August 29- the National Sports Day in India. Schools and colleges celebrate the day; sporting events are held in institutes and organisations; and of course the sporting honours are bestowed upon selected Indian athletes by the government. This year too the honours were conferred by President Ram Nath Kovind. Javelin …
Read More »Jehan creates history by winning in FIA F3 European Championship
Jehan Daruwala of Sahara Force India Academy becomes the first Indian to win in FIA F3 European Championship in Nuremberg, Germany. It is 18 years after Narain Karthikeyan’s win in British F3 Championship, an Indian won a top spot in international circuit. The Mumbai lad soaked up pressure from Germany’s …
Read More »Indian shooters’ impressive show continues in World Championship in Germany
Indian team won bronze medal in men’s 25m rapid fire pistol at the ISSF Junior World Championship Rifle/Pistol in Suhl, Germany. The trio of Anish, Anhad Jawanda and Shivam Shukla scored 1711 points to claim third place. Earlier Anish won gold in men’s 25m standard pistol competition with a world …
Read More »‘For Me, For You, For All’-the motto of Mallakhamb Day
15th June is celebrated as Mallakhamb Day. One of the most ancient sports of India, Mallakhamb is a rich cultural gift to the whole world. It has become quite popular in Western countries specially in Germany, Italy and United Kingdom. Let Mallakhamb overcome many more boundaries and emerge as one …
Read More »Mallakhamb’s glory-the tale of Shivaji Park sans cricket
As we enter Shivaji Park, located in one of the prime locations of Mumbai and have been famous as the breeding ground of Sachin Tendulkar, we find hundreds of young Sachins and Kamblis and Amres nurturing their cricketing skills. Making our way by them, we reach a corner of the …
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