Richie, USA Poverty, illiteracy and a negative attitude towards sport can be attributed for the poor performance. There is no proper infrastructure to identify the talents and train the youngsters. In most families if a child shows more interest in sport than studies it is discouraged, since the parents fear for the future of the child. Measures must be taken to address the above hurdles. Poverty is more concerned with where the next meal is coming from not medals.
Government officials are the storehouse of corruption and wrong selections.
USA Many of the individual sports where South Asians are not so good require consistent heavy exercise over many years. Most people are so poor that they cannot afford the training and amount of proper food it takes to carry out the necessary top level training - it is simply not a high priority matter. Economy and survival comes before sport. Miklos Nomad, Hungary South Asia lacks a culture of physical fitness and exercise that is necessary for sporting success. This applies equally to the sizeable middle classes.