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...
With the ‘Inclusion’ of Laurel Hubbard as the first transgender Olympian, IOC’s principle of ‘Sport is a Human Right’ emphasised
The name of Laurel Hubbard absolutely blew up on the internet when she was selected by New Zealand, to compete in the Women’s Weighlifting at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. This will make her the first-ever openly transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics. You would be hard-pressed to find much, if anything at all, about Gavin Hubbard who in 1998...
The sacred Olympic Torch that tells the tale of hope, happiness and humanity
The extremely popular and historically important Olympic Torch Relay has seen many alterations and exemptions in 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to COVID pandemic; but the ever-burning flame eternally glows to represent a tale of happiness, hope and humanity. History tells us how Prometheus stole fire from the gods to give it to humanity. However, he was punished but from...
“……I wasn’t even scared of my death….”- Milkha Singh completes his ‘Race of Life’
The 'Flying Sikh' Milkha Singh left the world after a month-long battle with COVID-19, just five days after his wife, Nirmal Kaur, died of COVID; thus reuniting with his "sweetheart wife, who is my heartbeat" in some other world. With Milkha Singh's death we lost a piece of history. The achievements of Milkha Singh that has inspired a whole nation...
Indian Cricket on 18th June: From Kapil Dev’s remarkable 175* to playing the final of the World Test Championship
As 18th June marks the start of the final of the World Test Championship between India and New Zealand, it brings back the memory when on the same date in 1983 Kapil Dev played the memorable innings of 175* against Zimbabwe to pull his team out of the trench. It’s the 18th of June 1983, and with 5 down and...