You think Canada and Greece fail? What about INDIA? 1 BILLION PEOPLE and they can only amass one fucking medal?
THEY DON'T CARE BECAUSE THEY DON'T SPECIALIZE IN SHIT SPORTS
>>260855They went crazy for Air Pistol 10M.
If they had medals for tech support they would rape.
If they had medals for smelling fucking terrible and having bad mustaches they would fucking take the gold.
>>260866That's debatable.
>>260855cricket: not a shit sportyou heard it here first, folks!
>>260909Italy would get silver.
Indians smell like curry, hence they cannot compete. This makes perfect sense.
>>260935Greece would get bronze. Jesus fucking christ.
Canada- 332 athletes (1 gold, 1 silvers, 2 bronze medals)Greece- 159 athletes (0 medals)India- 57 athletes (1 gold medal)Seriously, OP, seriously?
>>260970thats what I been wanted to ask where can we get the numbers of athletes each country sent?
>>260853Wait 20 years and they'll be just like China.Maybe.
>>260976It's on the Wiki page for Beijing Olympics.
>>261005thanks
>>260970India only sent 57? What the fuck?>>260909>>260935>>260950Pakistan would get the Platinum medal.
India is far from being the next China. They can't pull themselves together and get shit done. That's probably the one thing you have to credit socialism to be able to do. No large scale athletics program means the few million non dirt poor citizens become the pool for potential athletes. Only reason you see small African countries rape at some events is because the athletes see the Olympics as a way of getting out of poverty and maybe be imported to 1st world countries along with large government prize money.
>>260976>>261005>>261030Just to make your life easier, I made this pic.>>261041>That's probably the one thing you have to credit a capitalist dictatorship to be able to do.Fix'd.
>>261036out of 1 BILLION PEOPLE they only sent 57 athletes?
They're fucking poor as beans, they've got no training programs for athletes as far as I know. If anything, 1 medal is a huge accomplishment for them.
Indians have more important things to worry about. Like not starving to death.
>>261098and telemarketing
Its not as if India doesn't have training facilities, its just their sport money goes to Cricket, which is not an Olympic sport. Cricket in India is like if you add all the fans of American Football, Baseball, and Basketball together.
Mexico also sent very few people considering their population is very high (110 million).And Australia sent way too many people considering their population is very small (20 million).
And lets do not forget, S-pain has two CATALAN players, the Gasol brothers.CATALONIA ISN'T FUCKING SPAIN
>>260970ONE BILLION PEOPLE and they couldn't even find 60 olympic-worthy individuals amongst them?
Is 'annoying the hell out of americans who have much more interesting things to do than sit here trying to decipher what the man on the phone is saying' no longer an olympic sport?
it's the caste system you retards.anyone who's not in the upper echelons of the caste system won't be permitted to represent their country.
>>261135They still have to qualify.
>>260970Protip: Teams count as one athlete.
>>261061That would be same as the U.S. sending 16 athletes.
>>262517No.
Olympic sports that India would be competitive in:CricketKabaddiSnake charmingTech support (as mentioned earlier)Running corner shops and post offices
>>264170Takeaway delivery.Although, it would be a tough call between them, the chinese and the italians.
>>264170>Tech support (as mentioned earlier)There would be 2 million indian athletes in that event, and they would all suck.
My theory is that Indians are lazy bastards when it comes to anything that requires physical exertion. Sports like Cricket and Air Pistol 10M don`t really require one to be really physically fit. Even smokers can play Cricket and shoot guns.Indians also like to cheat anyone they can in every day life, this philosophy would n`t be compatible with the Olympic spirit.
>>260853At least Canada hasn't been disqualified for steroids.
>>264170Slushiea machine refill.
>>264223>Even smokers can play CricketFunny you should mention that. They use to smoke DURING matches.
>>264170running motelscow worshipping
>>264231Not enough fucking Canadians there for that.Are you hosers really that fucking lost without snow?
india is spending its money on more important things, rather than sports which in the end are just games...
>>265478india is spending its money on more important thingsLike what? Tiger penis soup? Cow temples? Paved roads?
As an indiafas, the reason/answer to your question is SIMPLE.Coming from a poor country no one really gives a shit about getting medals or even being an athlete. Everyone just wants to make money & keep it. Plus our genetics arent even that great, everyone is less than 6' & probably 150-165lbs.I do wonder if india implemented a plan like chinas where they took street kids & orphans and made them practice sports so they can win gold medals in the olympics. People would probably kill the guy who even says that idea though since no one wants to give money away because they are all cheap bastards.Im living well in NY now, go USA!
>>265514>Tiger penis soup?Don't knock it until you've tried it, dude
>>264231We nearly got disqualified for pot, remember?
>>265514>>265530Thats china dumbass, a lot of indians dont eat meat & if they do its chicken or goat mostly. Beef by muslims but rarely. Indians dont eat shit like that. They are vegetarians for the most part.
>>265544Well that explains everything
>>265527That makes little sense, because athletics is a faster way out of poverty than education or infrastructure investment for the talented athletes.And people in dire poverty normally jump at the chance for the government to support their kids; thus Chinese parents giving their kids up when better-off Americans and Europeans would rather keep their families together.
>>265544Thats china dumbassLOL right, all the tiger penises are from Chinese tigers. No tigers are poached in India at all.Where do you get this shit?
>>265580From /b/. /b/ is always right and I get all my serious information from there.
>>265589from /b/Oh well carry on then.
>>265551>>265580Chinese people eat that shit. Indiands kill tigers, keep the skin and sucj & sell weird shit like tiger penis & other crap of no value to chinese who think it does some shit it they eat it.I have never heard of tiger penis soup ever being served in india & im indian!
>>265568Well its not like they can just train day in an out. Most of the poor live on the road and shit theres no way for them to even improve & they dont even eat well. How do you expect these kids to accomplish something if they dont have shit & no one even gives if they live or die?Well not many people even play sports who are middle class & most of them dont get a chance either. My cousin plays netball for the state of Andhra Pradesh & her younger sister is also good but she never got to play cause they didnt want 2 people from the same family to play for the state team.People who feel like they are at a higher social/wealth class will never allow you to participate & will most likely kick you out no matter how good you are. India is very racist, you have no idea its the most racist country in the world. Most people just dont show it.
Thank you, play again.
>>265638>Most of the poor live on the road and shit theres no way for them to even improve & they dont even eat well. How do you expect these kids to accomplish something if they dont have shit & no one even gives if they live or die?The same way Brazil street kids turn into World Cup winners and American ghetto bastards turn into NBA All-Stars.
>>265638>India is very racist, you have no idea its the most racist country in the world.I thought India was class-ist, religiously intolerant and generally athletically incompetent.I attribute the last one to the influence of the British.But then again I don't really know that much about India. I just get the sense the country has many problems, like many former colonies.
Let's say the government decides to start an intensive baseball program b/c of similarities to cricket and Indian genetics make them worthless in any other major sport. They could have kids training day and night and build a system on par with China in terms of efficiency. But they're fucking Indians so......Home runs will be called run homesThe 7th inning stretch will be a 20 minute yoga sessionSometimes it's a 9 inning game, sometimes 8, sometimes 10.Etc
The only good thing India ever producedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx-NLPH8JeM
Indians would rape in math-lympics.
Except for this guy here>>265654Nobody has even mentioned their fucked up caste-system.Yadda-yadda its supposed to be outlawed but these things die hard and India didnt have a communist party quash the old social structures. IMO its one of the few things holding India back in all fields not only sports.
Woo! Go Eritrea!
>>265819And Spelling Bee.