The Indian and Japanese rowing teams held an annual race, which Japan won by 1 mile. In response, India hired consultants to analyze their team structure. The consultants determined India had too many captains and too few rowers compared to Japan's structure of 7 rowers and 1 captain. The consultants recommended restructuring India's team to have fewer captains, more rowers, and improved working conditions for the rower. However, the next year Japan still won by 2 miles, so India replaced their rower while rewarding management for their efforts in preparing the team.