Yesterday, we told you about Sports and Entertianment Law as a career option in india.

Today we focus on ports in india and the issues it faces. Sports in India is a highly popular affair and every Indian city, village, town and locality is an active participant in a variety of sports, making sports one of the most com mon elements which binds us together. But being present on a large scale, in var ious forms and varieties, one of the major problems with sports in India is the necessity of concrete Sports Laws. The high competition, millions and billions o f Rupees present in Sports via sponsorships and franchises, sports becoming a co mmodity that is being exploited via advertisements are some of the principal rea sons why sports cannot simply be termed as a pastime or source of entertainment. Globalization and popularization have made sport a business affair and there is nothing wrong with that. But it must also be taken into consideration that sport s is after all a mode of recreation which many people across our nation wish to be a part of and make a living out of it. Not governing it via laws may result i n some people trying to exploit sports, especially since it is a highly profitab le field at present. The act of sporting has become like any other economic acti vity and the absence of laws will make it vulnerable and open to exploitation. S cams related to prestigious sporting events such as the Commonwealth Games, IPL, Olympic Games Bidding etc have come out in the open and proved the vulnerabilit y of the field. Hence the presence of strong laws to govern and ensure smooth an d clean functioning of sports is necessarily recommended. - Sports in India might look like an all popular affair from above, but close ob servance leads us to conclude different opinions. Sport in India is affected by a string of major problems and the presence of strong sport laws is welcomed in order to eradicate these problems from the vicinity of sports. The issues faced by us need to be looked at seriously and then solved using the mechanism of a st rong sport law. - The policy of Indian Sports and the issues of Labor have been a troubling one for quite some time now and need urgent attention. There are numerous sports bod ies present throughout India and each of them tend to execute their own laws, in the process forgetting the Labor issues that are predominant part of the sport. Poor wages, illegal termination of contracts, exploitation on the basis of work ing hours are all present in sporting corners of our nation. Common sport laws a ddressing the labor issues of sportsmen would help bring an end to all these nui sances and ensure fair play, literally. - As mentioned earlier, sport in India has become a money making machine and a n umber of people have a tendency to exploit sport for their own monetary gains. G overnment bodies in association with private agencies have made a lot of money o ver the last few years and due to the absence of a concrete sport law, they have not been responsible enough to be accountable. Breach of contracts and agreemen ts, not providing records of expenditure have become common amongst both state a nd regional sports boards. A strong sport law will ensure that board and clubs a re unable to engage in such activities from now on. - Issues related to harassment, especially of women athletes is a matter of conc ern and shame as far as Indian sports is concerned. Protecting the rights of spo rtspersons should be the ultimate aim of any sporting law as there are the peopl e responsible for sporting recreation and entertainment. Harassment of sportsmen should be punished according to the Sporting laws and a strong sports law is re quired for the purpose. - The issue of broadcasting is a highly important one as we come across news rep orts regularly regarding the problems related to broadcasting of sports. While s porting events like Cricket and Football tend to find favorable broadcasters, le sser watched sports such as Kabaddi, Boxing, Hockey, Wrestling etc struggle with broadcasting rights and have to settle for underpaid broadcasts which they do n

ot deserve. A strong and committed Sporting law will ensure proper and unexploit ed broadcasting rights for a majority of sports played throughout the nation. Pr oper Broadcasting will also ensure that a large number of people get visual acce ss to all kinds of sporting events held throughout the country, resulting in the benefit of sports itself. Barring the above mentioned issues, the world of Indian sports faces problems in the mode of performance enhancement drug usage by athletes in order to do well, corruption amongst sporting boards and committee members, absence of proper org anization, inability to look after retired sportsmen and several others. A set o f proper sporting laws will ensure that all these issues and problems are taken care of and sport becomes a respected and well governed mode of national recreat ion. The ultimate aim of any type of law is to make sure that the society functi ons properly under its shadows. The creation of a set of proper sporting laws wi ll also try and aim to do the same.