Category: Athletes
Milkha Singh’s legacy as one of independent India’s first sports heroes transcends athletics
There was hope, sometimes immense and sometimes faint, that he would pull through, but news of Milkha Singh’s passing is numbing. Even for those who never watched him compete and depended…
Milkha Singh’s legacy transcends athletics
There was hope, sometimes immense and sometimes faint, that he would pull through, but news of Milkha Singh’s passing is numbing. Even for those who never watched him compete and depended…
Neeraj Chopra’s attention to detail makes him focus on giving his 100 per cent each time
He sought to set a good example for everyone else, but the calmness and the almost monk-like approach with which India’s premier javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra embraced his new national…
My greatest life lessons have come from the shooting range: Abhinav Bindra
There is no one quite like Abhinav Bindra in our country. Not just because he has turned around from being a boy who bunked physical training classes in school to someone who…
Neeraj Chopra strikes Asian Games gold with monk-like composure
Through the evening at the Asian Games, the monk in Neeraj Chopra was in evidence. The Indian star was so intent on internalising everything that he was palpably shut off to everything…
Neeraj Chopra learnt throwing the Javelin on YouTube, won Commonwealth Games gold
For someone whose passion for his sport was fueled by endless hours of watching every YouTube video featuring Jan Zelezny that he could lay his hands, videos of Neeraj Chopra claiming the…
Seema’s limitless inner strength comes to the fore
A little over two years ago, Dr. Seema Yadav went on her first serious road run with a group of friends she had met in the local gym in Faridabad. Now, despite…
Meenal Kotak finds solace on the road
The cheerful Chartered Accountant returned from Germany, armed with an MBA from the Mannheim Business School and wonderful memories of batch-mates from several nations, beer festivals, fast food, back-packing trips…
India needs more than Bindra’s gold: A change of attitude
The strains of the National Anthem from an Olympic arena; the sight of the Tricolour being flanked by two other flags and a calm, composed Abhinav Bindra on the podium,…
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