cyphercide
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As I argued elsewhere people from more impoverished African countries do much better than Indians do. There is no govt focus on them or infrastructure to support them in those countries.
The one field where we are modestly successful is cricket which grew without govt support anyways. It is something Indian kids naturally love to play. Then again for a country of 1.2 billion it is nothing big really. As @Gibbs said even tiny Sri Lanka punches above its weight in cricket.
African countries do well in track and field events where they are at an advantage on account of genetics. However, there are numerous events where you can even out the genetic predispositions. For example, you don't need to be the fastest swimmer in the world in order to be a gold medalist in Diving or Synchronized Swimming. That is where government focus and infrastructure comes in.