Indian sports

Bridging the Disconnect: Why Indian Sports Education System Is Struggling to Match Governance Reality

Indian sports is undergoing one of the most significant structural shifts in its history. With the introduction of the National Sports Governance Act of 2025 and a gradual transition from discretionary oversight to a statutory regulatory framework, the ecosystem is moving toward professionalism, accountability, and transparency. However, while governance structures are evolving rapidly, the education…

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TOPS

India’s High-Performance Reset: How TOPS and TAGG Redefine the Road to LA 2028 and Asian Games 2026

Indian sport has entered a new phase of hard accountability and sharper prioritization with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) finalizing a major overhaul of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) and introducing clearer separation between Olympic and continental ambitions through the Target Asian Games Group (TAGG). The January 2026 update is not…

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Arjuna Award

From Tejaswin Shankar to Divya Deshmukh: Arjuna Award 2025 Nominations Reflect a New Sporting Order

The Arjuna Award has always been more than a medal and a citation. Instituted in 1961, it is India’s most consistent barometer of sustained sporting excellence. But the 2024–25 cycle of National Sports Awards, culminating in the recently finalised Arjuna Award 2025 nominations, marks a deeper shift one that reveals how India now defines success,…

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4x100 relay

Why Sub-38.50 Seconds Is Now the Benchmark: India’s Men’s 4x100m Relay and the Road to an Asian Games Medal

The Asian men’s 4x100m relay landscape shifted decisively in 2025. What once constituted medal-winning territory in the low 39-second range is no longer sufficient. Across major championships and regional meets, the standard has moved sharply into the mid-38s, creating what can best be described as the “sub-38.50 imperative” for any team with podium ambitions at…

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Asian Games

India’s Dual Trials Dilemma: AFI’s 2026 Selection Policy Tests Athlete Endurance Ahead of CWG and Asian Games

The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has unveiled a bold yet demanding strategy for the 2026 season, a year that will see two of the biggest multi-sport events the Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Glasgow from July 23–August 2 and the Asian Games (AG) in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan from September 19–October 4 fall within just seven weeks…

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Asian Games 2026

The Road to Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026: India’s Strategic Balancing Act Between Policy, Opportunity, and Emerging Sports

The Asian Games 2026, scheduled to be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan from September 19 to October 4, 2026, mark a crucial turning point for Indian sport. Coming just three years after the historic 106-medal haul in Hangzhou 2023, India enters this edition with heightened ambitions but also under the weight of a new, results-driven selection…

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