Shaking hands with Paradise!

Tuesday. 4th of July. A rainy day. Sounds like the perfect set up for a boring…

Rujuta Khade Breaks 20-year-old Meet record

Maharashtra’s Rujuta Khade wrested the spotlight on the third evening of the 76th National Aquatics Championships…

Neeraj Chopra Follows Abhinav Bindra’s Footsteps

Is Neeraj Chopra the greatest Indian athlete ever? Is it premature to say so? Can he…

Neeraj Chopra Will Shy Away From Any “Greatest” Talk

It would take a brave student of sport some effort to stick one’s neck out a…

Let’s Move Global Initiative: Inspiring Active Lifestyles for a Healthier World

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has launched Let’s Move, a global initiative aimed at addressing the…

No More Tragic Heroes – How India Fell Out of Love with Fourth Place

In real life, what best explains the phrase ‘so near, yet so far’? There can be…

Neeraj Chopra and a 100-Year-Old Dream

For years on end, Indian athletes have come to the Olympic stadium early, and left within…

PV Sindhu: The Story of India’s Wonder Woman in Rio

Brutally early training sessions are a leitmotif to athletics success stories, especially in the case of…

“The Quest to be Perfect on an Imperfect day”: Abhinav Bindra

Olympic Day Special Sixteen months before the 2016 Rio Olympics, Abhinav and I were together at…

Stockholm 1912 and Berlin 1916 – India’s False Starts at the Olympic Games

When did India’s engagement with the Olympic movement start? And to what date can we trace…