Author: Rohan Chowdhury

A RevSportz Exclusive Arjuna and Dronacharya awardee Sanjeeva Kumar Singh, a pioneer in Indian compound archery, expressed his happiness after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recently announced the inclusion of compound archery for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. Archery has featured only Recurve since its re-inclusion in the Olympics programme in Münich 1972. The LA28 Games will have a mixed-team compound archery event along with the other five existing Recurve events. Sanjeeva, who recently retired as the High-Performance Director of Archery India, has now set up his own academy for nurturing young talents. In the exclusive conversation with RevSportz, he…

RevSportz Exclusive Indian sports shooter, Maheshwari Chauhan is India’s first woman to win an international medal in the skeet event. In the Paris Olympics, Chauhan along with Anant Naruka missed a mixed-skeet medal, finishing 4th with a 43-44 score, which would have been a historic medal for India. Chauhan, currently competing in the ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Nicosia, Cyprus, spoke exclusively to RevSportz on this phase of the World Cup, her preparations, the narrow miss in Paris and more. Rohan: The 2025 calendar has started with the World Cups in Argentina and Peru where the Indian contingent did well,…

A RevSportz Exclusive Palak Gulia, the ace shooter, has experienced a dip in form at the international level after sealing the Gold at the Hangzhou Asian Games in the women’s 10m air pistol event. Although she secured a Paris-Olympics quota at the ISSF Olympic Qualification Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, she narrowly missed out on a place in the final squad bound for Paris. Now 19, the Haryana-based shooter is set to return to major international action as a part of the Indian team for the upcoming ISSF World Cup in Munich, scheduled from June 7 to 15, 2025.…

India’s rifle ace Swapnil Kusale, the Paris Olympics Bronze Medallist in 50m 3P, has had a thoughtful start to the season, one marked by self-assessment, equipment tuning, and selective competition. Notably absent from the Argentina and Peru legs of the ISSF World Cup in South America, Kusale opted out not due to injury or poor form—but by choice, rooted in clarity and long-term preparation. “I was in the fourth position [after trials], and it wasn’t that I shot badly,” Kusale says. “My scores were slightly low because I hadn’t played many competitions post-Olympics due to the selection race. I realised…

The current Indian Premier League (IPL) season has not been ideal for defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Last year, under the mentorship of Gautam Gambhir, the Knights clinched their third IPL title. However, following that success, Gambhir transitioned to a bigger role, taking charge as the head coach of India’s men’s national team. In his place, KKR roped in former West Indies all-rounder and Chennai Super Kings’ death-overs specialist, Dwayne Bravo, as the new mentor. Chandrakant Pandit, meanwhile, continues as the head coach. Every successful team needs a strong character at the helm — someone who steps up during…

A RevSportz Exclusive Ace Indian shooter, Arjun Babuta recently in the ISSF World Cup in Lima won a silver medal in the 10m Air Rifle breaking his medal jinx since the Paris Olympics 2024, through the National Games 2024. In this interview, he reflected on his campaign in South America, how tense was the final in Lima, the role of the Federation, his plans ahead and more. Rohan Chowdhury: Hi Arjun, welcome to RevSportz, and many congratulations on winning silver at the ISSF World Cup in Lima. First off, I want to ask you — after the near miss at…

It was supposed to be a thrilling Saturday night at Eden Gardens. Kolkata Knight Riders, chasing a stiff target of 201 set by Punjab Kings, had just begun their innings with Sunil Narine and Rahmanullah Gurbaz taking guard. But barely an over into the second innings, nature had its own plans — and a dramatic one at that. Just 10 minutes into KKR’s chase, the Kolkata sky turned a haunting shade of greyish-yellow. Dust from a sudden storm swept across the stadium. A chilly breeze, oddly welcome on an otherwise hot and humid night, came gusting in from the corner…

It was just 10 minutes or so into the second innings at Eden Gardens during the Kolkata Knight Riders versus Punjab Kings match that the sky turned all greyish yellow of the dust from the storm. Sunil Narine and Rahamanullah Gurbaz had just stepped onto the pitch to chase a total of 201 set by the Kings. A chilly cold breeze from the corner of the Jhulan Goswami stand felt nice on this hot and humid night in Kolkata. Within 30 seconds, the sky turned dusty, people had to cover their noses and eyes and the umpires signalled to stop…

RevSportz Exclusive A gold medallist in the Hangzhou Asian Games, India’s 50m 3P star, people had high expectations from Sift Kaur Samra for a podium finish in the Paris Olympics. However, an underwhelming qualification round didn’t get her through to the finals in Paris. Now in the recently concluded ISSF Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun World Cup in Argentina and Peru, Sift won a gold medal in the Argentina leg – her first medal in a senior World Cup. Later, in Peru, a close margined competition didn’t make her the finals cut. In this exclusive interview, she speaks on the campaign, ‘Standing’ – as…

RevSportz Exclusive Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil is a name that has been in the limelight for some good two years now. The 20-year-old Indian sport shooter from Maharashtra, Thane, a World Champion in Cairo, won a quota for India for the Paris Olympics but missed out on the final team by a whisker in the trials. He started the 2025 season with three medals, including a gold, in the ISSF Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun World Cup in Argentina and Peru, in the four events he participated in. His campaign started with a gold in the 10m Air Pistol Men’s event followed by a silver…