Hrithik Marne was crowned National champion after Seven Years, we got a chance to speak with him. Here’s what he had to say. ISH:Could you explain how you got into sports climbing? I started climbing from 2011 but Initially I started with Kabaddi. One day I saw a sports climbing wall being built nearby and…
Chirag Khandal became the youngest to qualify for Asian Games in Equestrian which has now been postponed to 2023. We got a chance to speak to him and here are his thoughts. Eventing is an equestrian event where a single horse and rider combine and compete against other competitors across the three disciplines of dressage,…
Bharath Periera won his ninth sucessive National medal IMF National Sport Climbing Championship, 2022 Sports Climbing had recently been included at the Tokyo Olympics. At Tokyo only single medal were awarded both in the men and women sections combining the total scores of speed, lead and bouldering. Competition climbing is a form of sport climbing that…
Bhavani Devi Led Fencing has been on a rise since the start of 2022. Writer : M Sudharshan In a country where we did not have many fencers taking up the sport till the Tokyo Olympics. However now we can see good participation followed by some encouraging results as well. Fencing is a group of thee…
The Long Jump and Triple Jump in India are fast developing and evolving, especially in the men’s section. Writer : M Sudharshan The growth has been slow and steady since the Rio Olympics, but in the last couple of years, there looks to be good depth which is an encouraging sign for Athletics in…
Pavithra Vengatesh is aiming to smash the Pole Vault National Record Writer : M Sudharshan Twenty Year-old Pavithra Vengatesh from Salem representing Periyar University at the Khelo India University Games,2022 cleared the mark of 4.00m which made her the 5 th Indian to clear the 4.00m mark. Aiming for the next high raised the bar…
The 800m is a common track running event also known as shortest middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and sometimes referred to as the two-lap sprint. History Races over the ‘middle distances’ took place in the Ancient Olympic Games and were revived in the middle…
The 400m hurdles has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women. History The first awards in a 400 m hurdles race were given in 1860 when a race was held in Oxford, England, over a course of 440 yards (402.336 m). While running the course, participants had…
The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay It is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. A relay baton is carried by each runner. Prior to 2018, the baton had to be passed within a 20 m changeover box, preceded…
The 400 metres or 400-metre dash 400m or one lap race is an endurance race event in track and field competitions. It has been part of the athletics events at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is one lap around the track….
The 200 meter or 200-meter dash It is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 meter racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight…
Today onwards, We are starting a new feature in the round up wherein we will talk about one sports or sporting events. Today’s event is the 100 metres or 100-metre dash It is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The 100 meter sprint is the shortest outdoor running distance. It is one of…
