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'Curtly Ambrose of the northeast' prepares to take on world's best

Bishworjit Konthoujam is the most dreaded pacer from northeast India who never sledges. He is now watching videos of...

Dipankar Lahiri1 Sep 2022 4:36 PM GMT

Play on Mirabai Chanu's personal life revives ancient Manipuri art

An incomplete friendship, family disputes: A play delving deep into Olympic medallist Mirabai Chanu's life takes the...

Dipankar Lahiri30 Aug 2022 1:29 PM GMT

Linthoi Chanambam: Little champion's big history leaves world in shock

India's first ever Judo world champion, the 16-year-old Linthoi Chanambam, says she wants to be the country's first...

Dipankar Lahiri27 Aug 2022 8:30 AM GMT

How Ibomcha Singh overcame heartbreak by fighting for his 64 children

The first Manipuri boxer in the modern era, the founder of women's boxing in India, a coach who has produced 64...

Dipankar Lahiri25 Aug 2022 8:42 AM GMT

How India is waking up to the 'sports science revolution'

India's relationship with sports science is one that dates back to the 1980s, but it is only in the last few years that...

Rajdeep Saha24 Aug 2022 10:04 AM GMT

How Boxing saved Sarita Devi from violence but denied her justice

Sarita Devi faced a career-long fight with authorities after her act of defiance on the 2014 Asian Games podium. Boxing...

Dipankar Lahiri22 Aug 2022 4:22 PM GMT

Mary Kom vs Sarita Devi: How two best friends turned into worst...

Sarita Devi was Mary Kom's best friend before Boxing created a rift between them that has still not healed. Sarita says...

Dipankar Lahiri21 Aug 2022 6:03 AM GMT

'Typing error destroyed my best years': Sanjita Chanu returns with...

Sanjita Chanu, who had initially outshone Mirabai Chanu but was then left in the lurch by Weightlifting, is now fighting ...

Dipankar Lahiri20 Aug 2022 9:00 AM GMT

'Next Hima Das?': Manipur's golden girl brings new hope in Athletics

Manipur has given India several Olympians and medallists across sports, but there has never been a realistic hope in...

Dipankar Lahiri20 Aug 2022 3:30 AM GMT

Mirabai Chanu's village finds its identity, but still waits on broken...

Nongpok Kakching, 24 kms from Manipur's capital Imphal, has found sudden fame as Olympian Mirabai Chanu's village, but...

Dipankar Lahiri19 Aug 2022 7:33 AM GMT

Anita Chanu: Manipur's secret in churning out world class...

What is common between all the champion weightlifters from Manipur? It is their coach Anita Chanu, who broke locks for...

Parashar Kalita16 Aug 2022 9:38 AM GMT

Sister Mirabai's help, mother's dedication: How Bindyarani Devi became ...

Coming from a life of poverty, Bindyarani Devi used to walk to her training centre, getting drenched if it rained...

Dipankar Lahiri15 Aug 2022 4:31 PM GMT

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