Author: Rohan Chowdhury

The Argentine capital of Buenos Aires is set to host the year’s first International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun) stage, scheduled to begin on April 3, 2025. A team of 35 Indian shooters will compete in all 15 medal events—12 individual and three mixed-team events. Paris Olympics double-medallist Manu Bhaker is the only shooter to qualify for two individual events: the 25m Pistol Women’s and the 10m Air Pistol Women’s. Alongside multiple Olympians and Asian Games medallists like Sift Kaur Samra, Esha Singh, Aishwarya Pratap Tomar, and Elavenil Valarivan, one shooter is set to draw significant…

Chennai is set to become the latest city to host a prestigious WTT Star Contender Series event. The WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025 will take place from March 25 to March 30 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai. The qualifying rounds will be held on the first two days, March 25 and 26, followed by the main draw matches from March 27 to 30. The tournament boasts a prize pool of USD 275,000 and is also an ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking event, making every match crucial for the players. The competition will feature top players, including Japan’s Hina…

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will hold its election for the next president, at the General Assembly, on March 20, in Greece. It will select a successor to Thomas Bach, who has been at the helm of the organisation since 2013. Seven candidates are running for the job, each offering their own vision and leadership credentials. The Seven Candidates Kirsty Coventry (Zimbabwe): A former Olympic swimmer and the most decorated African Olympian with seven medals. Sebastian Coe (Great Britain): Two-time Olympic gold medallist in the 1500m (1980 and 1984), Coe is famous for being the chairman of the organisation committee…

The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) executive board has put forward the proposal for boxing’s inclusion in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics (LA28) to the 144th IOC Session, which is set to meet this week in Costa Navarino, Greece. This follows a positive development for the sport, as the IOC granted provisional recognition to World Boxing in February 2025, replacing the International Boxing Association (IBA) as the governing body for the sport at international level. Boxing’s path to inclusion in the LA28 Olympics has been a challenging one. It was initially excluded from the LA28 sports programme due to governance concerns…

India has played host to several major sporting events over the years — the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Asian Games in 1951 and 1982, and most recently, the 2023 Cricket World Cup. However, the Olympic Games are an entirely different challenge. Beyond financial capability, India must ensure competitiveness across multiple sports and develop world-class infrastructure, including a well-equipped Games Village, efficient communication systems and seamless logistics. The question remains: should India bid for the 2036 Olympics? At the Trailblazers 3.0 Conclave, some of India’s most celebrated sports personalities weighed in on this debate, offering diverse perspectives on the feasibility and implications…

When Sheetal Devi, India’s first armless archer and only the second in the world after USA’s Matt Stutzman, stunned the world with her remarkable performance at the Hangzhou Asian Games before following it with a bronze medal at the Paris Paralympics, it was a moment of history. In Hangzhou, the Asiad Daily dedicated an entire front page to an image of Sheetal releasing her arrow—a powerful symbol of resilience. Fast forward to January 2025, at the Para Archery National Championship, and another extraordinary archer, Payal Nag, the world’s first quadruple amputee archer from Bolangir, Odisha, scripted history. Competing in the…

India’s biggest sports conclave grows larger each year. What began as a one-day gala in its inaugural edition has now evolved into a three-day extravaganza, with its glamour increasing year on year. It goes without saying that the level of work pressure has risen correspondingly. For a three-day event, preparations are a hundred times more demanding. And for me, given that my father, Raja Chowdhury, serves as the event manager, my colleagues jokingly claim that after my shift at RevSportz, I have to work a second shift at Orion Graphics, his company, where I assist him whenever required. I was…

India is poised to make history by hosting its first-ever World Para Athletics Grand Prix, a landmark event set to take place from 11th to 13th March 2025 at the iconic Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi. With over 90 competitions spanning three days, the Grand Prix will feature top para-athletes from 20 countries, including powerhouse nations like Germany, Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and many more. The event will showcase the best in global para-athletics and place India at the center of this exciting sporting landscape. The Grand Prix is a significant milestone in India’s sporting…

Savita Punia, Indian women’s hockey team goalkeeper, achieved a remarkable milestone on Monday, February 24, earning her 300th international cap during India’s FIH Hockey Pro League 2024/25 match against the Netherlands at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. With this achievement, she became only the second Indian woman, after Vandana Katariya, to reach 300 international appearances. Additionally, she became only the second Indian goalkeeper—male or female—to attain this feat, following PR Sreejesh. A stalwart of Indian hockey, Savita made her senior team debut at the age of 20 and has since established herself as one of the world’s top…

RevSportz Exclusive Rohan Chowdhury The Indian Women’s Hockey Team achieved a historic milestone by defeating World No. 1 Netherlands in the FIH Pro League, Bhubaneswar phase. In this phase, the team played eight games between 15th and 25th February and currently sits in 6th place in the league with 9 points. In an exclusive conversation with head coach Harendra Singh, we delve into the team’s performance, key takeaways, future roadmap and much more. Q: Coach, congratulations on the victory against the Netherlands. How would you describe the team’s performance? Harendra Singh: Jai Hind! The team has made significant progress in…