Goa, Feb. 11 -- woa had rich haul of medals in the recently held National Games, which was possible mainly with the help of athletes imported from outside. The State can actually celebrate victory at sporting events if it is achieved by its own athletes.

For that to happen, the State needs to have a robust mechanism where the right person for the right sporting discipline is selected and their talent is harnessed. The various sports associations need to go deep inside the rural areas of the State to scout the potential athletes. But is it really happening?

Danuska Da Gama, an executive member of the Goa Amateur Boxing Association was quite frank when she said there was not enough talent and it was not concentrated in urban areas.

She s...