Our national sport
The thought provoking article entitled “Kabaddi or Karma” by Mr. Mohammed Badrul Ahsan that appeared in The Daily Star on the 1st of January 2010 has really given us food for thought. The article gives us a wonderful view on how different countries have come up with a game as their National Sport which symbolizes their nature and suits their country's outfit. Our whole nation had their hands wide open for a Gold Medal in Kabaddi at the 2010 SAF Games. But the loss of the pinnacle has really forced the whole nation to scratch their head in shame. It is high time to think whether our National Sport really represents the mass population. For a National Sport to succeed throughout, it must be followed by the youth with passion and should be played all over the country with lot of interest. But in case of our national sport, Kabaddi, it is not followed at all and the question of practicing by the mass is far away. As such, we can always think of eliminating Kabaddi as our national sport and may think of declaring swimming as our national sport. Without touching the satirical part of the socio-political issues raised in the article by the writer, I am only concentrating on the national sports part.
Bangladesh Swimming Federation should take an initiative in this regard so that the game can be declared as our national sport. I would like to conclude by naming the ace Bengali swimmer, Brojen Das, whose crossing of the English Channel is still fresh in the minds of people.
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