Author: G Rajaraman
Soft Power: Creating a strategic advantage with human resources and technology in Sport
If Soft Power or co-optive power can be seen as an aspect of a nation’s power of getting countries to do want what it wants, India’s push for the establishment of the International…
With no Athlete Commission and few women in Electoral College, IGU offers wry smile to Sports Governance
Indian sports circles believed sports governance in India took a turn for the better in the wake of Court orders, the International Olympic Committee’s threat to suspend the Indian Olympic…
Ghulam Abbas Moontasir, feisty competitor, crowd-puller & outspoken star: In Memoriam
There are times when a loss feels personal. Gulam Abbas Moontasir’s death brings that realisation. I cannot recollect watching the basketball superstar at play. Nor did I ever interact with…
NADA adds new dimension in battle against doping with historic action against errant coach
National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has finally shown that it will look beyond athletes in its battle against the doping menace. NADA brought a coach to book for the first time,…
Virat Kohli’s short-arm jab joins treasure trove of strokes in the sub-conscious
It is tempting to write of Virat Kohli’s indomitable character, his never-say-die approach and his belief that a T20 World Cup game could be won even when his team needed…
Wrestling, endangered as Olympic sport, lost CWG 2026 spot owing to a simple market reality
Some of the Indian sports community has reeled from shock in the week since it became known that Wrestling will eventually not feature in the 2026 Commonwealth Games programme in…
Resilient Neeraj Chopra overcomes physical discomfort to land World Championships silver
There were two Neeraj Chopras on view at the Hayward Field on Saturday. Both were battling to keep the Olympic Games champion in the hunt for a World Athletic Championships…
Neeraj Chopra checks all basics to ease into final; Rohit Yadav, Eldhose Paul join in
Neeraj Chopra’s attention to detail was in evidence in all that he did on Thursday to put himself in line to add a World Athletics Championships Javelin Throw medal to…
History in sight at TrackTown as Neeraj Chopra aims to medal at World Championships
There is a whiff of freshness in the air when Neeraj Chopra is around.. And yet, there is familiar scent, too. There is a business-like demeanour ahead of the biggest…
Avinash Sable takes 11th place in slow Steeplechase final in Oregon22
Eugene, July 18: If ever one race could raise awareness about distance running in India many times over, the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 men’s 3000m Steeplechase final at the Hayward Field…
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