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‘Get Kids to Play’ offers practical solutions to vexed issues around children’s sport

Did you notice we have come a long way and yet are stuck in the same space? Yes, we have moved from complaining about lack of sports facilities to moaning…

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Posted in Book reviews Olympic Games Reviews

Vijayan Bala’s book is a fragrant bouquet of inspirational legends of Olympic sport

It is the Olympic Year and with just under three months left for the start of the Olympic Games in Paris, a bouquet of memories will spring forth across diverse…

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Posted in Archery Olympic Games

Deepika Kumari scripts fairytale comeback to claim maiden World Cup medal as a mother

Deepika Kumari made the world sit up and take notice by claiming her 30th medal in World Cup Stage competitions with the silver medal in the women’s individual Recurve competition…

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Athlete-Journalist relationships: From Sunday Club meetings to tracking social media handles now

Some of us sigh poignantly or smile in sheer nostalgia when recalling some conversations with sportsperson that we would take to our graves rather than share even as drawing room…

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Banned: A Social Media Trial shines a light on the greatest challenge facing civil society

It was not the easiest book launch to attend in Kolkata on Tuesday. The air of celebration that is usual on such events was conspicuous by its absence. Normally, pride…

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Posted in Doping

WADA insists it protects sport without fear or favour

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Witold Banka on Monday said the agency would continue to protect sport without fear or favour. He termed the allegations that WADA was involved in…

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Posted in Equestrian Governance

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…

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Posted in Olympic Games

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…

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Posted in Aces of Sport Athletes Cricket

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…

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Posted in Athletics

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…

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