Author: G Rajaraman
Women’s hockey team gives India one of its greatest Olympic moments
Many may have run the risk of dismissing India’s as a daydream had it not been for the tears that flowed. The teardrops were confirmation of the beautiful reality that…
Young Indian shooters could have done with smart interventions in key moments
A blank from the first 12 starts in the Olympic Games shooting competition in Tokyo. Just one finalist. Surely, it is not what fans of Indian shooting expected from the…
Mirabai’s self-belief wins India its first Tokyo2020 medal
The endearing smile of Mirabai Chanu’s face will be etched in all our minds forever but only a few will know the pain that she has had to endure. Her…
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…
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