It was a gunshot heard across a subcontinent.

India got it's first individual gold .. time to celebrate, esp as we all know how pathetic job Indian Government does in encouraging sports ! Mr. Bindra has been lucky that his father is an industrialist who has dipped into his personal wealth to support his son. He built a shooting range for his son in his farmhouse in Punjab, and made sure he never ran out of ammunition, which is not made in India and has to be imported.

As the WSJ article points out, may be it is right that countries like India should stop spending on sports, and hope people as they get rich will find their ways & means to win world recognition !! Hasn't India done this with IT ? less the government interferes better the outcome.

Not a bad idea, rather than become a nappy nation. I am sure you’ve heard about the 900 Chinese soldiers who had to wear nappies during the opening ceremonies