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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…
Newsclick Sports
WADA Launches Probe into Corruption, Doping Cover-ups by International Weightlifting Federation
16 Jun 2020
In a report released earlier this month, Richard McLaren and his team found corrupt practices prevalent at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) for decades and also discovered that the…
Leslie Xavier
CAA 2019 to Tokyo 2020: Mary Kom Hones Evasion Tactics Outside the Ring
18 Dec 2019
As a parliamentarian, MC Mary Kom chose to follow the party line, rather than make decisions based on her own convictions, during voting on the Citizenship Amendment Bill. As a boxer, she has chosen…
Leslie Xavier
Mat Finished: A Wrestling Icon’s Bout Against Time
22 Sep 2019
Sushil Kumar changed the paradigm for wrestling in India in more ways than one. But time and age are the two opponents that even Indian wrestling’s game changer can’t beat. And the failures pile up…
Leslie Xavier
Dodgy Star and Missing Bouts: Déjà vu for Indian Boxing as Mary Kom Avoids Nikhat Zareen
08 Aug 2019
Not for the first time MC Mary Kom has used her influence and force of personality to avoid trials for selection. Like many Indian sports stars, her pioneering heroism is now self serving and…
Leslie Xavier
Great Expectations Peter To a Damp Squib At Indian Wrestling Trials for UWW World Championships
26 Jul 2019
The Wrestling Federation of India’s selection trials for the 2019 UWW World Championships carried extra significance as the event act as qualifiers for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The quality of the…
Leslie Xavier
Hima Das’ Gold Medals and the Need for a Realistic Perspective
22 Jul 2019
For a nation starved of sporting success outside of cricket, any success is glorious. But, it is time to change that culture and understand the context of victories and the standards involved. Hima…
Newsclick Team
Caster Semenya Continues Fight Against Gender Humiliation; Platini Detained in Corruption Probe
19 Jun 2019
Newsclick's Editor in Chief Prabir Purkayastha and Siddhanth Aney discuss implications of Caster Semenya's latest appeal against the IAAF in the Swiss Federal Tribunal, and the arrest of Michel…
Leslie Xavier
NBA Champ Harrison Barnes Interview: From Steph Curry to Indian Curry
07 May 2019
Newsclick's interview with Sacramento Kings' star Harrison Barnes, an Olympic gold medallist with the USA Basketball Team and a NBA championship winner with the Golden State Warriors (2015).