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Teenager Chhavi Kohli envisions some changes in fencing

Chhavi Kohli wears a mature head on young shoulders and despite doing multiple things during Lockdown, she lets her mind visit a future when she can resume fencing without undue…

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Posted in Movement

Time to embrace discipline and raise fitness quotient in home

At first glance, there is only so much fitness work that you can do in the confines of your home in the Covid-19 scenario, but listen to functional fitness specialist…

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Posted in Olympic Games Sport&Mind

Careful Srihari Nataraj will not rush into a pool without assessing health risk

His own memories of the arduous journey to peak fitness after recovering from Dengue fever four years ago will guide India’s backstroke swimming ace, Srihari Nataraj, when he decides on…

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Posted in Athletics Badminton Cricket Equestrian Other Sport Sport&Mind

Keeping mind open in times of Lockdown

Nothing would have prepared athletes at the elite, development and amateur levels for sport to come to a grinding halt. It is inevitable that none of them would have made…

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Posted in Inspirational

Vani Pahwa offers unique, deeper insights for greater fitness result

Her hands are gesturing much of the time and her eyes are very much in the conversation. As indeed, they would be since she has been a dancer nearly all…

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Posted in Inspirational

Running is pregnant with positivity, says mother of three Mandira Singh Aulakh

The 34-year-old drives home from work, quite stressed. It is not so much her work as a school Vice Principal that winds her up as the afternoon traffic across the…

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Posted in Inspirational

Viji Swaminathan: Taking to running to lose weight and regain self-esteem

The clarity of thought and confidence in expression echo her strong personality. Even when she claims she is just another person running on the road, the assured tone in her…

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Posted in Equestrian Other Sport

Just one Grade I horse-rider combination in National event: Federation makes little effort to enhance competition

Nitin Gupta ignores lack of competitors to introduce Vanilla Sky to great heights The National Equestrian Championship (Show Jumping) 2020 concluded at the Tollygunge Club in Kolkata on Sunday and…

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Posted in Equestrian Governance

From non-member to NSF boss in a few minutes, the EFI way

The Rajasthan Equestrian Association has sought the intervention of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI), specifically asking for an independent audit/inquiry into the administration and function of Equestrian Federation of India….

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Posted in Book reviews Olympic Games Reviews

Dreams of a Billion: Plugging gaps in Indian sports literature

Some thoughts came up when reading the book, Dreams of a Billion. For one, the limited number of Indian heroes in the history of the Olympic Games. For another, the…

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