Author: G Rajaraman
AIR Spotlight July 24, 2021
All India Radio’s Spotlight programme broadcast on the evening of July 24, 2021 after the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony was completed in Tokyo
AIR Spotlight: Nation Cheers Indian Contingent for Tokyo2020
All India Radio invited S Kannan and I to a discussion on Nation cheers the Indian contingent for Tokyo Olympic Games on its prestigious Spotlight programme on July 11, 2021.
Fouaad Mirza makes tough decision, picks Dajara 4 as his mount for Tokyo2020
Fouaad Mirza has made what could be the toughest decision of his equestrian career so far. He has picked Dajara 4 as the mount on which he will compete in…
Indian Archery must embrace professionalism to avert repeated disappointments
It is not easy to describe the sense of bewilderment in the Indian archery community in the wake of the women’s team’s defeat at the hands of Colombia on Monday…
Maana Patel stages a comeback to share spotlight with consistent Kenisha Gupta
Maana Patel rode on a quick first 50m to hold off Serbian Jana Markovic’s challenge and force a deadheat for the first place in the women’s 100 Backstroke in the…
Milkha Singh’s legacy as one of independent India’s first sports heroes transcends athletics
There was hope, sometimes immense and sometimes faint, that he would pull through, but news of Milkha Singh’s passing is numbing. Even for those who never watched him compete and depended…
Milkha Singh’s legacy transcends athletics
There was hope, sometimes immense and sometimes faint, that he would pull through, but news of Milkha Singh’s passing is numbing. Even for those who never watched him compete and depended…
Sajan rewrites National Record; One slow lap each keeps two Indians away from automatic Olympic berths
Sajan Prakash rewrote his own men’s 200m Butterfly National Record with a fantastic effort (1:56.96) but fell short of the Olympic Qualification Time by 0.48 seconds in the Belgrade Trophy…
Srihari, Sajan will have find own pace in Belgrade races
Backstroker Srihari Nataraj and Butterfly specialist Sajan Prakash, chasing the Olympic Qualifying Times, will have to find their own pace in the Belgrade Trophy 2021 swimming championships in Belgrade, Serbia,…
Sikki Reddy picks up the pieces, recalibrates goals after tryst with Olympic Games goes bust
She knew that Olympic Games qualification was getting tougher by the day but when it was confirmed that she would not compete in Tokyo2020, Sikki Reddy felt an uneasy emptiness…
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