ADVENTURE SPORTS

Sports activities in India is undergoing a sea-change. Adventure sports which are exciting, dangerous and sometimes risky are replacing some mundane sports activities. In this essay, I would like to discuss the reasons for the young Indians noticeable interest in adventure sports. Globalization has led to countless number of changes among Indians. Adventure sports is one of the changes which is being noticed among Indian adults.

Water Rafting, mountain trekking, scuba diving, para gliding are the most sought after sports of young adults of India. They love the adrenaline feeling which these sports give them. They want to do something different and experience things which are totally new to them.

India is full of exciting natural resources. Mother nature has gifted our country with rivers, mountains oceans, forests which can be explored to the maximum.

Trekking of the mountains tops the list of all adventure sports. To climb the Himalayas is not an easy joke. It is awe-inspiring and an out of the world experience. Lovers of climbing the mountain undergo a lot of hardships while doing so, but don't give up so easily.

Water rafting is an extremely adventurous sport where in the participants do rafting in the sea very fast. Sometime they might fall into the sea, but they wear life jackets to safeguard them from drowning.

Para gliding is done on the air. They glide in the air and enjoy flying there. Nothing is more enjoyable than hovering around in the air like birds and glide slowly down to the earth. They feel like birds flying in the sky.

Scuba diving is a sport activity undertaken into the sea. They wear necessary dress and tie oxygen with them and dive deep into the sea and experience the life under water. They could swim along with the fish and touch the other creatures which live under water.

There are many organizations which organize for these wonderful sports activities and guide the participants safely to their adventures.

Speed biking is also another activity which gives them a lot of thrill. Riding across new places is also a new trend which is very much happening.

Now, why do some people want to indulge in such extra-ordinary activities. Are they bored with their usual routine? Do they want to be a cut above the rest? Are they doing it because it is fashionable to do so? The reason may vary from person to person.

Be it mountain, sky, air or roads the adventure is always thrilling and gives the sportsmen a sense of superiority and they fell as if as they have achieved something great whenever they indulge in such activities.

The bottom line is the old should pave way for the new in any generation. Be it a human being or an activity monopoly becomes quotidian and needs a change. This is what is happening in the field of Adventure sports.