5 Indian sportspersons who train abroad
The infrastructure for sports in India falls short of the world standard on several occasions. This thwarts the growth of an athlete, who is looking to transition from being at the national level to the international level.Citing the problems with infrastructure, a lot of Indian sportspersons have turned to foreign facilities in an attempt to make it big. From winter sports to table tennis, the facilities provided by the Indian government at times, falls shot in comparison to the athlete’s talent.So, let’s have a look at five Indian sportspersons, who are making the country proud abroad:
#1 Shiva Keshavan (Luge)
Often considered as one of the most undermined athletes in India’s sporting landscape, Keshavan recently tied up with coach Duncan Kennedy to prepare for the 2018 Winter Olympics. The 33-year old used to previously train in the streets of Manali, before becoming the youngest ever Olympic luge participant in 1998.
Keshavan was last seen training in Latvia for the World Luge Championship. He has also had various training stints at countries such as Italy, where he was also offered the country’s citizenship, which he declined.
The Manali-born luger has won consecutive gold medals at the 2011 and 2012 Asia Cup and was also the first ever Indian participant at the Winter Olympics.