IOA drags feet in search of CEO and leaves athletes in many disciplines feeling lost
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) desperately needs a Chief Executive Officer, but few seem to be working towards filling that spot. The IOA Executive Council has not been able to…
Delhi HC holds EFI biased against Gaurav Pundir, orders retention as Asian Games probable
Delhi High Court has directed Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) to facilitate two-time National Champion Gaurav Pundir’s entry to two events in Europe so that he could secure a Minimum…
YAI Council, meeting after 20 months, has little time to discuss Asian Games preparations
The Yachting Association of India (YAI) Council, which is due to meet on Friday morning after a 20-month hiatus and more than seven months after its term expired, does not…
To Mahi, With Love
Where do I begin? How do I quantify more than a decade’s worth of love into digital pixels. My earliest memory of watching MS Dhoni is probably from around 2008…
MOC members stall EFI-TOPS bid to exclude Fouaad Mirza from Core Group
Fouaad Mirza should have known it was coming. Even if he has largely stayed away from India and the politics that seems to come with the turf in Equestrian sport…
EFI flouts own rules in nominating 24 rider-horse combinations without MERs
The Equestrian Federation of India has blatantly violated its own Selection Criteria by nominating a number of rider-horse combinations that have not secured even one Minimum Eligibility Requirement (MER), let…
Neeraj Chopra: Sure, Steady and Successful
If the affable Neeraj Chopra’s World No. 1 rank in men’s Javelin Throw has come as a just reward for his consistency in big-ticket events and has been exhilarating for…
Neeraj Chopra is a delightful addition to small club of India’s World No. 1 athletes
The small company of Indian athletes who have risen to be World Champions or got the World No 1 ranking would be delighted to receive Olympic Games Javelin Throw champion…
SC directs EFI to include Chirag Khandal as probable; but no end in sight for his woes
Twenty-year-old Chirag Khandal may have won a battle in Supreme Court but there is no end in sight for his bitter tussle with the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI). Admitting…
EFI ignores HC ruling setting aside dubious decision, pushes undeserving for Asian Games
The beleaguered Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) is banking heavily on the minutes of a meeting of the Committee of Experts – a smokescreen, basically – to rustle up a…
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