The International Olympic Committee, the sporting world’s equivalent of a white-collar crime family, has made its decision on who will succeed the outgoing president, Thomas Bach. Representatives gathered in Greece…
The time has come for arguably the sporting world’s most famous mafia organisation to select its new chief. The various turf-conscious representatives of the International Olympic Committee will be busy…
While millions worldwide turned their attention to the incredible feats of elite athletes on show at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, behind-the-scenes academic research that supports Olympian efforts and the…
Jyothi Yarraji from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, performed heroically in the 2024 Paris Olympics finishing fourth in the repechage round heat one. As she was in Paris fighting for a medal…
Ekecheiria, also known as the “Olympic Truce,” is a quaint notion dating to Ancient Greece, when three kings prone to warring against each other – Iphitos of Elis, Cleosthenes of…
Another entertainingly corrupt sporting event has just started in Paris, opening with a barge packed ceremony on the Seine. Thousands of simpering commentators, paid-up media gawkers and bored influencers have…
A foreign citizen among the Indian diaspora has mocked at the poor performance of Indian athletes, compared to its population, in successive Olympics. Even though you are not more Indian…
On Friday evening, the world’s attention will lock in on the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games as they return to Paris, the birthplace of Pierre de Coubertin, the…
It is official. India is in the race to host the 2036 Olympic Games. This must be making sports enthusiasts in the country very happy but Olympic Games with their…
Recent protests by environmental groups against the proposed felling of trees in Paris as part of efforts to speeding up of redevelopment for the 1924 Olympic Games have revived earlier…
To Narendra D Modi Prime Minister Dear Shri Modi, Sports strategy- Mere lip service will not suffice- Some suggestions on a sports strategy It is an extraordinary effort put in…
Obsessions of any sort, notably of a consuming nature, are never healthy matters. The drive to win gold, laced with a desperation often reflected in steroid consumption and psychological battering,…
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