Athletes breaking World Records while Indian athletes are in office seasonhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/athletes-breaking-world-records-while-indian-athletes-are-in-office-season/February 15, 2025, 12:12 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/untitled-1-2.webpSportsIndian athletes struggle at National Games, citing off-season training, while global stars keep breaking records ahead of World Championships. TOPS not way forward, India can excel at future Olympics with bottoms-up approachhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/athletes-breaking-world-records-while-indian-athletes-are-in-office-season/February 15, 2025, 12:12 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/untitled-1-2-300x169.webpSportsThe Sports Authority Of India every year spends a huge amount of money on a scheme called TOPS. This means Target Olympics Podium Scheme. For the Paris Olympics, this scheme doled out crores of rupees to 300 sports persons who were identified as p...Indian para shooters hope to contribute 5 medals in Parishttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/athletes-breaking-world-records-while-indian-athletes-are-in-office-season/February 15, 2025, 12:12 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/untitled-1-2-300x169.webpSportsIndia has ten shooters who will represent the country in Paris Paralympics. According to chief coach Jaiprakash Nautiyal, the awareness of para shooting has increased since the Tokyo Paralympics. India thus had a wider pool of shooters to choose f...Time has come for sports media to be vocal for local talentshttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/athletes-breaking-world-records-while-indian-athletes-are-in-office-season/February 15, 2025, 12:12 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/untitled-1-2-300x169.webpSports“Go vocal for local” seems to be an apt slogan for Indian sports media to follow. Having been an athlete since 1968 I remember the days when I was young. The first competition I took part in was Delhi State Athletics and performing better there wo...Why modern sport is not sturdy enough to combat racism yethttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/athletes-breaking-world-records-while-indian-athletes-are-in-office-season/February 15, 2025, 12:12 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/untitled-1-2-300x169.webpSportsThe recent protests in the US after the racially targeted killing of George Floyd have once again brought up the issue of racism to the front. George Floyd’s killing shook the world and set the entire social media ablaze. Way back during the 1968 ...Get good coaches at junior level for Olympic medalshttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/get-good-coaches-at-junior-level-for-olympic-medals/June 4, 2020, 12:02 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Rahul-Dravid-300x169.jpgSportsExcellent coaches should be provided not only at the national level, but at the grassroots level as well. A case in point is BCCI appointing Rahul Dravid as a coach for U-19 cricketers.