Category: Olympic Sport
Explained: Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas’ success revives Biology debate in Sport
Biology, Human Rights, Sex and Gender Identity. All these terms have returned to the sports pages and discussions elsewhere. From elite athletes to lawyers, from activists to college athletes. Everyone…
Is rivalry in sport at all levels such a bad thing?
Competition and rivalry. Intrinsic to sport – and, perhaps, life itself. What would sport be without legendary rivarly. Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier in the boxing ring. Australia and England…
The microphones will miss Novy Kapadia’s vast knowledge and boyish enthusiasm
An amazing blessing for Indian sport in general and Indian football in particular, Novy Kapadia will be missed. In his passing on Thursday, after a prolonged battle with illness that…
Vishnu Saravanan’s changed mindset makes him compete fearlessly with the world’s best
A phone call may never be the best way to figure out an athlete’s state of mind but Vishnu Saravanan’s calm and assured responses suggest that he was looking back…
Rashmi Rocket: Easy to play to gallery but tough to find a viable solution
If one were looking for an all-encompassing solution to gender-related cases in international sport, the Tapsee Pannu-starrer Rashmi Rocket does not offer any. It is but another example of Indian…
An emotional ride with Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi
It is hard not to be impressed with BreakPoint, a seven-episode documentary on Indian tennis’ greatest and, at once, most tragic story. Exploring the entire gamut of the famous partnership…
India’s quest for sporting glory: the road ahead calls for more teamwork
You can reach out and feel the euphoria that is hanging in the air ever since Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra ended India’s Olympic Games gold medal drought across 2012 and…
Young Indian shooters could have done with smart interventions in key moments
A blank from the first 12 starts in the Olympic Games shooting competition in Tokyo. Just one finalist. Surely, it is not what fans of Indian shooting expected from the…
Indian Archery must embrace professionalism to avert repeated disappointments
It is not easy to describe the sense of bewilderment in the Indian archery community in the wake of the women’s team’s defeat at the hands of Colombia on Monday…
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…
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