this is a perspective, but need not be the only perspective. i am sure he would have talked about other positive things as well, this clip with melodramatic background music made it out because algorithms dictate the content amplification.
that aside, sunil must be talking from a player's perspective, don't know much about what other hats he wears, other hats like sport administrator, advisor ,patron, financier etc.
other side of the equation is badminton in Hyderabad, same discourse filled with impotence was applied to badminton as well before, but badminton fraternity turned it around once an opportunity came their way when gopichand won that tournament in 2001.
while gopichand is the public face of hyderabad's badminton, very little is talked about badminton's backers and patrons from hyderabad, forgot the name of that hyd guy who keeps gifting expensive cars to winners of important tournaments.
Hyderabad invested in tennis and weight lifting as well, but they didn't pan out the same way as badminton. other examples are haryana for wrestling, MRF pace academy for cricket etc.
olympic medals are outcome of a process, awareness of the process is important too. if assessments are to be done, they have to done sport by sport. more should be talked about how these regions developed individual sports.
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