DOPING MAKES THE GAMES UNFAIR: DR JAWARLAL JAIN

July 7, 2021

The answer to the question as to why the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and International Olympic Committee (IOC) are concerned by doping is because the substance abuse violates the basic tenets of the philosophy of sport. XXI Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast gold medalist in 125 kg category, Sumit Malik’s...

OLYMPIC GAMES: IMPACT OF PANDEMIC ON TOURISM

June 24, 2021

One of the utmost indexes of the effects of the Olympic Games is its impact on tourism. The sports tourism implication for the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Olympic Games and all involved are enormous. Olympics have lengthy and rich history on tourism. In 1990 Barcelona had 118 hotels. By 1992,...

THE ECONOMICS OF THE OLYMPICS

June 3, 2021

NEW DELHI: The Olympics is not just a sporting spectacle. There is massive money riding on it as well. It impacts numerous aspects of the host city’s economy and the performance of shining stars at the games. It is an essential part of an elite athletic competition. But beyond sports...

INDIA’S HOCKEY FRATERNITY BEREAVED, LOSES TWO LEGENDS ON THE SAME DAY

May 10, 2021

On Saturday, India’s hockey fraternity was struck with grief as Moscow Olympic stars Maharaj Krishan Kaushik, aka M.K Kaushik, and Ravinder Pal Singh succumbed to the harrowing Covid-19. M.K. Kaushik’s international career commenced in 1975 when he represented India in festival matches in Afghanistan, and later played a lot of...

TRANSCENDING ODDS AND STEREOTYPES: INDIAN WOMEN IN ELITE SPORTS

March 9, 2021

NEW DELHI: Every year on March 8, to commemorate resilience and sturdy spirit of women, International Women’s day is celebrated. The day is also celebrated to make efforts aiming to facilitate women empowerment, and it reflects from the fact that the theme of the year 2021 is ‘Women in leadership...

TWO DIFFERENTLY-ABLED SPORTSPERSONS WIN PADMA SHRI 2021

February 4, 2021

The Indian government on Monday named six sportspersons and retired coach O.M. Nambiar for the prestigious Padma Shri award for 2021. The elite accolade does not only acknowledge the achievements in multiple fields but also highlights the spirit of the awardee. Among the nominations of this year, are two differently-abled...

THE MOST ACCOMPLISHED FAMILIES IN INDIAN SPORTS

January 4, 2021

NEW DELHI: There are about thirty families which have received two or more prestigious national awards for sports. The sporting family to bag the maximum number of awards is that of the Sodhi brothers. Former Army officers Harinder Singh (Billy) Sodhi and Ravinder Singh (Pickles) Sodhi received the Arjuna Award...

COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND THE AGE OF SPORTS CALAMITY

December 26, 2020

NEW DELHI: As the coronavirus pandemic keeps wreaking havoc on all the spheres of life, the world of sports and games has come to an unprecedented standstill, Tokyo Olympics being the biggest sporting event to be affected. The 32nd edition of the Olympics has been postponed owing to the coronavirus...

THE QUEER RULE OF GENDER DETERMINATION IN SPORTS

December 11, 2020

NEW DELHI: Caster Semenya, an intersex middle-distance runner from South Africa, was suspected to have a high level of testosterone for a woman (a condition called hyperandrogenism). She was tested for gender verification in 2009 to clarify her gender and was later withdrawn from international competition until 6 July 2010...

SPORTSWOMEN ON THE SCREEN AND THE ART OF INSPIRING LIVES

December 9, 2020

NEW DELHI: Cinema is one of the powerful mediums which can serve a purpose in ameliorating the myriad issues in a society. Cinema is also an effective and happy medium of expression, articulation, and a tool to bring about change in the reasoning and structure of society. To encourage and...