Who is an Olympian?

How do you define an Olympian?A simple definition would be “any athlete who has participated in Olympic games is an Olympian”. Yes, that may be a general definition. But can M. Phelps with 22 Olympic golds under his belt and someone who has been on the mat for 15 seconds in an Olympic bout be…

Gold, Silver, Bronze and Steel

f ArcelorMittal, owned by an Indian Lakshmi Mittal, is the world’s largest steel manufacturing company, then India is justified in demanding the introduction of medal of Steel for the fourth positioned players and teams in Olympic games.

Will an Indian make the new FIH chief? Probing Eye
Of nine Olympic gold medals India has won in last 120 years, eight have come from hockey. This is the sport that has given India some standing in the world of…

A “maast” nation

After the summer Olympic games debacle, now is the time for yet another enquiry, this time for a serious goof up in Paralympics. Do our officials accompanying national squads ho on foreign jaunts just for “maasti” or do they discharge any duties and responsibilities. Every time athletes complain…

Olympics of unequals with equals

Probing Eye

Every four years, the galaxy of world sports assembles for one of biggest sports parties called “Pinnacle of sports” that leaves many poor and developing nations guessing why cannot they produce champions like Michael Phelps. And why…

Argentina created history in men’s hockey

First ever Olympics in South America has seen Argentina create history in Hockey This South American house of hockey nation put up a splendid performance to defeat pre-tournament favourite Belgium 4–2 in a pulsating final before a packed Hockey Centre here…

Newspapers at Olympics

Can you imagine Olympics without newspapers even at Main Press Centre? Strange as it may sound, hundreds of journalists covering the mega sporting event do not have access to hard copies of any local, national or international newspaper at any of the venues. Of course, they can access the…

Hockey coach wants to go on holiday

Disappointed by performance of Indian hockey team chief coach Roland Oltmans wants a holiday He says that he would discuss future plans with Hockey India He however needs a break after a year of tough competition and training schedule “We could not build the required…