[ad_1] Bharatiya Janata Party State General Secretary M.T. Ramesh honouring P.T. Usha for being elected as the President of the Indian Olympic Association at a civic reception in Kozhikode. File | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh Ushering in a new era in the country’s sports administration, the legendary P.T. Usha was on December 10 elected as […]
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[ad_1] P.T. Usha. | Photo Credit: File Photo: R. RAGU The Athletes Commission of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) with M.C. Mary Kom as chairperson has chosen eight ‘Sportspersons of Outstanding Merit’ (SOM) as voting members of the IOA’s General Assembly. The SOMs are M.M. Somaya (hockey), P.T. Usha (athletics), Yogeshwar Dutt (wrestling), Suma Shirur […]
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[ad_1] Despite its growth in other parts of India, the BJP has failed to get a strong foothold in any southern State barring Karnataka. Luck has been particularly elusive for the BJP in Kerala. For nearly two decades, the national party leadership has been struggling, without success, to elbow its way through the multi-layered bipolar […]
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[ad_1] It may take a few decades to get there, but the signs are positive — with an increased interest in sports, young athletes, better support and facilities, and parents who are willing to go the extra mile It may take a few decades to get there, but the signs are positive — with an […]
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[ad_1] When P.T. Usha was at her peak in the eighties, nobody in Asia could touch her in the 200, 400m, or the 400m hurdles. But there was one girl, Lydia de Vega of the Philippines, who could trouble Asia’s golden girl frequently in the 100m. “Those days, I did not have any competition in […]
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[ad_1] Four out of seven vacancies have been filled in the category of eminent persons nominated by the President Four out of seven vacancies have been filled in the category of eminent persons nominated by the President Olympic Sprinter P.T. Usha, music composer Ilaiyaraaja, philanthropist Veerendra Heggade of the Dharmasthala temple, and screenwriter V. Vijayendra […]
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[ad_1] Quartermiler Aishwarya Mishra, who shocked many with her Asia-leading 51.18s at the Federation Cup in April and then went incommunicado, does not figure in the entry list for the Inter-State National athletics which begins in Chennai’s Nehru Stadium on Friday. But there is a bunch of young 400m runners who appear capable of producing […]
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