Posted in Asian Games Governance Opinion

Bickering IOA officials need to put India ahead of all else

The tussle is out in the open. Or so it seems when you consider the fact that the Indian Olympic Association took the unprecedented step on Wednesday of putting out…

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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…

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Usha was insensitive, not empathetic but was her call for ‘some discipline’ an ‘allegation of indiscipline’?

Indian Olympic Association President PT Usha, now the butt of criticism after her media interaction along with Joint Secretary/Acting CEO Kalyan Chaubey, is discovering that sports administration is no gravy…

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Posted in Athletes Olympic Sport

Milkha Singh’s legacy transcends athletics

There was hope, sometimes immense and sometimes faint, that he would pull through, but news of Milkha Singh’s passing is numbing.  Even for those who never watched him compete and depended…

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Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is not listed among the projected medallists by GraceNote
Posted in Athletics Governance Video

Time to revamp & restore pride of National Sports Awards

Neeraj Chopra & PT Usha being overlooked is baffling S Kannan and G Rajaraman discuss the National Sports Awards, the selection committee decision to ignore Neeraj Chopra for the Rajiv…

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