Author: G Rajaraman
SFI-Swimming SA partnership can help Indian swimmers’ fortunes look up over time
Swimming Federation of India’s desire to grow the sport has found expression in the form of a partnership agreement with Swimming South Africa. Coming in the wake of the ambitious…
Kenisha Gupta holds out hope as bright prospect
Kenisha Gupta holds out hope to the Indian swimming community. Over the past couple of years, the six-footer from Mumbai has drawn attention as India’s brightest prospect. For a nation…
For Hemal Shah, running is the music of life
By their very nature, text messages can be terse and dispassionate but this one had a joyous ring to it. “Finished today full marathon in 4:33,” Hemal Shah wrote to a journalist…
India’s Olympic athletes must identify and prepare for threat areas, says mind trainer Mugdha Bavare
The Indian cricket team’s resilience, showcased so tellingly in Melbourne and Sydney, has been the toast of sports lovers. And, to say the least, it is richly deserved. Not only…
SFI must introspect key swimmers’ decision to stay away from National Camp
Swimming Federation of India, which has shed its inertia and made some right moves in the past few months, will have to try and understand why some of the leading…
Equestrian Federation of India steals a march over other NSFs by organising Junior Nationals in Delhi
The Equestrian Federation of India stole a march over all other National Sports Federation by successfully completing the National Junior Equestrian Championship and the preliminary competition the National Equestrian Championship…
Anbu set to lead IGU after Returning Officer over-rules objections against all nominees
Lt. Gen Devraj Anbu (retd.) of North Star Golf Association Jammu and Kashmir and Brijender Singh of Maharashtra State Golf Association emerged the only validly nominated candidates for the President…
IGU electoral college reveals surprises, puts career sports administrators in the shade
Those seeking positions in the Indian Golf Union do not stop springing surprises. No, not with a desire to groom golfers from the grassroots level or an eagerness to enhance…
Ministry cites clause in National Sports Code 2011 that lets its make exceptions in compliance
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports may have opened a veritable Pandora’s Box by admitting that the National Sports Development Code of India 2011 permitted it to relax certain…
With eye on Asian Games, SFI aims for National camps in Antalya and Pretoria
The Swimming Federation of India, at long last, has set its sights on the preparation for the 2022 Asian Games to be held from September 10 to 25 in Hangzhou,…
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