Author: Rohan Chowdhury

India clinched their third medal at the ISSF World Cup, in Argentina, with Esha Singh winning a silver in the Women’s 25m Pistol event, scoring 35 points — just three behind the gold medallist. The reigning Air Pistol Mixed Team World Champion, and four-time Asian Games medallist from Hangzhou, secured her first individual 25m Pistol medal at an ISSF World Cup with this performance. Earlier, she had won two gold medals in the team events and an individual silver in the 10m Air Pistol event, all in Cairo World Cup, 2022. This silver in Buenos Aires marked her 4th overall…

India’s shooters were on target in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. At the Tiro Federal Argentino de Buenos Aires shooting range, late night Friday, Sift Kaur Samra, Hangzhou Asian Games Gold medallist, won her first individual ISSF World Cup gold, also giving India a top-first podium finish in the ongoing World Cup. In the 50m Rifle 3 Position final, Sift was 7.2 points behind Germany’s Anita Mangold, who eventually settled for silver, but was leading after 15 shots in the first Kneeling position. Sift made a strong comeback in the Prone and Standing positions to secure the gold medal. At…

Sharath Kamal Achanta recently announced his retirement from professional table tennis at the WTT Star Contender in Chennai. One of the most iconic figures in Indian table tennis, he leaves behind a remarkable legacy that has inspired generations. In this exclusive interview with RevSportz, Rohan Chowdhury sits down with the legend to reflect on his incredible journey, the emotional farewell in his hometown, and his hopes for the future of the sport. Rohan Chowdhury: Sharath sir, welcome to RevSportz. We’ve followed your journey over the years. It’s been a long and fantastic career spanning over two decades. To begin with,…

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…