Neeraj Chopra, low on intensity and high on competitive mode on Wednesday, overshadowed all else in…
Category: Odisha Sports
Running into Sir Roger Bannister in Oxford ahead of the 2012 London Olympics
July 2012. The Oxford summer morning kept its word: rain playing hide and seek, the English…
Shooting trials ensures a level playing field, says Abhinav Bindra
Call it anxiety or stress, the 37 shooters competing in the first of the four pistol…
Shriyanka Sadangi – Patience and Perseverance Personified
Sport loves the underdogs. More so, when an athlete punches above his or her weight, whatever…
Viren Rasquinha – An Engaging Voice
Few in the Indian sporting landscape are as comfortable with wearing many hats as Viren Rasquinha…
Kalu Sir, Two Turfs in Panposh and Indian Hockey’s Bright Future
It wasn’t the only time that Lazarus fled the camp. “He had left a second time…
Kalu Charan Chowdhury and the Panposh Cradle of Indian Hockey – part 1
As the flight touched down on the newly laid airstrip and the engines were turned off,…
How Odisha’s soft-power project is shaking up sports
By Mansita Mishra In the past five years, Odisha has consciously set out to use…
Anush Agarwalla does well for a shot at Paris Olympics qualification
Asian Games Dressage bronze medallist Anush Agarwalla (on Sir Caramello Old) gave his Paris 2024 Olympic…