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Remembering legend Gurbachan Randhawa of 1964 Tokyo Olympics fame
One figure who could not be missed at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, till…
The First Chak De Girls
Twenty-seven years before Chak De! India was released, the first Indian women’s hockey players made it…
Looking back at the Dipa Karmakar miracle of Rio 2016
Eight years ago, one Olympic evening, something scarcely believable was playing out in front of our…
At the Paris Olympics, the support staff won’t be there for a merry junket
We love to sensationalise, and we love controversy. And, to be honest, controversy sells. A headline…
Karnam Malleswari, a path-breaker in every sense
Karnam Malleswari winning a historic bronze medal in weightlifting for India at the Sydney Olympics in…
The mystery of Norman Pritchard, India’s ‘first’ Olympic medal winner
KD Jadhav, Helsinki 1952, India’s first individual Olympic medal. Neeraj Chopra, Tokyo 2020, India’s first and…
The agony of PT Usha – A second national heartbreak decades after Milkha Singh
At Los Angeles 1984, history of sorts was made when the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) picked…
Parul Chaudhary’s Story: From barefoot 800m to 5000m at the Olympics
Indian athlete Parul Chaudhary, a specialist in the 3000m steeplechase and 5000m track events, is gearing…
KD Jadhav and India’s almost-forgotten first individual medal
KD Jadhav’s bronze-medal winning effort in wrestling never found a first-page mention in leading newspapers in…