Sanjeev Sharma

The swimming cartel in India

June 29, 2021

NEW DELHI: I was thrilled to read that, how Likith the Bangalore Swimmer raised his voice against the cartel in the swimming and that too at international platform. I could not stop or refrain myself from further adding to his ordeal because the platform at which, he raised his voice...

Modi govt paid more than double of UPA as MSP to farmers

December 11, 2020

New Delhi: The Modi government paid more than double to farmers as minimum support price (MSP) for paddy and wheat as compared to the UPA government. While the UPA government paid Rs 3.74 lakh crore as MSP for paddy and wheat between 2009 and 2014, the Modi government paid Rs...

Remembering Sachin Nag, the first gold medallist at 1951 Asian Games

August 27, 2020

We are grateful to G.C. Das, an international journalist and water polo player from the National Swimming Association, West Bengal, for sharing his memories of the late Sachin Nag whose achievements brought many laurels to India. Das recalls the days of contesting against Sachin Nag in water polo tournaments in...

Chumpy’s death leaves a big lesson behind

July 11, 2020

On Wednesday morning , Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin — two-time world snowboard champion and Winter Olympian — drowned in the sea at Palm Beach, Gold Coast, in Australia. It’s believed he suffered a shallow water blackout while spearfishing. An Olympian and a world champion in snowboarding had such a sorry ending...

What ails pentathlon in India

June 26, 2020

Modern pentathlon is a point-based game, a contest featuring five events — fencing (one-touch épée), freestyle swimming (200m), equestrian show jumping (15 jumps), and a final combined event of pistol shooting and cross country running (3,200m). In the game, where swimming gives the maximum points, there is no one from...