Battling hardships for a hockey player is not new in the country, but for midfielder Raj Kumar Pal representing India at the Paris Olympics and bettering the colour of the medal remains his top priority as it will not only bring smiles to the faces of his family but many aspiring players of his village….
Australia field hockey player Matt Dawson has gone to extraordinary lengths to compete at the Paris Olympics, amputating part of a finger to ensure he will be fit for his third Games. The 30-year-old, a silver medallist at the Tokyo Games, was a doubt for Paris after recently breaking the ring finger on his right…
SQUASH Chotrani, Semwal top seeds in Maharashtra Open Veer Chotrani and Anjali Semwal are the top-seeded players in the men’s and women’s draws respectively in Bombay Gymkhana 47th Maharashtra State Open Squash Tournament starting on July 20. Rahul Baitha is seeded second while Mahesh Mangaonkar and Om Semwal are the men’s joint third and fourth…
SQUASH Anahat, Bawa in World Junior squash quarters Anahat Singh advanced to the World Junior Squash Championships quarterfinals for the third straight year in Houston on Sunday. The 16-year-old women’s National champion, seeded 5/8, beat Japan’s Akari Midorikawa (9/16) 11-6, 13-11, 11-2 in the fourth round and will take on Egypt’s Nadien Elhammamy (3/4) next….
Winning the 1975 World Cup with a classic triumph over Pakistan in the final in Kuala Lumpur was my most memorable moment on the field. It was epic, as hailed by many of the game’s experts. Pakistan was a strong opponent, but we were a determined team with a champion player in each match rising…
Sometimes it’s nice to revisit the good old memories. Back in 1980, I embarked on my first Olympics as a 21-year-old. Naturally, I was excited to be in the Games village in Moscow and soak in every bit of it. As we entered the village, we were awestruck. People cheered for us and with the…
The Indian Men’s Hockey Team, the reigning Olympic bronze medallist, is gearing up to compete at the Paris Olympics. Among the many players making their Olympic debut is forward Abhishek, whose lifelong dream will be realised when he steps on the field and represents India at the Olympics. For Abhishek, representing India at the Olympics…
The 33rd edition of the Summer Olympics is set to take place from July 26 to August 11 in Paris and 16 other cities in France. The quadrennial event will be hosted in the French capital for the third time after 1900 and 1924 – the second city to have hosted three Olympiads after London (1908,…
The 1964 Tokyo Olympics was crucial for Indian hockey. After losing the gold medal in the 1960 Rome Olympics and the Asian Games golds in 1958 (Tokyo) and 1962 (Jakarta) to Pakistan, India aimed to reclaim its top position. To prepare, the team toured New Zealand before the Olympics. After visiting Malaysia, we travelled to…
The dream of every athlete is to win a medal at the Olympics. I also dreamt and lived it in my first appearance at the Olympics in 1964. At 18, I was the squad’s youngest member, and we regained the gold lost to Pakistan in Rome, in 1964. Tokyo was special. The next, in Mexico,…
