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    "content": "other countries were running for their athletes. Ours ran all over helter skelter and only survived by the grace of God; luckily, they were not near the blast. It is high time we invested in our athletes. In schools, children go for sports and teachers leave them unattended. They board the school bus with one teacher or two and the other teachers go away; they are nowhere to be seen. The children are left to loiter in town when they happen to have gone for sports, as if sports is not part of the school curriculum. We should nurture sports like any other aspect of life and encourage those who have talents to become professionals and earn a living from it. I am happy we have hon. Members of this House who have done us good out there, but they did not do it because there was any assistance; they did it because they took it as a hobby and a career. It is high time the Government established sports centres, where people can develop careers; even if they do not make it in school, they can nurture their talents. We have very good footballers in this country; unfortunately, football appears to be going nowhere in this country and we keep on losing games when we have very good footballers. This is because we have no passion and give no motivation to players. We have not encouraged them in any way, and we just go to the field to watch them. When they win, we clap our hands and when they lose, we scold then and walk away with our heads down, but we do not ask ourselves where we go wrong. This country should wake up and find a solution to sporting in this country, so that we can be at par with the other countries. We have the talents and the passion, but the Government is burying its head in the sand. They should wake up and look at the situation. We have to protect these ambassadors of ours. I beg to support."
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