Author: G Rajaraman
Pooja Atmaram cops three-year ban for evasion, adds to growing list of distance running dopers
Pooja Atmaram, a 29-year-old distance runner, has accepted a three-year ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit after evading a test at the end of the IndianOil WNC Navy Half Marathon…
Kartik posts thrilling win over Army runners; Nirmaben tastes victory in women’s race
New Delhi, February 22: Kartik Jayraj Karkera showed that his victory in the Tata Mumbai Marathon was not a flash in the pan when he claimed top prize ahead of a…
Delhi HC allows appointment of ad hoc panel to govern Equestrian sport in India
The High Court of Delhi allowed the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports’ application to write to the Indian Olympic Association to appoint an ad hoc committee to run the…
Time for Khelo India managers to take lessons from 1342 athlete exits with honest review
News of the exit of 1342 youngsters from the Khelo India Athlete Scheme over the last three years found its way to the newspapers and websites last week. When social…
In Memoriam: Sanjay ‘Hardy’ Sharma
Sanjay Sharma, Hardy to everyone who knew the JK Tyre & Industries Head of Motorsports, was many things to many people, but the first things that would spring up in…
Team India urgently needs to implement Task Force suggestions on coaching
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya told the Lok Sabha on Monday that the implementation of the recommendations of the Task Force on Unified Framework for Development of…
Kamlesh Mehta challenges suspension by TTFI with a petition before Delhi HC
The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) finds itself in the High Court of Delhi yet again. Unlike the last time when a player sought and got its intervention, now it…
MYAS seeks ad hoc panel to run beleaguered EFI instead of asking for elections
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has urgently sought approval of the High Court of Delhi to let it direct the Indian Olympic Association to form an ad hoc…
Can University Sport stage a comeback in India?
A few days ago, I was invited by Confederation of Sports and Recreation Industry to chair and moderate a session on the impact of the CWG 2030 in Ahmedabad on…
We Are The Champions: A rich tapestry of stories of inspirational Indian athletes
Stories from the world of sports have their own magical way of offering inspiration. And when there is a series of stories of iconic moments documenting the efforts of Indian sportspersons…
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