This paper’s extensive, front page report on the shoddy state of facilities at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Kandivli complex goes to the (grass)root of the problem. One cannot have sports champions weaned on this kind of abysmal infrastructure.

This edit space has repeatedly highlighted school meets where infra has been pathetic. From a paucity of toilets, running water, changing rooms for girls and poor medical amenities, school meets are a reflection of our rot that goes deep below ground level.