Comments by "Peter Jacobsen" (@pjacobsen1000) on "Skier Arif Khan is India’s only athlete competing in the Beijing Winter Olympics" video.

  1. India is one of those large countries where sports just isn't a big part of the culture (except for cricket). And we are wise to remember that until the 19th century, sports just wasn't a thing, anywhere in the world. I guess it was mostly the British who started playing all sorts of ball sports, badminton, tennis, rugby, football, etc. at the advent of the industrial revolution where people slowly started getting more leisure time. Now, 150 years later, sports generate about $150 billion annually on a global basis, not including all the gear and sports clothes we buy.
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  2.  @ayushxyz1768  I don't doubt that India has invented all those activities. My point is that sports as a leisure activity (apart from cricket) just isn't popular, yet. It may come soon.
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  3.  @mayurii27  That's not what I said and you know it. Keep your anger to yourself.
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