The Paris Olympics has been a stage for extraordinary athletic feats: Simon Biles, Noah Lyles, Leon…
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Near-misses for Sarabjot and Elavenil show how wafer-thin the gap between success and failure can be
In the caverns of my brain lives the tension and drama of following the women’s 10m…
Initial glitches as media and journalists reach Paris for the Olympics
Sharmistha Gooptu in Paris Last night, the entire RevSportz team reached Paris coming in from different…
The 1948 Olympic hockey final – when new India tamed the old imperial masters
After the 1948 hockey gold-medal win in London, the Indian team, Balbir Singh senior had recounted,…
Daniil Medvedev and other ‘Individual Neutral Athletes’ under the Paris spotlight
RevSportz Comment Daniil Medvedev will be there, but Victoria Azarenka, from Belarus – Russia’s biggest ally…
How Gagan Narang has evolved from an Olympic medal winner to chef de mission at Paris 2024 Olympics
Sports fans love to hype up rivalries, whatever the discipline. It does not matter if the…
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…