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 Book reviews Football Shashank's Corner

6 Lessons from Sir Alex Ferguson’s book, Leading

Sir Alex Ferguson’s book Leading, written with Michael Moritz, is a treasure of management insights from his 38 year-long career as a professional football manager. The book is an absolute…

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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 Equestrian Governance

Teenager and coach convince Delhi HC to make EFI grant rule exemption till Junior National

Gulab Singh, 60, and his 19-year-old trainee Abdullah Arman Imdad combined to win a battle against the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) after the young rider from Assam sought 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 Aces of Sport Athletes Cricket

Aggression and ability to see the game differently, traits that bind four strong Indian cricket captains 

Note: This is a long read. It was originally written for a book edited by a friend. For reasons I shall not disclose here, I chose to withdraw the piece…

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Posted in Athletics

Sha’Carrie Richardson finds redemption with 100m gold in World Championships

The flamboyant Sha’Carrie Richardson strode into countless hearts in just 10.65 seconds by winning the women’s 100m in the World Athletics Championships in the National Athletic Centre in Budapest on…

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Zharnel Hughes’ maiden 100m medal has lessons for some under-performing Indian athletes

The race was won in a matter of 9.83 seconds, but the men’s 100m final in the World Athletics Championships in the National Athletic Centre in Budapest on Sunday evening…

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Posted in Athletics

Avinash Sable and vaunted Triple Jumpers wilt under pressure on the world stage

The trio of Indian men in the Triple Jump competition, Praveen Chithravel, Abdulla Aboobacker and Eldhose Paul, let themselves down as much as Avinash Sable did with what was self-admittedly…

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Indians seek to mark growing presence with positive show in World Championships

Long Jumper M Sreeshankar, ranked sixth in the world, wrapped up his training session in the warm up track at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest and engaged himself in…

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