once the term gets over in sports.

On the contrary, if a person gets into athletics and earns any amount apart from getting all the adrenaline rush a person gets the same huge amount of money in crores by the various State Governments and Sports Authority of India. 

Also, the record at the highest level at the Olympics is almost achievable if a little bit of dedication is put into it and whether you are in a village, town or cities a person can get into the mode of running at any stage of life as there is nothing as an age-criteria in running but certainly the more earlier you join there are better chances of getting Government jobs in railways, Military and various Public sector Corporations helping to get stability for a life long to come.

So all for running and running for all can certainly change the scenario for Indians who spend Lakhs of Rs on giving professional training to their children in Cricket and sometimes get nothing in return which gives another big pressure to the family who cannot recover the money and then it becomes a blot for them on their career and life!