The Empty Podium: When State Support for Athletes Falls Silent The Commonwealth Games may have been a resounding success for India's medal count, but beneath the pomp and circumstance lies a more nuanced reality.
For every Neeraj Chopra or Sharmila Dhankar who basked in the glory of their achievement, there are countless others whose stories were never told, whose triumphs went uncelebrated by the very institutions meant to amplify them.
The medal tally breakdown revealed startling disparities among India's states.