An amended Olympic motto; IOC adds ‘Together’ after ‘Faster, Higher, Stronger’
The Olympic motto now has the word 'Together' added after 'Faster, Higher, Stronger' in response to the COVID-19 crisis. 'Citius, Altius, Fortius',- the original motto of the Olympics was adopted by the founder of the modern Games Pierre De Coubertin in 1894 as he wanted a slogan that expressed excellence in sport. 127 years later, International Olympic Committee (IOC) amended the...
Sushila Chanu- From ticket collector to Tokyo Olympics; an M S Dhoni tale in Indian Hockey
From landing a job as a junior ticket collector to leading the Indian Women’s Hockey team in the Rio 2016 Olympics and now travelling to the Tokyo Olympics as an experienced and crucial member of the squad, it’s been a long journey for Pukhrambam Sushila Chanu. In 2016 Rio Olympic Games, the Indian Women’s Hockey Team was qualified to play...
‘Babe’ Didrikson Zaharias: an extraordinary Track and Field Olympian who excelled in Golf and was proficient in a handful of other sports as well
Sometimes regarded as one of the greatest athletes ever to have lived, 'Babe' Didrikson Zaharias, byname of Mildred Ella Zaharias, holds more records and medals than any other 20th-century athlete. Mildred Ella Didrikson achieved particular success in Basketball, Baseball and Track and Field. However, she is most widely known because of her exploits in Golf. Mildred won 2 gold medals...
Dueball starlet, Pankaj Bhardwaj, reflects on why he loves the sport and how it will surely become popular
"I can't keep calm when Dueball's on". That is what Pankaj Bhardwaj has to say about how much the sport means to him. For the uninitiated, Dueball is a hybrid sport that was both invented and developed by Firoz Khan on Indian soil in Nagpur. It has quickly gone on to become one of India's fastest growing sports. Now coming...
Olympics with ‘No Spectators’- the first time ever in the history of the Games
The Olympic organisers have announced that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be held in the absence of any spectators in the host city of Tokyo, with resurgence in the number of coronavirus cases that have forced Japan to declare a “State of Emergency” in the capital, for the entire duration of the Games. Last month the Olympic organizers had said...
Hockey India bids adieu to Kesav Datt: the last Olympic legend of India
Two-time Olympic winning legend of India Keshav Datt, passed away due to age-related issues. The formidable centre halfback breathed his last, aged 95 at his own residence in Kolkata. With his death, India lost the last remaining member of the legendary Olympic-winning team of 1948. Hockey India President Gyanendro Ningombam issued a statement saying, "We are all very saddened to...
Inclusion in Olympics- The ‘refugees’ who stand for world peace and harmony
The Olympic Refugee Team comprising of 29 athletes will be representing the Olympic Flag in this edition of Olympics at Tokyo. Abdullah Sediqi – Taekondo Tekondo has been a guiding light for Abdullah Sediqi since he fled from Afghanistan. Sediqi feared for his life in his native place after he received threats due to his sporting ability. Now settled in Wilrijk,...
Olympic Refugee Team: The symbol of hope and peace for all refugees across the world
The Olympic Refugee Team will participate in the Tokyo Olympics 2020 as a symbol of hope for every refugee around the planet. Over the past ten years the refugee population around the world has increased by more than two times. The number of people who have been forcibly displaced all over the planet continues to rise at an alarming rate....
Siddhi Kapoor- the young golfer who finds passion, vocation, profession and mission in Golf
As per the Japanese concept of 'Ikigai', which is about finding purpose in life while doing something dear to the heart, Siddhi Kapoor's passion, vocation, profession, and mission, the four components of the theory, are in playing Golf. Growing up in Kolkata, Siddhi Kapoor started at six and "was one of the best things I could do and I can't...
“There is a stark contrast in the way the athletes are entering this Olympics compared to the previous ones”: Mreenal Chakraborty
Owing to the Coronavirus crisis, the selected athletes for the Olympics are facing a real challenge to remain both physically and mentally fit. Sportsavour got in touch with Mreenal Chakraborty, the Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Mental Toughness Trainer, to get his take on the whole situation. The Olympic Games - the pinnacle of sporting events. The event, in...