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Leslie Xavier
Vinesh Phogat and Sonam Malik’s Nonsensical Suspensions a Way for WFI to Regain Control
13 Aug 2021
Vinesh Phogat and Sonam Malik’s suspensions point towards a deeper malaise within the wrestling fraternity of India. The patriarchal culture has been questioned by young women in the sport and to…
Leslie Xavier
Emulate But Do Not Replicate: Bhavani Devi’s Path Breaking Journey in Fencing Testament of Her Grit, and of Indian System’s Failure
27 Jul 2021
From training on a concrete basketball court to being denied a chance to take part in the Asian Games, Bhavani Devi’s career has been beset by funding problems, lack of exposure tours and social…
Leslie Xavier
When it Comes to Olympic Success, Size Rarely Matters
18 Jul 2021
Celebrating the largest Indian contingent to ever travel to an Olympics is a great smokescreen to hide mediocrity. Celebrating small insignificant gains in order to mask the real truth — that Indian…
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Tokyo Olympics: List of Indians Who Made the Cut for the Games
15 Jul 2021
There are medal hopefuls and also last-ditch qualifiers… Here is a list of the Indian athletes who have made it for the Tokyo Olympics
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Mary Kom, Manpreet Singh Flag Bearers at Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony; Mariyappan Thangavelu to Lead at Paralympics
05 Jul 2021
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) also announced that Bajrang Punia will be the flag bearer at the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Games.
Leslie Xavier
Neeraj Chopra, Bajrang Punia and How to and Not to Zero in on an Indian Medal in Tokyo
26 Jun 2021
An injury to Bajrang Punia and the less than ideal training conditions apparently provided to Neeraj Chopra highlight India’s ills when it comes to Olympic preparation. It is tough to cast aside the…
Leslie Xavier
Milkha Singh Retrospective: The Hero The Country Needed, At the Cost Of Others
20 Jun 2021
Milkha Singh’s fourth place finish at the Rome Olympics is etched in Indian sport history. Books, articles, movies have immortalised the ‘near miss’. At the same time, someone like KD Jadhav —…
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Is the Real Game in Indian Sport Being Played in Courtrooms and Not Stadiums?
24 Dec 2020
Indian sports administrators, using the Covid-19 pandemic as a shield, appears to be trying to remain in power no matter what the cost.
Leslie Xavier
Sports Persons and Farmers, Bound by the Cause, United Against Ignorance
08 Dec 2020
While eminent sports persons marched down to the Rashtrapati Bhavan to return their awards in solidarity with the farmers’ protest, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), a body supposed to safeguard…
Leslie Xavier
Tokyo 2020: The Games That Begin Today, Next Year
24 Jul 2020
Tokyo 2020, the Olympic Fortnight: If it wasn’t for a global pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics would have begun today. But as it is, we instead have to suffer a pause. But this pause is important — to…