Posted in Olympic Games

India and Ahmedabad can draw insights from IOC Assessments of 2030 YOG aspirant cities

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsten Coventry hit the pause button in the race to decide the host of the 2036 Olympic Games when she decided to review the…

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Posted in Governance Olympic Games Sport&Mind

Time to reshape sports system with more compassionate environment: mind coach Radhika Kawlra Singh 

Radhika Kawlra Singh, who worked with a number of athletes in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games as their mind coach, believes it is time for India to create…

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Posted in Governance Hockey Olympic Games

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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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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Posted in Equestrian Olympic Games

Anush Agarwalla secures India a berth in Paris 2024 Dressage with smart planning and execution

Anush Agarwalla has secured India an individual spor in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Equestrian competition in the Dressage event through overall ranking, the International Equestrian Federation has confirmed. With…

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Posted in Olympic Games

Ten Olympic medals for India in Paris 2024 are a realistic possibility

Neeraj Chopra will be the first name that springs to everyone’s lips when conversations in the New Year veer to prospects in the Paris Olympic Games later this year. 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 Badminton Olympic Games Olympic Sport

Indian Badminton thinktank needs to get heads together for course correction

A visit to the BWF Badminton World Rankings lists can fill Indian hearts with pride. India has 12 men and women each in the top 100. Besides six men’s pairs…

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Posted in Olympic Games Olympic Sport Wrestling

Wrestling, endangered as Olympic sport, lost CWG 2026 spot owing to a simple market reality

Some of the Indian sports community has reeled from shock in the week since it became known that Wrestling will eventually not feature in the 2026 Commonwealth Games programme in…

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