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G Rajaraman The Delhi High Court today castigated the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) for its vicious approach to eliminate the best candidates for the coming Asian Games by acting in a completely capricious and arbitrary manner while discharging its responsibilities. In a landmark judgement, favouring teenaged athlete Chirag Khandal, Shashank Singh Kataria and Yash Nensee who moved Court against the EFI decision to change selection criteria, Justice Gaurang Kanth ordered EFI to allow all athletes who participated in selection trials, either in 2021-22 and/or in 2022-23 to be selected as probables to attend coaching camps in Europe.…

 Padma Shri & India’s first female para-athlete medal winner at the Paralympics feels Trailblazers Sports Conclave organized by RevSportz will create a better eco-system in Indian sports. According to Deepa, athletes have a freedom of speech, a platform where they can share their struggles, ups and downs in their journey. Athletes are always looked upon as role models, heroes. Nobody really thinks about what has gone behind the scenes – their hard work, struggles and mantra for success. If you want to inspire the next gen you need to understand from the champions what was their journey to success…

G Rajaraman New Delhi, March 6: The mere presence of the galaxy of athletes from multiple sport, each of whom has ventured into uncharted terrain and done India proud, was enough for India’s biggest sports conclave to live up to its name. But they contributed with their experiences, observations and thoughts to make it a truly a gathering of Trailblazers. There have been many wonderful gatherings of sportspersons where they are felicitated, feted and celebrated – and perhaps paraded as idols. Yet, Trailblazers was unarguably the first time that such a large assembly of athletes, present and past, came together…

 Olympic medal winning wrestler Sakshi Malik at the Trailblazers Sports Conclave held in Kolkata said she was disappointed to hear that they need to give proof on their allegations against WFI President. According to Sakshi, they have all come together and gathered strength to fight against such a battle. She said, why will they risk their career and raise their voice against the wrongdoings by a few people who are in power. It was disappointing to hear they need to give proof. What she have been through, she would not like that to be repeated against young wrestlers who…

Kolkata, March 5: India’s star pistol shooter Manu Bhaker today said while India’s sporting culture is evolving, there must be greater financial and emotional support for athletes outside of the National teams if India is to win more medals on the global stage. Taking part in a session titled ‘Eyeing the elusive medal’ in Trailblazers, India’s biggest sports conclave here, Manu Bhaker agreed with hockey star Vandana Kataria that things have got better in the past few years but echoed the thoughts of Squash ace Joshna Chinappa and rifle shooter Mehuli Ghosh that athletes needed greater support through their journey.…

Kolkata, March 5: India’s first individual Olympic Games gold medalist Abhinav Bindra today said contemporary athletes need to be in an environment that fosters psychological safety and one in which self-worth is much more important that external validation. “They will have to train to shut off external distractions. Social media is part of current culture. But they must make sure that primary focus is training and competition. If they take the social media route, they may succeed but that may not sustain success. They must embrace purity in pursuit,” he said in the opening session of Trailblazers, India’s biggest sports…

Good Morning Kolkata! The inauguration session of TRAILBLAZERS, India’s biggest Sports Conclave got on with Olympic and Paralympic medalists Abhinav Bindra, Mirabai Chanu, Deepa Malik, and the representative of sponsors from the corporate on the stage. Women’s empowerment and inclusivity are the central themes of this conclave. Mr. Boria Majumdar, founder of RevSportz highlighted the fact how important it is for media and corporate India to come forward to support sports in India apart from cricket. Mr. Chanakya Chaudhary, Vice President, of Corporate Services talked about Boria’s persistence to host this event which was in sync with sports in Tata Steel. In 1920 Dorabji Tata actually…

 Women empowerment through women only? We all talk about a gender equal society. Are we working towards it? The Trailblazers initiative is a step towards the goal. In discussion with Tata Steel Ltd CEO & MD, TV Narendran

Eighty years ago, it was a chewing-gum manufacturer that gave women’s professional sport its first moments in the sun. Now, in an era where women aren’t compelled to take etiquette classes or wear lipstick, the Women’s Premier League (WPL) is a big step towards narrowing cricket’s gender gap.  In American popular culture, Wrigley’s is to chewing gum what Coke is to ‘soda’ and Ford to the automobile. But Philip K Wrigley, the son of the founder, who ran the company for nearly three decades from 1932, deserves to be remembered for much more than Spearmint or Juicy Fruit. When…

By preparing one dodgy pitch after another, India are only undermining their own batsmen’s confidence, and making their skilled fast bowlers redundant. That defies belief when the team has excelled in all conditions. Make no mistake, this was a hammering. Even the strongest Test sides lose occasionally on home soil, but such has been India’s dominance in their conditions over the past decade and more that any such result leads to banner headlines and intense soul-searching. Perspective is necessary too, since India still lead the series 2-1. But what needs to be stressed here is just how unnecessary this…