Author: G Rajaraman
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…
Naomi Osaka’s mental health red-flag trains spotlight on tenuous athlete-media relationship
These are strained relationships and cannot be totally snapped. Naomi Osaka’s withdrawal from the French Open, ostensibly to let the focus be back on the tennis in Paris, after a…
Fouaad Mirza completes MERs to confirm place in Tokyo2020 equestrian competition
Asian Games equestrian silver medallist Fouaad Miza has confirmed his ticket to Tokyo2020 by completing the Minimum Eligibility Requirements in finishing second and third on Seigneur Medicott and Dajara 4 respectively in…
Rushed Return to Sport in Pandemic can be counter-productive for athlete’s mental, physical health
World No. 30 ranked badminton player HS Prannoy on Saturday agreed with a suggestion that an athlete’s return to competition after recovering from Covid-19 infection must not be rushed by…
In Memoriam: MK Kaushik
He preferred to stay away from the limelight, always pushing others – in his opinion, more deserving folk – ahead. His passion, simplicity and his humility combined with his far-sighted…
FINA places stamp of approval on controversial times by Uzbekistan’s Olympic qualifiers
The World Swimming Federation’s (FINA) has stunningly given its stamp of approval to the controversially fast times clocked by home swimmers to qualify for Tokyo2020 in the Uzbekistan Open Swimming…
Indian recurve archers bring home triple gold with show of growing mental strength
It was worth sitting up through the night and, from thousands of miles away, feeling the mental toughness that the Indian recurve archers showed in their first international competition in…
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