Fortunately, Indian sport is running out of stories about athletes struggling against humongous heartbreaking odds, poor families desperately sacrificing even more so that their talented child gets opportunities to train… those stories were sadly the norm, rather than the exception of the 1990s, early 2000s.

With a degree of professionalism coming into sport, though a lot more needs to be done, and dreams of multi-sport powerhouse not seeming like a laughable notion, sportspersons seem to be in a better position than before.