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Vaibhav Raghunandan
SAI Kokrajhar: Tales From an Indian Sports Outpost
05 Feb 2020
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) Kokrajhar centre in Assam, in an area known for student agitations, demands of regional autonomy, rubber plantations and golden tailed langurs, has produced scores…
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 Report
CBI Raids SAI Office In Delhi, Arrests Six Including Director on Charges of Bribery
18 Jan 2019
Receiving reports of bribery at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) office in Delhi, the sports governing body asked the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) to probe the matter. SK Sharma,…
Leslie Xavier
Jithin Paul vs NADA: Doping and the Indian Athlete
11 Sep 2018
Jithin Paul, once India’s top 400m hurdler, had his athletics career derailed by a doping violation that should never have been. His case holds hope, and some very valuable lessons, for elite…
Leslie Xavier
In Hima Das’ Triumph, a Caution for Indian Sports Administrators
13 Jul 2018
Hima Das’ surge to gold at the IAAF World U20 Championships must be celebrated by the common man, but it should serve as a wake up call for Indian sports administrators to correct the system that…
Leslie Xavier
Sports Authority of India Loses ‘Authority’, Gains Nothing
05 Jul 2018
The Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore-led sports ministry should help clean the bureaucratic web stifling sports bodies instead of indulging in a pointless rebranding exercise
Pavan NagasampaggiRohit Pandita, Zainab SaiyeedAJK MCRCJamia Milia Islamia University
No losers in Wrestling
02 Apr 2013
Newsclick hosts selected news features of students from AJK MCRC, Jamia Milia Islamia University. With the government adopting traditional akharas and equipping them with modern techniques,…