Manu Bhaker – from desperate failure in Tokyo to podium in Paris

Boria Majumdar in Paris Ever tried. Ever Failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.”-…

“At LA 2028, cricket will add two medals to our tally”: Jay Shah

Boria Majumdar in Paris It was a pleasant surprise to see Jay Shah, the secretary of…

Manu Bhaker shows her inner steel as she lays ghosts of Tokyo to rest

Boria Majumdar in Paris In Tokyo, she was all of 19 years old. And when she…

Chaos before opening ceremony indicative of the reality of our world

Boria Majumdar in Paris The Olympic Games opening ceremony is supposed to be a melting pot…

“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…