Author: G Rajaraman
India needs to weigh in with research and policy for weight-category sport
Disclaimer: This piece is not a reflection of what happened or what did not happen in Paris 2024 Olympic Games where Vinesh Phogat was disqualified for not making weight on…
Neeraj Chopra coach Klaus Bartonietz offers incredible lesson when moving on
There is an incredible lesson in Dr. Klaus Bartonietz acknowledging that he had done the best he could for Neeraj Chopra and sparking a search for a new coach for…
Delhi HC asks EFI why it does not admit more State Associations as members
Justice Sanjeev Narula of the High Court of Delhi on Monday caught the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) counsel Jayant Mehta off guard by asking him why it would not…
Neeraj Chopra looks to work with new coach in quest for improvement; AFI begins search
Athletics Federation of India President Dr. Adille J. Sumariwalla has said that AFI is currently engaged in the search for a coach to help the consistent Neeraj Chopra raise his…
IOA officials bizarrely question SOM nominations and their own election to seats of power
The charges being traded in the corridors of power in the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), through letters and in the media are best resolved across the table. The disputes and…
Bishan Singh Bedi: The Most Incurable Cricket Romantic
(Note: Today is the legend Bishan Singh Bedi’s 78th birth anniversary. Sharing a piece on him that I wrote for a commemorative volume that was published around his 75th birthday…
Indian chess aces’ waltz holds sports fans, used to celebrating physical feats, in thrall
We may never have met, let alone interacted with, these young chess players but we feel a magical sense of belonging. Not only did the Indian teams storm the world…
National Sports Code & Sports Governance in India
The Sports & Society Accelerator and Open Takshashila recently organised a five-week online introductory course on India’s Sports Ecosystem, Building a Sporting Nation. I was privileged that Mr. Nandan Kamath…
Minors form 8.2 per cent of Indian athletes ineligible to compete due to dope positives
Delhi sprinter Abhi Sirohi, who has not yet turned 14 years of age, is among the 100-plus athletes who are provisionally suspended by National Anti-Doping Agency, following positive tests for…
Dropped from Olympic team, India entered Hockey star in Steeplechase
Some stories from the distant past have a way of bobbing up. And here is a delightful one that surfaced recently. It features one of India’s most respected names from…
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