EVERYONE'S INVITED Commonwealth Games talent-hunt show to find nation's future sports stars
This summer, get ready for the biggest reality pro- gramme ever to hit your TV screens--the Commonwealth Games talent-hunt show.
The organisers of the show- piece event, now just six months away, are in talks with TV chan- nels to produce a reality show based on a hunt to find the next sporting superstars hidden in the country's nooks and corners. The nationwide search will have most of the Olympic sports, mainly outdoor ones, and inv- olve teams from CGW organis- ers with local sports authorities to hold trials in your neighbour- hoods in four corners of the country.
"It will bring India's pres- ent champion athletes closer to the people. It will invite everyone to come and play.
And it will help identify the future talent," Suresh Kalmadi, chairman, CWG Organising Committee, said. This will not only fish out the unknown athletes but also turn the whole process --from trials to selections to finals--into a daily fix of reality TV, complete with behind-the-scenes drama.
Everyone can participate, irrespective of age and back- ground. Only the winners in each category will clear the var- ious selection levels.
"The Games will leave a lega- cy of the Olympic sports in a land of cricket and more crick- et," he said.
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Source: Hindustan Times by Avishek G Dastidar & Sidhartha Roy Everyone's Invited : Games Get A Reality Twist, CWG Talent-Hunt Show To Find Nation's Future Sports Stars
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