Author: G Rajaraman
Teenager and coach convince Delhi HC to make EFI grant rule exemption till Junior National
Gulab Singh, 60, and his 19-year-old trainee Abdullah Arman Imdad combined to win a battle against the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) after the young rider from Assam sought the…
Young OVEP stars from Odisha steal the thunder at IOC Session in Mumbai
The undercurrent around a campaign to grant the International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach an extension in office beyond 2025 was palpable on the opening day of the 141st IOC…
Aggression and ability to see the game differently, traits that bind four strong Indian cricket captains
Note: This is a long read. It was originally written for a book edited by a friend. For reasons I shall not disclose here, I chose to withdraw the piece…
Sha’Carrie Richardson finds redemption with 100m gold in World Championships
The flamboyant Sha’Carrie Richardson strode into countless hearts in just 10.65 seconds by winning the women’s 100m in the World Athletics Championships in the National Athletic Centre in Budapest on…
Zharnel Hughes’ maiden 100m medal has lessons for some under-performing Indian athletes
The race was won in a matter of 9.83 seconds, but the men’s 100m final in the World Athletics Championships in the National Athletic Centre in Budapest on Sunday evening…
Avinash Sable and vaunted Triple Jumpers wilt under pressure on the world stage
The trio of Indian men in the Triple Jump competition, Praveen Chithravel, Abdulla Aboobacker and Eldhose Paul, let themselves down as much as Avinash Sable did with what was self-admittedly…
Indians seek to mark growing presence with positive show in World Championships
Long Jumper M Sreeshankar, ranked sixth in the world, wrapped up his training session in the warm up track at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest and engaged himself in…
The gentle power, the powerful lure and the alluring magic of the Tricolour in the world of sports
The Tricolor. It conjures so many beautiful emotions. Obviously, it is a living testimony of the freedom that we experience and enjoy, a reminder of the sacrifices made by so…
EFI leaves Major and Dafedar idling in France, eroding their Asian Games dreams
Two athletes, both from the Indian Army, are stuck in a foreign land, unable to train because of lack of funding from their own National Sports Federation. There are no…
Ekta Yadav cries foul after her crew does not apply for visa to compete in World Championships
Ekta Yadav was excitedly looking forward to compete in the World Sailing Championships which begins off The Hague in the Netherlands later this week. However, she has been left bewildered…
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