Category: Sport in India
Sreeshankar sets himself up for a productive season with eye on CWG and Asian Games
Long Jumper M Sreeshankar has hit the ground running with a solid effort in the Indian Athletics Series – 1 at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on April 4….
AIU decision can lead to tighter testing & action against trafficking banned substances in India
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), which oversees the management of integrity programmes for World Athletics, has flayed the quality of India’s anti-doping programme as being not proportionate to the doping…
Squash needs more concerted all-round support, especially at grassroots level
Does the fact that only three players are directly supported by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports’ field arm, Sports Authority of India indicate a belief that the Squash…
Bib-swapping overtakes doping among integrity issue in distance running events
Is doping the biggest of integrity concerns in the countless distance running events in the country? Certainly not, if the number of participants who are sanctioned by race organisers for…
Time for Khelo India managers to take lessons from 1342 athlete exits with honest review
News of the exit of 1342 youngsters from the Khelo India Athlete Scheme over the last three years found its way to the newspapers and websites last week. When social…
Team India urgently needs to implement Task Force suggestions on coaching
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya told the Lok Sabha on Monday that the implementation of the recommendations of the Task Force on Unified Framework for Development of…
Kamlesh Mehta challenges suspension by TTFI with a petition before Delhi HC
The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) finds itself in the High Court of Delhi yet again. Unlike the last time when a player sought and got its intervention, now it…
Can University Sport stage a comeback in India?
A few days ago, I was invited by Confederation of Sports and Recreation Industry to chair and moderate a session on the impact of the CWG 2030 in Ahmedabad on…
We Are The Champions: A rich tapestry of stories of inspirational Indian athletes
Stories from the world of sports have their own magical way of offering inspiration. And when there is a series of stories of iconic moments documenting the efforts of Indian sportspersons…
India must take steps to make Safeguarding of athletes at grassroots levels a reality
News report: Two teenagers, a track and field athlete and kabaddi player, were found dead in a room in the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Training Centre (STC) hostel in…
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