In the famous press conference organized to announce the acquisition of Nokia by Microsoft, the company's CEO famously ended his speech saying, "We didn't do anything wrong. But somehow, we lost. Nokia was one of the most respectable companies of our time. They didn't do anything wrong, but they failed to appreciate in time that change is the only constant in life." The moral of the story is: - 'The advantage you had yesterday will be replaced by the trends of tomorrow. You don't have to do anything wrong. As long as the competitors catch the wave and do it right, you may lose out and fail'. This is so much relevant to Indian sports today. After PT Usha, the flying queen and India's foremost athlete to leave a global impact, became the president of the Indian Olympic Association, the entrenched powers, in hushed tones, started crying foul. 'What wrong did we do? We are the ones who have brought Indian sports to this level? PT Usha may be a great athlete of our time. But what value additions she may bring to the sports administration?'. What the entrenched powers fail to understand is the fact that the only constant in life changes. The Indian sporting ecosystem is changing fast, and the entrenched powers badly failed to adapt and lead as per the changing times. The results are there for all to see.
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