In the end, its the race between china and USA as who will receive the most medals. Most of the countries aren't able to win any medal in Olympics and return empty handed.
My country, Pakistan hasn't been able to win any medal in the last 17 years in Olympics. This year we have a hope of one medal.
Arshad Nadeem reaches javelin throw final and that final will be played on 7 August. Underdeveloped countries does not have that much facilities that they can focus on health and nutritionist as compare to the developed countries.
Being underdeveloped is not the proper excuse. Because I have seen some of the poorest countries winning gold medals. Cuba is currently at 13th position, with 5 gold medals and historically they have performed well in Olympics. They are a very small country with one of the highest poverty levels in the world. Some of the African countries, such as Kenya and Ethiopia also perform well in the games. So the issue is not with the lack of funds, but with the mentality of the people. In India and Pakistan, the importance is being given to non-Olympic sports (such as cricket) and that may be the reason.
Do you think that the people in the sub-continent aren't so fit that they can compete in the international competition ? Also, even if there is potential in the under developed country, it needs to be backed up by the government. If government does not support these sports, then no one will try to make a career in them because there will be no money in it.
Unfortunately, the most popular sports here in our country which is cricket is not included in the Olympics and hence its another drawback for us.
Well sometimes it is difficult, in Venezuela an athlete won second place in BMX, because he himself said that by his own effort he managed to get his sponsorship with RedBull and this helped him a lot, otherwise with a girl Venezuelan who swam in open water, who had no sponsorship nor help of any kind, however she was number 20 in the classification and reacted like this saying everything in a meme since they began to claim that why athletes go and do not win, and she put them in a meme, without sponsorship , without help of any kind, sim places to train, and yet they still make it to the Olympics, apart from the fact that the president of the republic promised him that he was going to give him a house in 2016 it never happened, in a tv interview she said that, and then the same journalist told her that she couldn't say those things.
So the support if you have a lot to do, European and American athletes have their special vitamins, their doctors willing to see them for their control at any time, while those from the third world do not, obviously the results are these that are shown. When they are low-income, this is what happens.
