Category: Interviews
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‘Transparent Policies Required’: Joydeep Karmakar Breaks Silence On WBRA Suspension
India’s Season-Opener World Cup Results Encouraging It is encouraging to see India topping (finished second) the table in a competition where China and the USA participated. It was not an easy field. I think the shooters were up for the challenge—they were in very good technical form. Take Suruchi (Singh), for example—what a phenomenal rise.…
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How Shimon Sharif Is Promoting And Helping ISSF Academy Grow In India
Former Indian shooter Shimon Sharif has always been looking for innovative ideas to develop Indian shooting. During the Covid-19, when it became difficult to travel, Sharif’s International Online Shooting Championship came as a rescue for the shooters who are obsessed with discipline. It was a month-long Online Shooting League, becoming the World’s first online league…
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ISSF Academy: Karoliina Nissinen Shares Outlook Of The Flagship Model
ISSF, shooting’s governing body, has created its flagship academies, around the world, to formulate coaching and prepare the athlete under a diverse program for the Olympic Games. The one-year-old model has brought coaches from different nations under an umbrella, to share diverse coaching methods, to improve sports shooting coaching around the world. “ISSF Academy plays…
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Sharath Kamal’s Post-Retirement Plans: Build Olympic Medal-Winning Athletes And Spend More Time With Kids
Sharath Kamal is leaving a large vacuum in the Indian table tennis ecosystem with his retirement. The chants of ‘Sharath Kamal’, placards of his name, and his gentle giant figure on the podium will disappear. But the 13 times Commonwealth Games (CWG) medalist cannot be replaced by the youth, albeit they can achieve much more…
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‘Bureaucrats Respect PV Sindhu’: Gaurav Khanna After Pullela Gopichand Statement Uproar
Pullela Gopichand Right About Uncertainty When Gopichand bhaisahab speaks, people listen—whether it’s the sports fraternity, the general public, or even the global audience. Initially, I thought his recent remarks might have been misinterpreted. However, I cannot disagree with his statement about the uncertainty of an athlete’s future and the lack of employment stability after sports.…