In Memoriam: Sanjay ‘Hardy’ Sharma
Sanjay Sharma, Hardy to everyone who knew the JK Tyre & Industries Head of Motorsports, was many things to many people, but the first things that would spring up in…
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…
MYAS seeks ad hoc panel to run beleaguered EFI instead of asking for elections
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has urgently sought approval of the High Court of Delhi to let it direct the Indian Olympic Association to form an ad hoc…
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…
MYAS seeks to facilitate direct travel of horses from India to Japan for Asian Games
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has initiated steps to facilitate Equestrian riders transport their horses based in India to Japan for the Asian Games later this year. It…
Fewer Sportspersons of Outstanding Merit will have votes in National Sports Bodies now
The drastic reduction of athlete representation in the General Body of a National Sports Federation and in its Executive Committee, as notified in the National Sports Governance (National Sports Bodies)…
India hits reset button for governance & coaching, but needs to look at other areas too
India has all but hit the reset button in its quest to become a sporting nation and figure in the top 10 of the Olympic Games table, even if it…
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