# Why does India suck at the Olympics?

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**Created:** [August 10, 2008, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-india-suck-at-the-olympics/459483 "2008-08-10T06:10:13Z")\
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[QUOTE=Really Not All That Bright]  
Financing has little to do with it. There are any number of African states with tremendously successful programs in niche sports- distance running, for example- which are in much worse financial shape than India.

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Industrialized nations win far more than their share of medals, while impoverished nations win far fewer.

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