Pritish Raj
Senior Sub-Editor at The Indian Express
Travel, Sports, Politics & Cinema. (In No Order). Journalist @the_bridge_in Story Ideas/pitches✉️: [email protected]
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4 days ago |
indianexpress.com | Pritish Raj
The article, that comes under the ‘complicity’ subsection of NADA’s rules state: “Assisting, encouraging, aiding, abetting, conspiring, covering up or any other type of intentional complicity along with attempted complicity involving an anti-doping rule violation.” The article Ramesh, who has also coached 100m sprinter and National Record holder Dutee Chand in the past, was suspended after he allegedly helped athletes evade the NADA officials from the Sports Authority of India, Hyderabad...
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1 week ago |
indianexpress.com | Pritish Raj
Days after World Boxing announced an interim committee to run the operations of the Indian federation under its most recent president Ajay Singh, 27 of 37 affiliated units on Tuesday called for an election on an urgent basis. The tenure of the elected body of BFI with Singh as president and Hemanta Kalita as secretary general expired on February 2, but elections have been delayed due to various legal disputes.
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2 weeks ago |
indianexpress.com | Pritish Raj
In a move to empower coaches, Sports Ministry is considering a proposal to introduce a TOPS-like scheme going forward. In the latest meeting of Mission Olympic Cell (MOC), it was proposed to create a group of elite coaches that will receive the support from government, a source close to the development confirmed. However, the proposal is in early stages and nothing detailed has been planned as of now. A detailed plan is expected in the due course of time.
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2 weeks ago |
indianexpress.com | Pritish Raj
On his flight back from the Boxing World Cup in Brazil, Abhinash Jamwal was still thinking about his final against local boy Yuri Reis. Jamwal lost 0-5 to Yuri but clinched his first-ever International medal in the 65 kg category at the first-ever event of the newly recognized World Boxing. “I was thinking about the loss in my flight but playing in my second tournament, I take the result as a sign of a good start to my senior career,” Abhinash told The Indian Express.
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2 weeks ago |
indianexpress.com | Pritish Raj
In 2014, when a slightly overweight 10-year-old Hitesh Gulia visited Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Stadium in Jhajjar, Haryana, to learn boxing and maintain his bodyweight, nobody had thought that he would become a World Cup gold medallist a decade later. Fast-forward to 2025, the 20-year-old pugilist claimed gold in the 70 kg category at the first Boxing World Cup conducted by newly-recognized body World Boxing in Foz Do Iguacu (pr: foh-sz du-igwa-su), Brazil.
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