Category: Other Sport
We are not in a time machine, Justice Gauba tells IGU members in ordering fresh polls
Justice RK Gauba (Retd.) reminded the Indian Golf Union that it did not have the privilege of being in a time machine to go back to the electoral process that…
IGU challenges Ministry & IOA while resuming election meeting after a two-year interruption
A week from now, the Indian Golf Union (IGU) will resume its annual general body meeting that it left unfinished on December 15, 2018 after a District Court in Kolkata…
Will Ministry take up Equestrian Federation of India’s application for Code-exemption once again?
The Equestrian Federation of India officials seem more eager to push their luck and retain status quo rather than fall in line with the National Sports Development Code of India….
When will elite sport resume competition in India?
S Kannan and I discuss issues around the resumption of competition in some sport, training in others and the reopening of pools in India in the wake of the Covid-19…
The ways to win the confidence of, and work with, different types of coaches
There can be no doubt that the role of sports sciences in high performance sport is growing – and that India has shown signs of moving in that direction. It…
India needs mindset change to readily embrace sports sciences to fuel its transition
For some months now, we have been constantly told – and lest we forget, reminded at every opportunity – that Indian sport is gearing itself up to catapult itself from…
Vishesh Code to Win breaks ground for Indian basketball by bringing an inspirational story home
A book’s journey – from being just a thought in the author’s mind to becoming available to the reader – can make for a fascinating study. And, Vishesh Code to…
Chhavi Kohli and the use of social media to promote awareness of mental health, fencing and charity
It was interesting to probe the mind of a young fencer, Chhavi Kohli, on how she uses Social Media with awareness and in keeping with her larger goal of helping…
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…
Starved of Asian Games success, swimmers benchmarked against world standards
At 20, Maana Patel has seen it all. Yes, by the time she turned 20 in March this year, India’s best backstroke swimmer has already been through injury and…