India’s run at the Rio 2016 games haven’t been good so far as most of the medal hopefuls were out of the competition. Be it the flag bearer Abhinav Bindra who missed by a whisker or the tennis duo of Leander Paes and Bopanna who lost miserably, nothing has gone …
Read More »Why Indians choke on the big stage ?
Indians have had a great track record at home. No matter what sport it is, Indians are always ‘sher‘ (read Lion) at home. Be it the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 or the commonwealth games, we have done exceedingly well in such tournaments. Though there have been some hiccups during …
Read More »Double Fault at Rio 2016
Sania Mirza, Leander Paes, Rohan Bopanna, these are some of the most popular faces of Indian Tennis. Mirza and Paes are winners of some of the prestigious Grand Slam events of the sport. Sania Mirza is at her lethal best alongside Martina Hingis. “Santina” are a terror on the court …
Read More »Cheer for our Khiladis at Rio 2016
It’s August already and we are just 3 days away from the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics that will be held in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. India had fared well in the 2008 Beijing Olympics with Abhinav Bindra winning the Gold while it wasn’t a great outing at the 2012 London Olympics as …
Read More »GAIL Indian Speed Star – launchpad for young Athletes
India’s Olympic connection dates back to 1900 when there was only one athlete to represent India at the world stage – Norman Pritchard – who eventually went on to win a silver medal in Men’s 200m event. Soon it was our Hockey team that made their way to glory with the …
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