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Vijay Krishnamurthy

Guest Writer

Vijay Krishnamurthy is a Sports Research Scholar (Ph.D.) at SDM Research Centre, University of Mysore. With dual careers in engineering and sports management for the past 25 years, Vijay has worked for several MNC firms at the global level. A former USPTA tennis coach, Vijay now works as an Executive Coach with corporate leaders and managers

India Inc. and Sports: How impactful are brands and CSR initiatives at the grassroots level?

India Inc. and Sports: How impactful are brands and CSR initiatives at...

Has there been a trickle-down impact at the grassroots level in sport, either through brands or CSR funding? What does...

Vijay Krishnamurthy17 Sep 2023 10:34 AM GMT

Book Review: How to Make Champions by Gabe Jaramillo and Gyasi Hall

Book Review: 'How to Make Champions' by Gabe Jaramillo and Gyasi Hall

A must-read for parents, coaches and athletes, this book is on the grassroots to Grand Slams and everything in between.

Vijay Krishnamurthy3 July 2023 1:36 PM GMT

How WTA Chennai Open can create a trickle-down effect for womens tennis at the grassroots

How WTA Chennai Open can create a trickle-down effect for women's...

The last time an Indian woman won a WTA event on home soil was when a 19-year-old teenager Sania Mirza won the title at...

Vijay Krishnamurthy16 Nov 2022 7:19 AM GMT

Indian tennis needs more ITF events: Ankita Raina

Indian tennis needs more ITF events: Ankita Raina

Ankita Raina is happy events like the WTA 250 Chennai Open are now being hosted in India, but says that there are too...

Vijay Krishnamurthy2 Nov 2022 1:54 PM GMT

Tata Trusts along with the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy have set up a three-tier system in North-East to promote the sport

Is North-East India serving up the perfect recipe for sports...

Despite being devoid of equal resources as compared to central India, the North East has always excelled in sports,...

Vijay Krishnamurthy15 Sep 2022 12:44 PM GMT

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The Cricket Paradox: A popular sport for men, yet a challenging one...

Cricket in India is the most popular sport, yet women cricketers have a completely different experience coming through...

Vijay Krishnamurthy22 Aug 2022 10:30 AM GMT

Sathiyan Gnanasekaran celebrating a point

Breaking the Top-10 Ceiling: How can Indian paddlers move from junior...

India has produced Jr. World top-10 players in table tennis, yet the transition into the senior circuit has not been...

Vijay Krishnamurthy20 July 2022 11:30 AM GMT

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Return to Play: How Indian tennis players handled the pandemic...

What will it take for India to produce Top-100 tennis players (singles) on a consistent basis? Can the pandemic offer...

Vijay Krishnamurthy29 Jun 2022 11:30 AM GMT

How India scaled Mt. Thomas peak: From a team of badminton champions to a champion team

How India scaled Mt. Thomas peak: From a team of badminton champions...

Despite India having individual champions and Olympic medallists in badminton - the team hurdle always stayed, until the...

Vijay Krishnamurthy6 Jun 2022 4:05 AM GMT