Sports

Glitters Like Gold: Winning Performance By South Africans At London 2012

By R. Anupam Pillai: Citius, Altius, Fortius(Faster, Higher, stronger); it is the motto of Olympics, that has revolutionized the avenue of sports to a new level. The performance of African athletes in London Olympics was astonishing, as they achieved success with flying colors, bagging maximum

Sports

It’s A Six: Olympic Medal Holders In India

By Pavitra Kumar: And there went the London Olympics, in all its galore; and psst... there also did go the Indian contingency! We did march in glory, with the gate crasher budging right through, (does it always have to be us?) and our people dressed

Sports

Tajikistan Gets An Olympic Medal Holder: Unfortunately, It’s A Woman!

By Shaifali Agrawal: Imagine a country where girl’s participation in sports is not given a second consideration but outright denied; where sports’ coaching for only men is prevalent; where a girl has to camouflage as a guy to train herself in a male-dominated society. And

Sports

British Weight-Lifter Squashes Twitter Trolls

By Aniruddh Naik: Many western civilization promoters give us examples of how women are treated equally in all spheres of life. Any sane Indian also detests the discrimination against women and wants fair policies reinstating their rights as given by the constitution. A very recent

Specials,Sports

An Unlikely Arab Princess

By Saurabh Thapa: Scanning across the similarities, it’s not rare to encounter factors that make a talent show and The Olympics appear alike; say for example, the zeal emanating from a stadium deluging audience, massive influx of sponsorships, formation of fan groups that would kill

Sports

In Olympics 2012: Indian Sports Perished?

By Karan Arora: The biggest sporting extravaganza on earth finally began in London with around 205 countries from all over the world participating to show their metal. So did the Indian contingent which comprised of India's best players in every sport, be it hockey, boxing,

Sports

Saina Nehwal – A Great Sportsperson

By Gitanjali Maria: Saina Nehwal, the badminton sensation of India, has once again brought glory to India by winning the bronze medal at the London Olympics. She has given stunning performances this year by winning the Indonesian series as well as the Swiss Open Grand

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Parupalli Kashyap’s Olympic Story: A Game Well Played

By Nikhil Ravishankar: Even before the men's singles, quarter-finals could begin at the Wembley Arena in London, Parupalli Kashyap knew he had no chance. World no.1 and Beijing silver medallist Lee Chong Wei has been waiting for too long now to surge ahead of arch-rival and Beijing

Society,Sports

No Place For Uncovered Heads In Saudi Arabia

By Bhawani Sahoo: Saudi Arabia - a country where in the name of constitution the Quran is followed and accordingly are the rules, regulations and the fact that there is no freedom. It was a pleasant surprise when the authorities of Saudi Arabia allowed two

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