BEYOND THE LIMITS

Ukraine’s Football team, Shakhtar which was displaced from its original home of Donetsk in 2014, has started their peace-themed tour to bring attention to the plight of war victims and to raise money for the war effort. Shakhtar Donetsk opened a series of charity games on a government-backed “Global Tour …

Sabahat Afreen is an international Martial Artist; Jameela Bano is a young Ice Hockey player. Likewise there are other Kashmiri girls who are constantly fighting challenges to emerge as leaders in a society where sports generally belong to men. In 2013, when Sabahat Afreen began doing Martial Arts, she was …

33-year-old Faisal Ali Dar from Bandipora in Jammu and Kashmir was awarded the Padma Shri in 2022 for the promotion of sports through Martial Arts and his crusade to keep youths away from drugs. The secretariat of President Ram Nath Kovind once wrote an appreciative note to Faisal Ali- “We …

Pritam Rani Siwach, one of the ten Dronacharya awardees this year, is dedicating her life to make lives better of multiple young talents of Indian Hockey.  It has been a period of 17 years since Pritam Rani Siwach was conferred the Arjuna Award in 1998. She was then in the …

Due to the ban on female participation in sports imposed by the Taliban in Afghanistan, the international effort to evacuate members of Afghanistan’s Girls Soccer Team has come to fruition under Operation Soccer Balls.  Titled “Operation Soccer Balls”, the rescue mission of the Afghanistan National Girls Soccer Football Team is …

M P Jose aimed to reach Khardung La on his 80th birthday after covering 4200km from Thrissur. But snow played spoilsport in between and stretched his journey to the top to 14th September. “At this age, coming here, that too on a cycle is a great achievement for me.” M …

It’s hard to imagine being able to do much at the age of 80. However, when every other 80-year-old is trying to just keep their health in a good condition, MP Jose, decided to cycle to Khardung La. Situated 17,600 feet above the mean sea level, Khardung La is the …

As with all new things, Pickleball in India has been through ups and downs; some disturbing and unfortunate incidents led to some unpleasant experience. Still, the essence of the sport prevailed and Pickleball India is into greener pasture now.   It’s been almost 15 years since Pickleball has started in India. …

The Tokyo Olympics will always remain a huge landmark in the history of Indian sports as this was India’s most successful Olympic campaign with 7 medals – 2 silver, 4 bronze, and one historic gold of Neeraj Chopra.  The gold medal of Neeraj Chopra that came with a throw of …

The Indian Men’s Hockey team won their bronze medal match against Germany by 5-4, whereas the Women’s Team went down to Great Britain by 4-3 at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. But the spirited performance by both the teams in this Olympics will continue to inspire generations. Win for the Men …