Boria Majumdar in Paris The Olympic Games opening ceremony is supposed to be a melting pot…
Author: Boria Majumdar
“It can be a sporting revolution of sorts” – Abhinav Bindra predicts record medal haul for India
Boria Majumdar in Paris Abhinav Bindra is a legend of Indian sport. And now, he has…
Olympic bonds stand the test of time
Boria Majumdar in Paris I was sitting in the Main Press Centre (MPC) and getting ready…
The 1948 Olympic hockey final – when new India tamed the old imperial masters
After the 1948 hockey gold-medal win in London, the Indian team, Balbir Singh senior had recounted,…
When Indian athletes refused to “Heil Hitler” at Berlin Olympics
Sport and politics have always gone hand in hand, and the Olympics are no different. Followers…
Henry Rebello, London 1948 and the 15-minute delay that ruined a career
When we speak of heartbreaks at the Olympic Games, the first Indian name that comes to…
The First Chak De Girls
Twenty-seven years before Chak De! India was released, the first Indian women’s hockey players made it…
At the Paris Olympics, the support staff won’t be there for a merry junket
We love to sensationalise, and we love controversy. And, to be honest, controversy sells. A headline…
The agony of PT Usha – A second national heartbreak decades after Milkha Singh
At Los Angeles 1984, history of sorts was made when the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) picked…