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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).
Leslie Xavier
Caster Semenya vs IAAF: CAS Ruling a Case of Protecting Majority By Targeting the Minority
02 May 2019
The International Association of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF’s) victory at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against Caster Semenya over the DSD rule casts a long shadow on athletics. Aside…
Leslie Xavier
Caster Semenya vs IAAF: CAS Verdict Will Forever Change Women’s Sport
30 Apr 2019
By straitjacketing women in sport and forcing them to adhere to patriarchal principles of the past, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is setting a dangerous course for the…
Newsclick Report
IOC Puts Boxing on Hold for Tokyo Olympics, Starts Probe into AIBA
01 Dec 2018
Citing concerns over financial irregularities, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) puts a hold on preparation for boxing at the Olympics, and suspends all qualification procedures as boxers’…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
Boxing World Championships: Strong Showing for India; Judging Controversies Back in the Mix
20 Nov 2018
MC Mary Kom assured herself of a remarkable seventh World Championships medal in New Delhi on Tuesday. Behind the scenes the chatter was dominated by the ever-present debate on scoring and judging in…